by askillin | May 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Alex Cobb, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Dylan Bundy, Felix Doubront, Jeremy Hellickson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Moore, Mike Gonzalez, Oakland Athletics, Wei-Yin Chen
The first six weeks of the season haven’t all gone according to plan for the Red Sox. Various injuries and some poor hitting with men on base have conspired to dampen their offensive production, Felix Doubront and Clay Buchholz have each turned in a stinker or two,...
by bcowett | Jun 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Colby Rasmus, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Jose Reyes, Macier Izturis, Melky Cabrera, Ryan Dempster, Toronto Blue Jays
Let’s just stop and talk about the AL East for a second. The American League East, in all its greatness, has all FIVE teams with a record over .500, and all of them are within 7 games of first place with roughly 80 games to go. How can you not be excited for any...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2013 | Aaron Loup, Adam Lind, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmil Rogers, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Altuve, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Michael Schwimer, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Munenori Kawasaki, Ryan Dempster, Sergio Santos, Stephen Drew, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
After sweeping Jose Altuve (because, let’s face it, he was the only Astros player worth a damn), the Boston Red Sox (18-7, 3 game lead in the AL East) fly north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (9-17, 9.5 games behind in the AL East) in a...
by tbrooks | Mar 26, 2013 | Adam Lind, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Casey Janssen, Colby Rasmus, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, R.A. Dickey, Sergio Santos, Tony LaRussa, Toronto Blue Jays
Is it ok to admit to loving the early 90’s Blue Jays? In particular, I loved to play with their team on Ken Griffey, Jr Major League Baseball on the Super Nintendo. Rickey Henderson, Roberto Alomar, John Olerud, Joe Carter, Duane Ward, Pat Hentgen, etc. (or at least...
by dpodheiser | Feb 8, 2013 | Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, cc sabathia, Derek Jeter, James Loney, James Shields, Josh Johnson, Mariano Rivera, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Davis, Wil Myers, Yunel Escobar
The Red Sox are going to need the ball to bounce the right way – a lot – if they want to win the American League East in 2013. Last week, we highlighted three things the Sox will have to do well if they want to take the division. The list included bounce-back...
by dpoarch | Jan 20, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Kyle Lohse, Manny Machado, Mark Buehrle, Mark Reynolds, Matt Wieters, Melky Cabrera, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Markakis, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton
Baseball’s offseason sucks. Well, alright, every sports offseason sucks. But baseball’s feels worse, somehow. Maybe it’s just how slowly it moves. There’s no real free agent blitz like there is in football; it can be months before free agents...
by scandage | Sep 14, 2012 | Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Anthony Gose, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Ivan De Jesus, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mauro Gomez, Mike Aviles, New York Yankees, Pedro Ciriaco, Rajai Davis, Rich Hill, Robert Coello, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
After taking only one game from the Yankees, the last place Boston Red Sox (64-80, 17.5 games back in the AL East) hit the road for a three-game skein against the Toronto Blue Jays (65-77, 15.5 games back in the AL East) at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are 5-5 in...
by scandage | Jul 20, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Anthony Gose, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Carl Crawford, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Henderson Alvarez, Houston Astros, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jerry Remy, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Josh Beckett, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking three of four from the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox (48-45, 9.5 GB) welcome the struggling Toronto Blue Jays (45-47, 12 GB) to Fenway Park for a three-game set. The Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last 10 while the Red Sox are 6-4 in their last 10....
by scandage | Jun 1, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Francisco Cordero, Franklin Morales, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kelly Gruber, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mike Aviles, Omar Vizquel, Rajai Davis, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox (26-25) take off to the Great White North for a weekend set with the Toronto Blue Jays (27-24). The Blue Jays seem to be doing their annual “We look better than we are” routine, but...
by aconvery | Mar 27, 2012 | Adam Lind, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Jansen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Thames, Francisco Cordero, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jason Frasor, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Ricky Romero, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
“The Tampa Bay Rays certainly have enough young talent, but they’re in the toughest division in baseball, and it’s going to be hard to win anything with the Red Sox and Yankees looming above them.” This quote comes from no one in particular, but it was the general...