by askillin | Jul 23, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Mike Napoli
After getting nearly everything right in the offseason leading up to 2013, GM Ben Cherington missed on a few signings this past winter. Grady Sizemore looked like a cheap, worthwhile risk to take, but he didn’t work out, and the Red Sox couldn’t afford to carry his...
by broach | Jul 21, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox have won seven of eight contests after struggling to win a series in early July and are just six games under .500 at 46-52. They are six games out of the second wild card spot and 7.5 games out of the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles. The team has...
by domara | Jul 17, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Portland Sea Dogs, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogearts
The 2 days following the MLB All-Star game are often referred to as “the most boring days in sports”. With the MLB on consecutive off days and every other sport out of season, television — at least for me — becomes unwatchable. But just because...
by domara | Jul 11, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino
Have the Red Sox found the momentum to resurrect a dead season? Probably not, but the team did win their second consecutive walk-off contest on Thursday. Jon Lester toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was superb, allowing just one run while striking out 11 over 7...
by jcookson | Jul 11, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Alex Hassan, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brandon Workman, Brian Johnson, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Dexter Fowler, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Oscar Taveras, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The release of A.J. Pierzynski on Wednesday marked a turning point for the Red Sox this season. The youth movement has started in earnest, with the club starting five rookies on Wednesday night. As Alex Skillin wrote earlier this week, more moves should be on the way...
by tbrooks | Jul 8, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ross
Perhaps you like A.J Pierzynski. You may have ready made excuses for his .253/.285/.348, his 2014 bWAR of -0.2, his poor ball blocking skills, and penchant for the GIDP (11 this season, 207 in his career). If none of that bothers you, his age (37) and one year...
by domara | Jun 27, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Masahiro Tanaka, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees
After dropping 5 out of 7 games on the west coast, the Red Sox stumbled into just their second off day of the month. Boston is set to open a fairly important series with the team directly above them in the AL East standings this weekend: The New York Yankees....
by domara | Jun 20, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Oakland Athletics, Scott Kazmir
The Red Sox began their first west coast trip of the season on Thursday, as the they opened up a 4 game series with the Oakland Athletics. Jake Peavy toed the rubber for Boston and was opposed by one of the best left-handers in the game, Scott Kazmir. The A’s...
by domara | Jun 17, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Grady Sizemore, Kevin Correia, koji uehara, Minnesota Twins, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino
Runs were hard to come by in the Red Sox and Twins series opener on Monday night. While the pitching match-up of Rubby De La Rosa and Kevin Correia doesn’t sound like your prototypical pitchers duel, both starters battled like a couple of aces. In his third...
by broach | Jun 16, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
The Boston Red Sox are still a long way away from catching the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East with a 31-38 record through 69 contests. There are eight teams between them and the second Wild Card spot as well as a 5.5 game difference. Sure, there are still 93 games...
