by domara | Aug 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Joe Kelly, Junichi Tazawa, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo, Toronto Blue Jays
With a sweep in their sights, the Red Sox played their third game north of the boarder on Wednesday night. In his first career start against the Blue Jays, right-hander Joe Kelly was solid in 6 innings of work, allowing just 2 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 4....
by bcowett | Aug 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Dee Gordon, Dustin Pedroia, Stephen Drew
As the month of August fades away, it’s been quite apparent to both the Red Sox and their fans this season that Dustin Pedroia has not been hitting for power like the good ole’ days. Call it natural decline, blame it on hand injuries, whatever rumor floats...
by askillin | Aug 27, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
Clay Buchholz has pitched in a Red Sox uniform for eight years now, and he remains a mystery, someone who can equally dazzle and frustrate from start to start (or often, inning to inning). One year, Buchholz performs like the best pitcher in baseball for the first...
by domara | Aug 27, 2014 | Alex Wilson, Allen Craig, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jose Bautista, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Rubby de la Rosa, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
Fresh off their first win in a little over a week, the Red Sox played the second game north of the boarder against the Toronto Blue Jays. In the first inning, Boston quickly jumped out to a 3 run advantage, thanks to a 2-run home run by Dustin Pedroia and an RBI...
by tbrooks | Aug 26, 2014 | 2013 Playoffs, 2014 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Christian Vazquez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
The list is extensive and littered with our favorite names: David Ortiz. Dustin Pedroia. Xander Bogaerts. Jackie Bradley, Jr. Clay Buchholz. Shane Victorino. And on and on. These are the players who have played below [or severely below] expectations or career norms in...
by domara | Aug 26, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, koji uehara, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, Nick Punto, Rubby de la Rosa, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox were finally able to snap their 8 game losing skid on Monday night, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays by a final score of 4-3 in 10 innings. While he wasn’t part of the final decision, Clay Buchholz turned in one of his best performances of the 2014...
by bcowett | Aug 26, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Staying in the park! Question: Of the six starters the Red Sox have used since July 31st, which one has only given up ONE home run in that span? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The outfield duo had 25 outfield assists...
by broach | Aug 25, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Felix Hernandez, Fenway Park, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox went 0-7 over the last week and are now 56-74, which is a season-high 18 games below .500. The team has to win 14 of its final 32 contests in order to be better than the 2012 season. The team has improved offensively with the addition of Yoenis...
by domara | Aug 25, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brad Miller, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Felix Hernandez, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Oakland Athletics, Rusney Castillo, Seattle Mariners, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox pushed their loosing streak to an even 8 games over the weekend, after they were swept by the Seattle Mariners. On Friday the match-up of Felix Hernandez and Joe Kelly seemed to greatly favor Seattle on paper, but the contest didn’t come quite as...
by jpolman | Aug 23, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez, Dustin Pedroia, Fenway Park, Roger Clemens, Scott Feldman
Fifty-one years ago, I went to my first Red Sox game. Many presidents, fashions and shortstops later, it’s still nice to visit home again… We boarded the Green Line at the Arlington Station a couple Thursdays ago, 90 minutes before a 7:00 game with...
