by domara | Aug 19, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Jackie Bradley Jr., Larry Lucchino, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Rusney Castillo, Travis Shaw
What seemed like a normal, mid-August night at Fenway Park was quickly turned on its head on Wednesday. As the Red Sox were finishing up a tidy 9-1 win over the Cleveland Indians, FOX Sport’s Ken Rosenthal dropped two twitter bombs of epic proportions: #RedSox...
by domara | Jun 18, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Kevin Millar, Pablo Sandoval, Shane Victorino
We’ve reached a point in the season that Red Sox Nation should be all to familiar with in recent years. The point where on-field play is an afterthought, and the fans and media have grown tired of complaining about the players, coaches, and front office....
by domara | Jun 4, 2015 | Alejandro De Aza, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, James Shields, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello
Sitting a 24-30 on the year, the Red Sox season obviously has not taken shape the way that we thought it would during the offseason. The Red Sox were among the winners of the winter, bolstering their offense while creating a pathwork starting rotation, following the...
by askillin | Feb 18, 2015 | Allen Craig, Ben Cherington, Brock Holt, Clayton Kershaw, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Rusney Castillo, Xander Bogaerts
Consistency isn’t a word I would use to describe the Red Sox over the past few years, and although the club is but one season removed from a World Series title, the Red Sox enter 2015 with more to prove than that might normally suggest. A successful October is always...
by domara | Feb 10, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Richardson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Miguel Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, Portland Sea Dogs
Do you remember where you were on the night of November 12, 2010? No? Good, because unless a momentous occasion happened in your life, than it shouldn’t ring a bell. On that night, however, the Red Sox traded lefty relief pitcher Dustin Richardson to the...
by askillin | Jan 28, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Clay Buchholz, Mookie Betts, Rick Porcello, Wade Miley, Xander Bogaerts
Given all the snow currently blanketing the northeast, Red Sox fans could be forgiven for believing that baseball season remains far off in the distant future. But those hopeful first days of spring training are moving ever closer, with pitchers and catchers scheduled...
by domara | Jan 23, 2015 | Allen Craig, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Jonathan Papelbon, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies
With of Jonathan Papelbon reportedly close to being shipped out of Philadelphia, let’s look back at his career in Boston which awarded him with a 4-year, $50 million payday from the Phillies. After being selected in the fourth round of the 2002 amateur draft,...
by domara | Nov 17, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Theo Epstein, Yoenis Cespedes
If I was a betting man, I’d say that we’re in for a very active week on the MLB hot stove. With the General Managers meetings now in the rear view mirror, teams can use the information they gathered last week to begin to put their offseason plans into...
by domara | Nov 12, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Buck Showalter, Deven Marrero, Jackie Bradley Jr., James Shields, Jon Lester, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals
With the Rookie of the Year Awards announced on Monday, Major League Baseball continued to hand out the offseason hardware by announcing the Manager of the Year awards on Tuesday. In the American League, Orioles skipper Buck Showalter took home the distinction, after...
by askillin | Nov 12, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Trade Deadline, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Brandon Workman, Casey Jannsen, Casey Janssen, David Robertson, Edward Mujica, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Luke Gregerson, Luke Hochevar, Matt Barnes, Pat Neshek, Stephen Wright
Ben Cherington would be smart to bolster the club’s bullpen depth this winter—and he has a number of options with which to do so. The Red Sox face a busy offseason that is about to kick into gear with the annual GM meetings taking place in Phoenix this week. Ben...
