by bcowett | Jul 22, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Simply unhittable! Question:By fWAR, which Red Sox starting pitcher has hurled the best season over the last decade(2004-2014)? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: David Ortiz leads all Home Run Derby participants with 77...
by bcowett | Jul 17, 2014 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, Drew Hutchison, Felix Hernandez, Homer Bailey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Zack Greinke
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or just stepped out of a time machine, you know about the depressing state of the Red Sox’ negotiations with Jon Lester. It’s a weird state of affairs – Lester said he’d take a hometown discount, the...
by bcowett | Jul 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Goodbye baseball! Question: What is the combined total of home runs that David Ortiz has hit in the Home Run Derby? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: As of July 8th, Andrew Miller led the Boston bullpen with 57...
by bcowett | Jul 10, 2014 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts is the wunderkind of the Red Sox’ newest batch of prospects. His calling card in the minors was his ridiculous hitting – give him 100 plate appearances in any minor league level and he’d have it all figured out. Bogaerts made pitchers...
by bcowett | Jul 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Getting those whiffs! Question: As of July 8th, which Red Sox reliever leads the Boston bullpen in strikeouts? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: With a -0.2 fWAR in 2011, Carl Crawford had the worst year of all qualified...