by bcowett | Aug 28, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jeremy Hellickson, Mike Napoli, Quintin Berry, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays
So. Last night. It was actually refreshing to see the Red Sox just pummel the Orioles like in the good ole’ days. Quite stress-free, I might add. Shane Victorino, professional hitter. The Flyin’ Hawaiian broke out the lumber yesterday, blasting two homers...
by bcowett | Aug 27, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! It’s the last one! Question: Who leads the 2013 Red Sox with 34 doubles? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Dwight Evans was also 20 when he was called up over 35 years ago. Walter T got it correct!...
by bcowett | Aug 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Bud Norris, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Flaherty, Wei-Yin Chen
So the Red Sox pull of a good road trip, finally get back home, and who do they face? The Orioles. Cue the frustration of not getting hits and watching the BABIP dragons just ignore Baltimore for the majority of the series.Well, at least it’s at home, right?...
by bcowett | Aug 26, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Nick Punto, Nomar Garciaparra, Xander Bogaerts
Well, I certainly can’t hate a West Coast road trip where the Red Sox win at least half their games. Now that was a show of force by Boston. Behind a dominant performance by Jake Peavy, the Red Sox crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers – baseball’s hottest...
by bcowett | Aug 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Ellis, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chris Capuano, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Juan Uribe, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Ellis, Matt Kemp, Ricky Nolasco, Yasiel Puig
The moment you saw this series on the schedule, you had to know Narratives Day was coming. Well, it’s arrived. Merry Christmas, beat writers. Thankfully, I’m not here to talk the potential storylines. I love you guys enough that I’m here to talk...
