by scandage | Oct 1, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Rubby de la Rosa
There are enough complaints to go around regarding the state of Red Sox with regard to pitching. Self-flagellation used to be (and currently is) a raison d’etre for Red Sox Nation, but I’d like to take a step back (as Brandon Stewart did) and look at the...
by scandage | Sep 29, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Bob McClure, Boston Red Sox, Brad Mills, Dustin Pedroia, Franklin Morales, Gary Tuck, Gene Lamont, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Kevin Youkilis, Larry Lucchino, Pedro Ciriaco, Randy Niemann, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Tim Bogar, Will Middlebrooks
By now it seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will fire Bobby Valentine at the end of this season. Ben Cherington all but admitted that it would occur in a recent interview on WEEI, although he walked back the comment later that day. Although Bobby V’s...
by scandage | Sep 28, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Darren O'Day, Endy Chavez, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jim Thome, Junichi Tazawa, Lew Ford, Luis Ayala, Manny Machado, Mark Melancon, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Mauro Gomez, Nate McLouth, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Strop, Randy Wolf, Rich Hill, Robert Andino, Ryan Flaherty, Scott Atchison, Steve Johnson, Stuart Pomeranz, Troy Patton, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wilson Betemit, Zach Stewart
After losing both of their final home games, the tied-for-last Boston Red Sox (69-87, 21 games back in the AL East) travel to Camden Yards for their penultimate series of the year against the Baltimore Orioles (89-67, 1 game back in the AL East, leading the AL Wild...
by scandage | Sep 28, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand is giving away a copy of the “Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park 100th Anniversary Collector’s DVD Set” to one of our readers. We will choose the winner at random from those who enter correct answers in a reply to this post (if no correct...
by scandage | Sep 25, 2012 | Alex Cobb, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Guyer, Carlos Pena, Cesar Ramos, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Craig Breslow, Daniel Bard, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Felix Doubront, Fernando Rodney, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake McGee, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Keppinger, Jeff Niemann, Jon Lester, Jose Molina, Junichi Tazawa, Luke Scott, Mark Melancon, Matt Joyce, Mike Aviles, Rich Hill, Robinson Chirinos, Ryan Lavarnway, Sam Fuld, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Tampa Bay Rays, Vicente Padilla, Wade Davis
After taking only one of three against the Orioles, the Boston Red Sox (69-85, 20.5 games back in the AL East) welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (83-70, 6 games back in the AL East, 3 games back in the AL Wild Card race) to Fenway Park for a two-game series. These will be...