by bcowett | Sep 20, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Anthony Gose, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, J.P. Arencibia, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Moises Sierra, R.A. Dickey, Rajai Davis, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays
And once more with the Blue Jays. We’ve already seen 2012, Toronto – we don’t need you coming back here to remind us of how bad a “superteam” can get. And for just the seventh time in team history, the Red Sox have a chance to clinch the...
by bcowett | Sep 20, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Playoffs
They’ve done it. For the first time since 2009, the Boston Red Sox are going back to the postseason, and boy, what a ride it’s been to get there. If it were anyone else, it just wouldn’t have the same effect. John Lackey was the one who punched the...
by bcowett | Sep 18, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Houston Astros, John McDonald, Koji Uehara
At this point, I can’t even be mad at a loss. The magic number is 3 to clinch the AL East! How could I be mad when other teams can do our work for us? Alas, Koji Uehara is indeed human. All those fantastic streaks he was on ended last night, but he’s more...
by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, J.J. Hardy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Michael Morse, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks
There’s a very good chance the Red Sox can clinch the division this week. Hell, they can win a playoff spot tonight if they win and Cleveland loses. So why not just keep on winning? This time, they’ll have a chance to deal a fatal blow to the Baltimore...
by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Don’t whiff! Question: Which Red Sox pitcher is the current leader in fWAR for the second half of the season? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: On-base machine Daniel Nava led the Red Sox in OPS in August, with a...
