The Advanced Scout – Oakland Athletics

After getting swept by the Angels, the Boston Red Sox (62-70, 14 games back in the AL East) travel north on their final West Coast trip of the season to take on the Oakland Athletics (73-57, 4 games back in the AL West). The Athletics are 8-2 in their last 10 and have...

Running Press TRIVIA: Going The Distance

Who is the last Red Sox player to play in all 162 games? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: The Red Sox set a record with nine straight playoff victories from 2007-2008.  Betsy answered that one correctly, so she’s tied with Tim R., Ruben,...

One Last Look Before Turning the Page

Yes, yes, yes.  I know.  Another article on the trade that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and the immortal Nick Punto to the Dodgers?  We’re all a little sick of hearing about something that’s been discussed ad nauseum for the past few...

The Advanced Scout – Los Angeles Angels

Having won three of four against the Royals, the Boston Red Sox (62-67, 12.5 games behind in the AL East) head west for their last West Coast trip of the year, starting off against the Los Angeles Angels (66-62, 10 games behind in the AL West). Both teams are 4-6 in...