by domara | Jul 14, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Manny Machado
By now you know that Red Sox’ super utility man, Brock Holt, will be Boston’s lone representative at tonight’s All Star game. While there were arguably other candidates on Boston’s roster to send to Cincinnati, it was Holt’s versatility...
by domara | Jul 8, 2015 | Alcides Escobar, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brian Dozier, Hanley Ramirez, Jose Iglesias, Mike Napoli, Travis Shaw, Xander Bogaerts
The flaws with the MLB All-Star game have been well documented over the years. The seemingly unanswerable question of “why does an exhibition game dictate home field advantage in the World Series?” always pops up without fail. In the same breath,...
by domara | Jul 7, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Robbie Ross, Tommy Layne, Xander Bogaerts
With just four weeks to go until the July 31st trade deadline, the Red Sox find themselves in a strange position. After winning seven of their last 10 games, Boston currently sits six games back of the first place New York Yankees, despite still being in the basement...
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 17, 2015 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Kelly Johnson, Mike Trout, Terry Francona
It’s been a while since the Red Sox last had a player hit for the cycle. A long while. Before Brock Holt accomplished the feat during yesterday’s 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves, John Valentin’s 1996 cycle was the last in Boston history. For the last...
by domara | Jun 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Manny Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Ryan Hanigan
For a while there, it looked like Mike Napoli was remembering how to be a consistent middle of the order hitter again. But much like the Red Sox’ 2015 season, the first baseman’s late May renaissance was just a fleeting glimpse of promising talent. From...
by domara | Jun 11, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo
Rick Porcello was coming off the best season of his career when the Red Sox acquired him from the Detroit Tigers in December of last year. With a less-than-stellar pitching market, Boston used Yoenis Cespedes — the spoils of the Jon Lester trade — to bring...
by domara | Jun 10, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Rick Porcello, Tommy Layne
Eduardo Rodriguez hasn’t even been on the Red Sox 25-man roster for a full month, but so far he’s pitched like an ace. In three trips to the mound this season, the 22-year old has been the kind of shot in the arm that some fans thought was only obtainable...
by domara | Jun 9, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Tommy Layne, Xander Bogaerts
Up to this point, the Red Sox 2015 season has fallen short of the enormous expectations that surrounded the team during the winter. After a 12-10 month of April and a 10-19 nose dive in May, Boston currently finds themselves pulling up the rear in the AL East...
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...
