by bcowett | Oct 18, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Xander Bogaerts
So I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not going to live past my 40s thanks to the playoffs. It’s okay, I’d probably be really bored in retirement anyway. The Red Sox scored four runs! And this time, they didn’t need a single swing from...
by bcowett | Oct 16, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Doug Fister, John Lackey, Junichi Tazawa, Mike Napoli
Three straight one-run games. Two with the Red Sox scoring in the 7th inning or later. I’m just withering away from the stress I’m feeling right now. Improbable? Yeah, very. Impossible? Definitely not. The Red Sox, despite creating gale-force winds with...
by bcowett | Oct 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Under the bright lights! Question: According to OPS, which Red Sox player was the best in high leverage situations in 2013? (min. 20 PA in such situations) No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The perm himself, Jarrod...
by bcowett | Oct 14, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Torii Hunter
It’s a good thing I don’t have to work today since I couldn’t get any sleep after what the Red Sox & Patriots did last night. Unbelievably surreal. There are no words. Only emotions that we all still have from what transpired last night. Down,...
by bcowett | Oct 12, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Alex Avila, Anibal Sanchez, Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Rondon, Clay Buchholz, Detroit Tigers, Doug Fister, Jake Peavy, Jhonny Peralta, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Omar Infante, Phil Coke, Prince Fielder, Torii Hunter, Victor Martinez
I guess it was inevitable that the teams with the two best offenses in the major leagues would meet in the ALCS. Strangely enough, the Tigers and the Red Sox have never faced each other in the playoffs before in the history of baseball. Someone’s going to make a...
