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 tbrooks | Apr 1, 2014 | 2004 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Dan Shaughnessy, Jackie Bradley
Ladies and Gentlemen: Dan Shaughnessy. BALTIMORE — OK, 162-0 is out. What else have we got? Well, there is last year’s World Series championship, a deep and celebrated farm system, three titles in a decade, the love of friends and family, a stable job. That...
by jkeller | Oct 31, 2013 | 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS, 2004 World Series, 2007 ALCS, 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Dave Roberts, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jon Papelbon, Koji Uehara, New York Yankees
I can remember it like it was yesterday.
It was August of 2004. Fresh off the controversial Nomar trade (or the Dave Roberts trade, if you prefer) the Red Sox we’re grinding through another summer as a fan base full of helpless saps who hoped that somehow, someway,...
by jcookson | Oct 18, 2013 | 1946 Red Sox, 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS, 2007 ALCS, Carl Mays, Carlton Fisk, Christy Mathewson, J.D. Drew, Roger Clemens, Ted Williams, Wade Boggs
After five grueling, tension-filled games, the Red Sox will be back home at Fenway Park on Saturday night. For this piece, I looked to see how the Red Sox have fared in either a game six or game seven at Fenway over the club’s history. It turns out they haven’t...
by dpodheiser | May 10, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Barry Bonds, Boston Red Sox, Cooperstown, David Ortiz, Fred McGriff, Grady Liddle, Hall of Fame, Hank Aaron, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, Minnesota Twins, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa
It’s hard to argue that there’s been a more popular player in Red Sox history than David Ortiz. Few fans even knew his name when he signed an under-the-radar deal with Boston prior to the 2003 season. Despite the fact that Ortiz had already compiled three straight...
by tbrooks | Feb 26, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 ALDS, 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Fenway Sports Group, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Except for the Alfredo Aceves blip, the Red Sox have had a pretty uneventful spring training so far. There seems to be harmony in the clubhouse with John Farrell at the head of things. The players seem to be happy and good natured. All we have to...
by dpodheiser | Feb 22, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 World Series, David Ortiz, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout
There is a palpable divide amongst baseball fans these days about the value of advanced statistics. Within this conflict, fans find themselves in one of two camps: either they fully embrace the use of sabermetrics, or they are unquestionably against them. But there...
by jcookson | Jan 29, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 ALDS, 2004 World Series, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Keith Foulke, Mark Bellhorn, Tony Clark
We all remember the huge moments of the Red Sox 2004 playoff run, from The Steal to the walk off hits to the bloody sock. Waiting for Spring Training to start is rough, so I decided to watch my 2004 playoff dvds, and found five underrated moments or performances that...
by bcowett | Jan 18, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Reyes, Mike Napoli, Toronto Blue Jays, World Baseball Classic, Xander Bogearts
And no, I don’t mean the end of the Nicki Minaj-Mariah Carey “feud” on American Idol. Though that can & should end now. Preferably at this very moment. After weeks of facepalms, exasperated sighs and sporatic shouts of “C’MON!”...
by bcowett | Jan 11, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Ben Cherington, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Hall of Fame Ballot, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Justin Upton, Mike Napoli, Sammy Sosa, Will Middlebrooks
Guys, I’m making the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame class reunion letters and need some creative – oh. Right. Blank ballots, morality debates, and no players voted in. Here’s some links for you all while I stare at this situation incredulously. Of all...
