by bcowett | Jun 10, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ryan Dempster, Trey Ball
Yet another consecutive series win by the Red Sox. While sweeps are great, seeing this team consistently beat tough opponents is better. The bleachers in center & right fields were busy yesterday, as the Red Sox belted four round-trippers as a send-off for the...
by bcowett | Jun 7, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Draft, Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jonny Gomes, Teddy Stankiewicz, Trey Ball, Will Middlebrooks
Some shades of 2006 last night with that walk-off bomb by Big Papi. Bring on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of the USA! All it took was one pitch, and David Ortiz had the stadium exploding with joy. So far, so good in June for the Red Sox. (One pitch...
by bcowett | Jun 5, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Chris Davis, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Steroids, Texas Rangers
SEVENTEEN runs. Oh lawdy. Save some for the rest of the series, Sox, you’re probably gonna need ’em! I’m not gonna lie, it felt really good to see the Red Sox flatten the Rangers for once. But take it all in while you can, because it probably...
by bcowett | Jun 4, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Hope springs eternal! Question: Out of the qualified hitters for the Red Sox (at least 3.1 PAs per game), who posts the lowest wOBA of the bunch? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. No BRef or Fangraphs for this one. Previous Question...
by bcowett | Jun 3, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Shane Victorino, Texas Rangers
Well, that was a good start by the Red Sox to one of the most hellish June schedules you’ll ever see. Back to Boston to take on the Rangers! Rain or shine, the Red Sox came to play on Sunday night. And even before the storm rolled in, there were a couple...