by akhatchaturian | Jul 18, 2014 | Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Shane Victorino
With the second half starting Friday, there are plenty of burning questions surrounding the last-place Red Sox. Here are the five most important ones: 1) Buyers or sellers? The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is fast approaching and the Red Sox find themselves in a...
by domara | Jul 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Sean Coyle
The Red Sox wrapped up the first half of the season on a high note over the weekend. Boston took 2 games out of 3 in their first meeting of the season with the Houston Astros, and picked up a game in the division standings. On Friday night, John Lackey battled through...
by jreilly | Jul 14, 2014 | AJ Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chris Sale, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Twitter
Starting today, on every other Monday (3 Up 3 Down will appear twice a month as well), we over here at Fire Brand of the American League are going to bring you what we think were the Top 10 Tweets of the Week. If you have a Twitter you know that Twitter is essentially...
by jcookson | Jul 11, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Alex Hassan, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brandon Workman, Brian Johnson, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Dexter Fowler, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Oscar Taveras, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The release of A.J. Pierzynski on Wednesday marked a turning point for the Red Sox this season. The youth movement has started in earnest, with the club starting five rookies on Wednesday night. As Alex Skillin wrote earlier this week, more moves should be on the way...
by domara | Jul 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, koji uehara, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
After dropping the first 2 games of the series on Monday and Tuesday, the Red Sox tried to salvage the third and final game against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Boston sent right-handed rookie Brandon Workman to the mound in search of his second win, while the...
by jreilly | Jun 30, 2014 | AL East, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Joe Maddon, John Farrell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, NL West, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yasiel Puig
After an extended hiatus, 3 Up 3 Down returns to give you a look at who performed well and who did not over the past week of Red Sox baseball. After what has been a tumultuous season (that could be the understatement of the season), the Boston Red Sox, after taking 2...
by domara | Jun 25, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Chris Capuano, Endy Chavez, Erasmo Ramirez, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Kyle Seager, Mike Napoli, Seattle Mariners
After getting blown out in game 0ne of the series, the Red Sox looked to even up their three game set against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Jake Peavy toed the rubber for the Red Sox, and was opposed by Seattle right-hander Erasmo Ramirez. After the Red Sox...
by domara | Jun 18, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Minnesota Twins, Xander Bogearts
The Red Sox and Twins played the second game of a three game series at Fenway Park on Tuesday night. Similar to Monday’s contest, runs were held to a minimum as staff aces Jon Lester and Phil Hughes toed the rubber for their respective clubs. However, Boston was...
by domara | Jun 17, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Grady Sizemore, Kevin Correia, koji uehara, Minnesota Twins, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino
Runs were hard to come by in the Red Sox and Twins series opener on Monday night. While the pitching match-up of Rubby De La Rosa and Kevin Correia doesn’t sound like your prototypical pitchers duel, both starters battled like a couple of aces. In his third...
by broach | Jun 16, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
The Boston Red Sox are still a long way away from catching the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East with a 31-38 record through 69 contests. There are eight teams between them and the second Wild Card spot as well as a 5.5 game difference. Sure, there are still 93 games...
