by askillin | Mar 4, 2015 | Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval
Of all the players Red Sox fans have had to worry about in recent seasons, Dustin Pedroia has been near the bottom of the list. The diminutive second baseman has long been one of the best players at his position in baseball, and except for an injury-plagued 2010...
by askillin | Feb 18, 2015 | Allen Craig, Ben Cherington, Brock Holt, Clayton Kershaw, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Rusney Castillo, Xander Bogaerts
Consistency isn’t a word I would use to describe the Red Sox over the past few years, and although the club is but one season removed from a World Series title, the Red Sox enter 2015 with more to prove than that might normally suggest. A successful October is always...
by askillin | Jan 28, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Clay Buchholz, Mookie Betts, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley, Xander Bogaerts
Given all the snow currently blanketing the northeast, Red Sox fans could be forgiven for believing that baseball season remains far off in the distant future. But those hopeful first days of spring training are moving ever closer, with pitchers and catchers scheduled...
by askillin | Jan 14, 2015 | Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley
While Red Sox fans are hoping that Ben Cherington adds another starter to the club’s roster ahead of Spring Training, the team has already done much of the heavy lifting in regards to rebuilding its starting rotation. Sure, Jon Lester is gone, and the idea of throwing...
by askillin | Jan 7, 2015 | Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Ballot, Pedro Martinez
There is only one Pedro Martinez. That much is certain. And while the same sentiment has been used to describe any number of people, no one has ever been quite like Pedro. I don’t remember the first time I saw Pedro pitch, or the first time I even heard his name. I...
