by aconvery | Mar 25, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Who was the opening day starter for the Red Sox in 1912? HONOR CODE: No search engines. After the jump: The answer to the previous question, plus information on the grand prize. Previous question answer: Dustin...
by charliesap | Mar 25, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront
Bard to the pen? Aceves to the rotation? We’ll have to wait and see about the answers to those two questions, but one question seems almost certainly answered already: Is Felix Doubront, the fifth starter? Yes. There are a couple of factors working in...
by aconvery | Mar 24, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The finish line is in sight. Or should I say the start is in sight. In eleven short days, Justin Verlander will be throwing the first pitch of the season to… well, we still don’t really know who’s going to leadoff, or who the fifth starter is, or the fourth starter...
by charliesap | Mar 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Yesterday, Troy took a look at potential changes to the leadoff spot for the Sox in 2012. Given the rise in power from Jacoby Ellsbury and the consistently awesome on-base skills of Dustin Pedroia, it makes all the sense in the world to bat Pedey leadoff and Ells...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 22, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The 2012 Boston Red Sox have thrown plenty of possible lineups at their opponents this spring, but there hasn’t been a consensus on what lineup would be best. The biggest question is who should hit leadoff this season. The old logic says a speed guy who steals...
by charliesap | Mar 21, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront
Daniel Bard was supposed to be a part of the 2012 starting rotation, a rotation that featured three possible headliners (Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz), but little in terms of durability and predictability after that. After a mixed bag of starts so far...
by chipbuck | Mar 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
The fact the Red Sox even got to within one game of reaching the playoffs last season was something of a miracle. I know you might not like to hear it, but it’s true. Despite all of the Spring Training talk of 100+ wins, the World Series predictions, and an...
by aconvery | Mar 20, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
With only sixteen days left before the Sox open their season in Detroit, manager Bobby Valentine is preparing to make his second round of cuts and iron out the final plans for the starting rotation and the bullpen. With that in mind, I thought I’d take my best...
by charliesap | Mar 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis
Every Thursday, before our morning meeting at the place of my employment, I present about one minute worth of baseball stats and/or facts. This past Thursday, I informed my co-workers that it was the Birthday of retired 22-year MLB veteran Harold Baines and current...
by charliesap | Mar 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Last season, Jacoby Ellsbury surprised everyone by turning himself into an elite MVP candidate with his deadly combo of power and speed. Josh Beckett bounced back from a tough 2010 season and become one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Who will be the...
