by jcookson | May 2, 2014 | Christian Vazquez, Cody Kukuk, Mookie Betts
Cold weather may have lingered throughout the opening month, but it hasn’t stopped several Red Sox prospects from getting off to hot starts. Here are three who were very strong in the first month of the season. Mookie Betts The biggest question for Mookie Betts coming...
by jcookson | Apr 21, 2014 | Billy Hamilton, George Springer, Mookie Betts, Ted Williams
The numbers for Mookie Betts so far this season border on the ridiculous: a .453/.492/.717 batting line with 24 hits in 13 games. It’s a miniscule sample, but on the heels of so much success the year before, it validates the belief that Betts is one of the best...
by jcookson | Apr 4, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Peacock, Carlos Beltran, Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, Mark Teixeira
I got great seats to see the plucky, underdog Yankees take on the mighty Houston Astros Thursday night. Unfortunately, the seats were on the 3rd base line in the heart of Yankee fan territory. Here are some of my favorite things I heard yelled by the fans during the...
by jcookson | Mar 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Manny Machado, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening day is almost here, and the Red Sox are looking for another strong season. What are the odds that they repeat as World Series champions? What individual bets might make sense for Red Sox players, and which ones would I avoid? (All over-under and lines from...
by jcookson | Mar 21, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Bryce Brentz, Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Devin Marrero, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Stephen Strasburg, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s a cherry on top of the World Series championship of 2013: Last week, ESPN ranked the Red Sox as number one in their Future Power Rankings, the franchise “best equipped for success over the next half decade”. This ranking looked at five categories for the...
