by jcookson | Dec 12, 2014 | Garin Cecchini, Rafael Devers, sam travis, Travis Shaw
The “Prospects To Know” series continues this week with the Red Sox corner infield prospects to watch in 2015. Garin Cecchini 2014 was a season of highs and lows for Cecchini. He made his major league debut on June 1st this year, collecting his first hit in the majors...
by jcookson | Dec 5, 2014 | Carlos Asuaje, Deven Marrero, Sean Coyle, Wendell Rijo
The Red Sox became a much younger team in 2014, with many of the system’s top prospects making their major league debut. Despite these graduations, the farm system still retains good prospect depth. For the next few weeks, I’m going to highlight prospects to watch for...
by jcookson | Nov 14, 2014 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 World Series, Alex Rodriguez, Curt Schilling, Dave Roberts, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Doug Mientkiewicz, Keith Foulke, Kevin Millar, Mark Bellhorn, Uncategorized
I have a confession to make: I didn’t watch Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. I know this hurts my credibility as a diehard Red Sox fan, but I had reached a point where I just wasn’t sure whether I could deal with the emotion of a loss to the Yankees for the second straight...
by jcookson | Oct 31, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, John Farrell, Terry Francona
Joe Maddon’s sudden departure from the Tampa Bay Rays last week caught all of major league baseball by surprise. With a manager considered one of the best in baseball a free agent, teams around the league had to take a long look at their incumbent manager. GM Ben...
by jcookson | Oct 24, 2014 | David Ortiz, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Uncategorized, Xander Bogaerts
It was a disappointing season for the Red Sox, but over a long 162 game season there are always highlights. Home runs in particular are always exciting, and fans still dig the longball. Here are the five longest home runs the Red Sox hit this season. Honorable...
