by bcowett | Jul 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, All-Star Game, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Don Orsillo, Jose Iglesias
And here it is. The daunting second half of the season. Trade deadline, dog days, expanded rosters, October. It’s gonna be a blast. The man who made all of this possible, Ben Cherington, deserves to be lauded for his shrewd moves. Low-key acquisitions, big-time...
by bcowett | Jul 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Stewart, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Felix Doubront, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Lyle Overbay, Matt Harvey, Mike Carp, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Stephen Drew, Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells
Alright. Baseball’s back again. We’re done with the awful ESPYs, the trading desk is getting busy, and the Red Sox have a interesting stretch where they play AL East teams. So who better to kick off this set of inter-divisional games with than our very...
by bcowett | Jul 17, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, All-Star Game, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Mark Melancon, Pedro Martinez, Tony LaRussa, Will Middlebrooks
I really don’t know how we, as baseball fans, survive the offseason. This day alone is pretty agonizing. I just want baseball, kay? The American League wasn’t caught sleeping this time. National League hitters had just three hits last night, and Mariano...
by bcowett | Jul 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Always by the voters’ choice! Question: In 2008, how many Red Sox players total were either voted or named to the All-Star team? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Southpaw Felix Doubront has been...
by bcowett | Jul 15, 2013 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Home Run Derby, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox are the best team in the American League at the break and I couldn’t be any happier and/or excited. This is really great. Not all is sunshine and daisies though, as the Red Sox ended the first half with something of a stinging loss to the Oakland...
