by bcowett | Aug 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nick Punto, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
After an off day, the Red Sox head south to take on the scorching-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, so naturally, the Nick Punto Trade will be talked about. A lot. Since May, Jacoby Ellsbury has been really, really good. But even if his defense is the greatest part of his...
by bcowett | Aug 21, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jake Peavy, Ryan Dempster, San Francisco Giants, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Another West Coast road trip, another game where the Red Sox were utterly frustrating to watch. That 9th inning…pure agony. Jake Peavy pitched well, but the bullpen couldn’t hold it together at the end of it all, coughing up a walk-off walk to give a win...
by bcowett | Aug 20, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Forever young! Question: 2o-year-old Xander Bogaerts is the youngest player to be called up by the Red Sox since this man was brought up to The Show. Who is he? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The...
by bcowett | Aug 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Angel Pagan, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Hunter Pence, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Marco Scutaro, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
Back to the West Coast go the Red Sox. This time, they have to play by silly National League rules and have the pitchers hit. And the last time they visited AT&T Park in 2010, it didn’t go so well for a certain pitcher and a popular second baseman....
by bcowett | Aug 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Dwight Evans, Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees, Ryan Dempster, Xander Bogaerts
That Sunday game was seven kinds of ugly. But you know what cures stuff like that? The best prospect in the system getting called up. Yep. It’s happening. Mark down August 19th, 2013 as the day when Xander Bogaerts, the 20-year-old wunderkind shortstop, was...
