by bcowett | Jan 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! They’re not gonna catch this one! Question: Mike Napoli hit the longest homer for the Red Sox this year – a staggering 472-foot blast. What park did he hit out of? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The...
by bcowett | Jan 13, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Rubby de la Rosa
Despite it being Patriots season right now, baseball trudges along through the winter. Is there a Venezuelan Winter League dot TV thing I can sign up for? The Hall of Fame class is deserving, despite the general smallness of it. You only wish that more guys were...
by bcowett | Jan 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Masahiro Tanaka, Pedro Martinez
In a strange, polar-vortex-related topic, “vortex” should be the next abstract team name. How terrifying would it be to face, say, the London Vortex? Hall of Fame voting has essentially become a farce. You need to be cleaner than an operating room and...
by bcowett | Jan 8, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Chris Denorfia, Curt Schilling, New York Mets, Stephen Drew
Whelp, it’s the day when the Hall of Fame selections are announced. Prepare yourselves! Twitter is going to be full of heated arguments spanning the baseball world. Curt Schilling has a permanent spot in Red Sox lore. But it’ll be a bit of a struggle for...
by bcowett | Jan 7, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! There’s too much confusion! Question: In terms of fWAR, who was the worst reliever in the Sox bullpen in 2013? No search engines, keyword searches or Fangraphs this time. Previous Question Answer: Out of those three Sox outfielders with over 500...