by jkeller | Oct 24, 2013 | 2013 Playoffs, 2013 World Series, Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Edmonds, Joe Maddon, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Michael Wacha, Mike Matheny, Mike Napoli, Pete Kozma, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina
Prior to tonight, the Red Sox have only played in 15 World Series games in my lifetime. I was too young to really have any recollection of the first seven, but those last eight have been something that I will never forget. What will the next four to seven games bring?...
by bcowett | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The day has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. Happy World Series Day. Be sure to stock up on stress relievers and beers before you watch the big game. That should be mandatory at this point, methinks. In the final baseball game of 2007, Jon Lester started, Jacoby...
by bcowett | Sep 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Koji Uehara
It’s over. It’s really over. Baseball’s regular season is all but done now, and I can’t do anything but sit here sadly and try not to cry (and end up crying a lot). O Captain, My Captain! If it wasn’t for Ben Cherington staying true, this...
by huntergolden | Sep 11, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rios, Andre Ethier, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Gerardo Parra, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jay Bruce, Jonny Gomes, Josh Hamilton, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Torii Hunter, Xander Bogaerts
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington entered the 2012-2013 offseason with an open mind and an open checkbook. After a disastrous 2012 campaign that resulted in 69 wins and the salary dump to end all salary dumps, Cherington finally got the keys to the car to spend the money...
by bcowett | Aug 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nick Punto, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
After an off day, the Red Sox head south to take on the scorching-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, so naturally, the Nick Punto Trade will be talked about. A lot. Since May, Jacoby Ellsbury has been really, really good. But even if his defense is the greatest part of his...
by bcowett | Aug 5, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Felix Doubront, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
This is a road trip the Red Sox will be glad to go on. Three against Houston & Toronto, with a series in Kansas City too? Yes please. Felix Doubront is just getting better and better as the season goes on. On Sunday, he blanked the Diamondbacks for seven masterful...
by bcowett | Jul 31, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Chicago White Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Jose Iglesias, Seattle Mariners
All hail Ben Cherington, for he has brought upon this team a solution to a vital need in the form of one Jake Peavy. Well done sir, well done. “There’s a right way and a wrong way for a team to go for it. This is the right way.” Need I say more about this...
by bcowett | Jul 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, All-Star Game, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Don Orsillo, Jose Iglesias
And here it is. The daunting second half of the season. Trade deadline, dog days, expanded rosters, October. It’s gonna be a blast. The man who made all of this possible, Ben Cherington, deserves to be lauded for his shrewd moves. Low-key acquisitions, big-time...
by bcowett | Jun 24, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Detroit Tigers, Jon Lester
The Red Sox won a game in Detroit, right? Because it really feels like they got swept. One of those series that really gets under your skin. The fans, much less the players, won’t forget Sunday’s game for a while. The Red Sox were over-managed and badly...
by bcarsley | May 20, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Ben Cherington, Billy Wagner, Chris Carpenter, Craig Hansen, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish, Scott Rolen, Trot Nixon, Xander Bogaerts
The last time the Red Sox picked as highly in the first round of the amateur draft as they will this year on June 6, Boston selected Trot Nixon seventh overall in 1993. That fact is useful for two reasons: one, because it illustrates how long its been since the Red...
