by bcowett | May 22, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Shane Victorino
Losing to the Chicago White Sox, owners of one of the worst offenses in baseball right now, just totally can’t make one frustrated, right? Right?!? After a run-filled five-game winning streak, it seems like the Red Sox forgot to bring their boomsticks with them...
by bcowett | May 21, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Are you ready to rumble? Question: Out of the five starters in the current rotation (as of 5/20), which one has the lowest strikeout rate (K/9)? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches, and this time no Fangraphs/BReference/etc. The...
by bcowett | May 20, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joe Mauer, John Farrell, John Lackey, Minnesota Twins, Shane Victorino
Not even a shower & the shampoo promoter himself could stop the sweep from happening this weekend. The road warriors roll into Chicago next. Here’s the story of the Red Sox and the Rain Delay: There was once a game where the Sox played well. Then a storm...
by bcowett | May 17, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays, Will Middlebrooks
Amazing. Simply amazing. The Red Sox take two of three in the Trop, and are now 5-1 against the Tampa Bay Rays. On to Minneapolis! If you look at it optimistically, Will Middlebrooks hasn’t struck out all those times. He’s just found ways not to get a hit....
by bcowett | May 15, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Moore, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays
I’m not one to get too openly angry at the Sox, but they’re blazing some new paths to how to get me frustrated in public. Funny what a 2-8 stretch will do to ya. Reasons Tropicana Field is a Dump, #623: The roof & catwalks cause solid defensive...
