by dpoarch | Apr 21, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
The Red Sox won their seventh consecutive game today as Daniel Nava hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth. It’s been quite a while since we’ve watched a Red Sox team play quite this well, and as such, I wanted to list out the aspects of this season that have me...
by scandage | Apr 19, 2013 | Aaron Crow, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Chris Getz, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Daniel Nava, Danny Duffy, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hosmer, Ervin Santana, Felipe Paulino, Felix Doubront, Greg Holland, James Shields, Jeff Francoeur, Jeremy Guthrie, Jonny Gomes, Juan Gutierrez, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Kelvin Herrera, Koji Uehara, Lorenzo Cain, Los Angeles Angels, Luke Hochevar, Mike Carp, Mike Moustakas, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Salvador Perez, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Collins, Wil Myers
Having earned their second sweep in a row, the Boston Red Sox (11-4, 2.5 games ahead in the AL East) return home to Fenway Park for a three-game series (which will start TBA due to the ongoing manhunt for the Boston Marathon bomber) against the Kansas City Royals...
by bcowett | Apr 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jonny Gomes, Keith Law, Koji Uehara, Mo Vaughn, Portland Sea Dogs, Shane Victorino
It might’ve only been 3 days, but ever since that Monday…it’s really felt like the Red Sox haven’t been home in a while. The Red Sox are deploying a #DeathBySingles offense. So why are they not losing more? The starting pitching has been...
by jkeller | Apr 18, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley Jr., Larry Lucchino, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pete Abraham, Ryan Dempster, The Boston Globe
Listen, there are times in life that I would rather be wrong, honestly. I care more about the Red Sox than I do about being right. I’ll admit that when Ryan Dempster was initially signed, I was less than encouraged by his subpar stats in the American League with...
by bcowett | Apr 17, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, Joel Hanrahan, Justin Masterson, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Terry Francona
“Don’t blame us if we ever doubt you/You know we couldn’t live without you/Boston, you are the only only only…” There are times when sports become a pillar of support to a hurting city. A shoulder to rest its head. A crutch for an ailing friend. This...
by bcowett | Apr 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Nothing’s holding you back! Question: What was Jackie Robinson’s career high in home runs? (Hint: He reached it twice.) HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: July 4th, 1977 was the date on which the...
by tbrooks | Apr 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Ellis Burks, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jackie Robinson, Ken Griffey Jr., Koji Uehara, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Don’t know about you, but I am enjoying the racial speculation in baseball circles that has resulted from this and this. Far be it from me to answer the issues that have lead us to today, but surely we can examine the work of noted sociologist Nick Cafardo as he...
by scandage | Apr 16, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Asdrubal Cabrera, Blake Wood, Boston Red Sox, Bryan Shaw, Carlos Santana, Clayton Mortensen, Cleveland Indians, Cody Allen, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Nava, Drew Stubbs, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Frank Hermann, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Giambi, Jason Kipnis, Joe Smith, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Tomlin, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Koji Uehara, Lonnie Chisenhall, Lou Marson, Mark Reynolds, Michael Bourn, Michael Brantley, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Rich Hill, Scott Kazmir, Stephen Drew, Steven Wright, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Ubaldo Jimenez, Vinnie Pestano
Having swept the Rays, the Boston Red Sox (8-4, leading the AL East by 1.5 games) travel to the southern shore of Lake Erie to take on the Cleveland Indians (5-6, third place in the AL Central, 1.5 games back) in a three-game series. This will be the first time this...
by bcowett | Apr 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Fan Graphs, Jackie Bradley, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joe Maddon, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Pawtucket Red Sox, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays
Today’s game is at 11:05 AM Eastern time, or 8:05 my time. That means I’m going to miss it, since I’m doing this post & a report on the adaptation of Moneyball to the big screen the night before. Clay Buchholz just seems to be getting better as...
by dpoarch | Apr 14, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Stephen Drew
Through the entire offseason, one of the main points analysts everywhere hammered home about the Red Sox was this: the team’s success will ride on the arms of top pitchers Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz. Well so far, so good. The duo has combined to allow only four runs...
