by bcowett | Oct 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David Price, Jake Arrieta, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Howard, San Francisco Giants, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Wil Myers
The baseball season, despite our pleas, is over. The San Francisco Giants have stunningly won it for the third time in five years and now the winter – the long, long winter – begins again. With no baseball comes withdrawal and, for lack of better words,...
by bcowett | Sep 11, 2014 | Bobby Valentine, Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Rusney Castillo, Uncategorized, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
In a way, baseball is like the game of thrones: you win or you die – in baseball’s case, the media skewers you with verbal & written attacks, so in a way, it’s more like a character assassination. Not to say that GoT doesn’t have actual...
by bcowett | Aug 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Dee Gordon, Dustin Pedroia, Stephen Drew
As the month of August fades away, it’s been quite apparent to both the Red Sox and their fans this season that Dustin Pedroia has not been hitting for power like the good ole’ days. Call it natural decline, blame it on hand injuries, whatever rumor floats...
by bcowett | Aug 26, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Staying in the park! Question: Of the six starters the Red Sox have used since July 31st, which one has only given up ONE home run in that span? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The outfield duo had 25 outfield assists...
by bcowett | Aug 21, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Houston Astros
Make no mistake: Clay Buchholz has been gruelingly awful. Buchholz has been hopping back and forth over the 6.00 ERA fence for the last few weeks. He’s fallen so precipitously from his heavenly 2013 grace – in which he had a 1.74 ERA/2.74 FIP/3.41 xFIP...
