by aconvery | Jul 26, 2012 | Trivia
How many times have the Red Sox lost in the ALCS? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: The two criteria required for a player’s number to be retired are 1. the player must be in the Hall of Fame and 2. they must have ten years of service time...
by evan brunell | Jul 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Francisco Liriano, Franklin Morales, James Shields, Jason Vargas, Joe Blanton, Josh Johnson, Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Wade Davis, Zack Greinke
Leading up to the trade deadline, all signs point to the Red Sox being buyers. It’s obvious what the team needs most: starting pitching. With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester not pitching up to snuff, the rotation has been in shambles all season long. Felix Doubront...
by chipbuck | Jul 25, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Will Middlebrooks
Have you read the latest article by Obnoxious Boston Fan of Boston.com yet? If you haven’t yet, you really should. It’s a doosy. For this piece he focuses his lonely, angry eyes on Jon Lester and Josh Beckett. Yeah, it’s absolutely shocking. Of...
by aconvery | Jul 23, 2012 | Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
After Cody Ross’ heroic walk off blast, the consensus on this team was clear: they’re about to take off. With the entire lineup, save for an injured David Ortiz, finally in tact, and doused in Gatorade after the home run, the 2012 Boston Red Sox looked ready to shake...
by scandage | Jul 23, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Colby Lewis, Craig Gentry, Daniel Nava, David Murphy, Derek Holland, Elvis Andrus, Felix Doubront, Ian Kinsler, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joe Nathan, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Mark Lowe, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Kirkman, Michael Young, Mike Napoli, Mitch Moreland, Neftali Feliz, Nelson Cruz, Nick Punto, Oakland Athletics, Robbie Ross, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Feldman, Tanner Scheppers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yorvit Torrealba
After being swept but the lowly and injured Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox (48-48, 9.5 games back in the AL East) go to Arlington, Texas for a three-game skein against the Texas Rangers (56-38, 5 games ahead in the AL West). The Red Sox are 5-5 in their last 10, while...