by domara | Jul 25, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays
A pair of rookies squared off in the series finale of a 4 game set between the Red Sox and Blue Jays on Thursday. The Red Sox sent 25 year-old Rubby De La Rosa to the mound, while Toronto countered with the former 2012 first round draft pick, Marcus Stroman. After De...
by domara | Jul 24, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, koji uehara, R.A. Dickey, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogaerts
After snapping their 6 game winning streak on Tuesday, the Red Sox looked to return to their winning ways on Wednesday. Boston sent Clay Buchholz to the mound in search of his third consecutive win, while the Blue Jays countered with verteran knuckleballer R.A....
by bcowett | Jul 24, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury
For most of the first half of the season, Jackie Bradley Jr. was a superstar on defense, and the complete opposite on offense. The defense alone made him a valuable player and one to keep starting, since good defensive center fielders are slowly becoming more and more...
by domara | Jul 23, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jose Reyes, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays
The Red Sox snapped their 6 game winning streak with a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. In what could be his last start as a Red Sox, Jake Peavy pitched 5 effective innings before watching the wheels come off in the 6th and 7th. As has been the case...
by askillin | Jul 23, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, Mike Napoli
After getting nearly everything right in the offseason leading up to 2013, GM Ben Cherington missed on a few signings this past winter. Grady Sizemore looked like a cheap, worthwhile risk to take, but he didn’t work out, and the Red Sox couldn’t afford to carry his...
by domara | Jul 22, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Christian Vazquez, Craig Breslow, Cy Young, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew
With AL East ramifications on the line, the Red Sox began a 4 game series North of the boarder in the best way possible. Boston’s offense exploded against Toronto Blue Jays pitching, tallying 14 total runs on 18 hits. The Red Sox began their offensive onslaught...
by bcowett | Jul 22, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Simply unhittable! Question:By fWAR, which Red Sox starting pitcher has hurled the best season over the last decade(2004-2014)? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: David Ortiz leads all Home Run Derby participants with 77...
by domara | Jul 21, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Gomes, Kansas City Royals, Mike Napoli, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
Don’t look now, but the Red Sox are streaking with exactly 10 day to go before the July 31st trade deadline. Over the weekend, Boston took 3 straight from the Kansas City Royals, and improved their season record to 46-52. On Friday, it was Clay Buchholz who got...
by broach | Jul 21, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox have won seven of eight contests after struggling to win a series in early July and are just six games under .500 at 46-52. They are six games out of the second wild card spot and 7.5 games out of the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles. The team has...
by jreilly | Jul 21, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jenny Dell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Dating back to the final two games of the Chicago White Sox series, the 2013 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox have now won seven of their last eight games. While this is all well and good, I unfortunately now believe it has fostered a sense of hope among Red Sox...
