Rumor Mill: Why Cole Hamels to Boston Makes no Sense

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox have been scouting Phillies lefthander Cole Hamels, with…

9/30 Online Seats Game Thread: Closing September Down

Boston Red Sox (87-71) @ Chicago White Sox (85-73) Jon Lester (19-8, 2.96) @ John Danks (14-11, 3.74) 8:10 PM…

9/13 Online Seats Game Thread: A Little Further Up

Boston Red Sox (79-64) @ Seattle Mariners (55-88)   Jon Lester (16-8, 3.26) @ Doug Fister (5-11, 3.84) 10:10 PM…

9/6 Online Seats Game Thread: Labor Day Labor

Tampa Bay Rays (83-53) @ Boston Red Sox (76-61)   Jeff Niemann (10-5, 3.97) @ Jon Lester (15-8, 3.27) 7:10…

9/1 Online Seats Game Thread: Turning the Page on August

Prev. Gm:  Boston Red Sox (74-58) @ Baltimore Orioles (49-83)  Jon Lester (14-8, 3.12) @ Jake Arrieta (4-6, 5.10) 7:05…

Game Calling, Pitch Sequencing, and Reading Hitter’s Timing

Without a doubt, one of the best perks of working for a baseball team is the access to players, coaches, scouts, and countless others with intimate knowledge of the game. I can’t say enough kind works about the Sky Sox staff who have, over the last six months, imparted a great deal of their knowledge to me about how the game is played. Recently, I sat down with Sky Sox catchers Paul Phillips and Michael McKenry - as well as a number of scouts and coaches – to pen an article on game calling and pitching sequencing; discussing both the basic and the finer aspects of calling a game from behind the plate...

7/9 Online Seats Game Thread: Sox Making Moves

The Boston Red Sox's head north once again to start the series against the Toronto Blue Jays, as ace John Lester looks to clip the wings of Ricky Romero.

7/3 Online Seats Game Thread: Getting to Guthrie

Jon Lester and Jeremy Guthrie have both factored into twelve decisions so far this season, earning a (9-3) and (3-9) record, respectively. Tonight, Lester will look to continue the Boston Red Sox's successful record against the struggling Orioles.

6/28 Online Seats Game Thread: Pyrrhic Victory

The Boston Red Sox have sacrificed life and limb to take the series against San Francisco, but the Giants will send out The Freak, Tim Lincecum, to try to nab the rubber match from the Sox.

6/22 Online Seats Game Thread: Rocky Road to Coors Field

After a clean sweep of the Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox look to continue their dominance while the interleague season lasts, sending Jon Lester to the hill against youngster Jhoulys Chacin, who is sporting a cool 4.00 ERA since replacing Jorge de la Rosa in the Colorado Rockies rotation.