by aconvery | May 27, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Quick Post
What better way to spend Memorial Day than at the ballpark? Tickets for the upcoming series against the Tigers start as low as $10. Tuesday night’s game will be nationally televised on ESPN as reigning MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander takes the mound....
by aconvery | May 22, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
There’s no such thing as an intangible statistic in baseball. Let’s get that straight right off the bat. Things like “heart”, “grit”, and “mental toughness” are simply qualities conjured up by the media to make for better stories and articles. There are plenty...
by aconvery | May 21, 2012 | Adam Jones, Boston Red Sox, Brian Matusz, Jake Arrieta, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Tommy Hunter
All it took for the Red Sox to escape Philadelphia with a series win was a piece of Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s left ear, Ryan Sweeney’s neck, and Carl Crawford’s glove. But they did. The Sox are rolling, capturing victories in eight of their last ten contests. Now they...
by aconvery | May 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The strange and often unfortunate thing about baseball, and well just about everything, is that individuals are often remembered more for singular moments than for the body of their entire career or even their entire lives. Dave Roberts could have been cut down every...
by aconvery | May 15, 2012 | Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Which pitcher holds the franchise record for most losses in a season? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Duffy Lewis holds the franchise record for times caught stealing in a season with 31. That...