by bcowett | Sep 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Danny Valencia, J.J. Hardy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Flaherty, Wei-Yin Chen
After doing this fora few months, you start to realize how much you’re gonna miss it. How fun it was to see an awful team’s lineup and make decent analogies all for the sake of making this not mind-meltingly boring. Then you realize that the Red Sox play...
by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, J.J. Hardy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Michael Morse, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks
There’s a very good chance the Red Sox can clinch the division this week. Hell, they can win a playoff spot tonight if they win and Cleveland loses. So why not just keep on winning? This time, they’ll have a chance to deal a fatal blow to the Baltimore...
by jkeller | Sep 12, 2013 | Adam Jones, Adrian Beltre, Alfonso Soriano, Andy Pettitte, Anibal Sanchez, Baltimore Orioles, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Buck Showalter, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Davis, Chris Perez, Chris Tillman, Cleveland Indians, Corey Kluber, Detroit Tigers, Doug Fister, Elvis Andrus, Ervin Santana, Evan Longoria, Grant Balfour, Greg Holland, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, James Shields, Jarrod Dyson, Jason Giambi, Jason Kipnis, Jim Johnson, Joe Maddon, Jose Iglesias, Jose Molina, Josh Donaldson, Josh Hamilton, Justin Verlander, Kansas City Royals, Leonys Martin, Manny Machado, Mariano Rivera, Matt Moore, Matt Wieters, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics, Robinson Cano, Ryan Cook, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Texas Rangers, Ubaldo Jimenez, Yu Darvish
ESPN’s standings currently have the Red Sox sitting at a 99.9% chance of making the playoffs. So is it a lock that Boston will once against be dancing in October? Of course not! But just how close are they to winning the AL East? Even if the Red Sox go a modest 7-8...
by bcowett | Aug 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chris Tillman, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jerry Remy, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino
I called it. That game against Chris Tillman would be the most frustrating contest of the series. Can he just regress already and save us the stress? It wasn’t an easy night for the Red Sox. A few missed opportunities & a bunch of line drive outs later, the...
by bcowett | Aug 28, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jeremy Hellickson, Mike Napoli, Quintin Berry, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays
So. Last night. It was actually refreshing to see the Red Sox just pummel the Orioles like in the good ole’ days. Quite stress-free, I might add. Shane Victorino, professional hitter. The Flyin’ Hawaiian broke out the lumber yesterday, blasting two homers...
by bcowett | Aug 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Bud Norris, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Flaherty, Wei-Yin Chen
So the Red Sox pull of a good road trip, finally get back home, and who do they face? The Orioles. Cue the frustration of not getting hits and watching the BABIP dragons just ignore Baltimore for the majority of the series.Well, at least it’s at home, right?...
by dpoarch | Aug 11, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Chris Davis, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout
Last year’s AL MVP race may have been the most memorable in recent memory. In one corner, you had Miguel Cabrera: the league’s top slugger, freshly minted as the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski. In the other, 20-year-old Mike Trout, who compiled a...
by bcowett | Jul 29, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, David Price, David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
Hey everyone! Are you ready to see David Price again so soon? No? Neither am I! Thanks rain delay, you da best! So you’re telling me…Jon Lester‘s used his cutter a lot less often, and now he’s doing really well? What is this madness? Because...
by bcowett | Jul 26, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Ryan Dempster, Scott Feldman, Wilson Betemit
Now would be a really, really convenient time for the Red Sox to start hitting again. Just spray those line drives all over the pl- oh. They’re playing the Orioles. Whelp, time to consider every line drive hit as an out, since all Baltimore does is catch them....
by bcowett | Jul 24, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Francisco Rodriguez, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Tampa Bay Rays
Now that I think about it, a split of this series would be fine as well. It would keep the Rays at bay, even if there’s only 1.5 games of breathing room left. Guess who learned not to throw cutters in 0-2 counts yesterday? Yep, Jon Lester did! And it worked very...
