by chipbuck | Sep 17, 2013 | Boston Red Sox
As it stands right now, the Boston Red Sox are 92-59 with 11 games remaining on their schedule.* For those of you whom are math majors out there, you’ll notice that the Red Sox have a pretty realistic, albeit slightly unlikely, chance at breaking the 100-win...
by tbrooks | Sep 17, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Mark Bellhorn, Mike Napoli
Mike Napoli has struck out 178 times this year. That means 178 times you have used inappropriate language, 178 times you have wondered what would have happened if that wild, powerful swing had just made contact, 178 times you have remembered Mark Bellhorn, and 178...
by bcarsley | Sep 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Let’s play word association with the last few editions of the Boston Red Sox. For me, 2011 equals “failure.” When I think of 2012, the first thing that jumps to mind is “fecundity.” And 2013? Apologies for the language, but the first thing is “really f-ing good.” So...
by bcowett | Sep 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Drake Britton, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli
There’s a certain sadness knowing that the season’s nearly over. But there’s a feeling of joy when your team’s been the best, and is about to get the hardware to prove it. The Red Sox didn’t disappoint in their final series against the...
by dpoarch | Sep 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester
A purely hypothetical question for this week’s column: should the Red Sox make the playoffs (their magic number is now six after a 5-1 win over the Yankees), who of the starting pitchers would make up the playoff rotation? Let’s start from the top: Clay Buchholz...
by akhatchaturian | Sep 14, 2013 | 2013 MLB Playoffs, Boston Red Sox
Much is always said about teams finishing strong in the regular season because people believe the momentum of a superb finish generally carries on in October. So is this belief true, or a media fabrication? Let’s look at the numbers over the last six years: The...
by bcowett | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli
And once more with the Yankees. I guess it’s just a simple question of “Would you like your playoff dreams crushed now or later, New York?” For the first time in a while, the Red Sox are not scuffling in September. They’re looking even more...
by chipbuck | Sep 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Kolbrin Vitek, Lars Anderson, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Travis Shaw, Xander Bogaerts
With the Governor’s Cup series serving as the only games remaining on the minor league schedule, it seems like a good time to hand out this season’s year-end award. Bear in mind that not all of the awards I’m giving out will be positive–and of...
by jkeller | Sep 12, 2013 | Adam Jones, Adrian Beltre, Alfonso Soriano, Andy Pettitte, Anibal Sanchez, Baltimore Orioles, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Buck Showalter, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Davis, Chris Perez, Chris Tillman, Cleveland Indians, Corey Kluber, Detroit Tigers, Doug Fister, Elvis Andrus, Ervin Santana, Evan Longoria, Grant Balfour, Greg Holland, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, James Shields, Jarrod Dyson, Jason Giambi, Jason Kipnis, Jim Johnson, Joe Maddon, Jose Iglesias, Jose Molina, Josh Donaldson, Josh Hamilton, Justin Verlander, Kansas City Royals, Leonys Martin, Manny Machado, Mariano Rivera, Matt Moore, Matt Wieters, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics, Robinson Cano, Ryan Cook, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Texas Rangers, Ubaldo Jimenez, Yu Darvish
ESPN’s standings currently have the Red Sox sitting at a 99.9% chance of making the playoffs. So is it a lock that Boston will once against be dancing in October? Of course not! But just how close are they to winning the AL East? Even if the Red Sox go a modest 7-8...
by bcowett | Sep 11, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Clay Buchholz, Dave Roberts, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Quintin Berry, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Was I the only one fist-pumping throughout the game last night? I certainly hope not, that game was a prime example of great pitching. I’d give it 4 stars, would watch again on DVD. Clay Buchholz‘s return was nothing short of fantastic. He stymied the...
