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 bcowett | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Brendan Ryan, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Stewart, Clay Buchholz, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Lyle Overbay, Mark Reynolds, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. The Red Sox will play their final rivalry series of the year this weekend. Will we miss it? Not at first, but eventually, we’ll miss it dearly. NEW YORK YANKEES – 79-68, 3rd place in the AL East (9.5 GB)...
by jcookson | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Lavarnway, Xander Bogaerts
Close your eyes and imagine the perfect baseball prospect, a player with very few holes in his game. Some of you might have pictured Mike Trout, or Byron Buxton. I’m a Red Sox homer so I immediately thought of Xander Bogaerts. Most prospects, though, have flaws or...
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 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...
by bcowett | Sep 10, 2013 | Alex Cobb, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Desmond Jennings, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, James Loney, Jeremy Hellickson, Jose Molina, Kelly Johnson, Matt Joyce, Ryan Dempster, Tampa Bay Rays, Wil Myers, Yunel Escobar
It’s pretty much come down to this, folks. The Rays are falling way behind in the pennant race, and the Red Sox have gladly widened the gap. Their only chance to get back in the race? A tussle with the team at the top of the division. The Red Sox will gladly...
by tbrooks | Sep 10, 2013 | Boston Media, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thorton, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Let’s start here: KNOCK ON WOOD. We are all fully aware that 2011 happened. They peaked at a 9 game lead on September 3. Today, we stand at 7.5 games on September 10. It’s happened before, but in spite of the past, ESPN ranks the Red Sox as a 99.9%...
by bcowett | Sep 9, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees, Will Middlebrooks
If the Yankees needed a wild pitch in the 9th inning to salvage a single game, I can live with that. New York was simply out-hit the whole series. The Red Sox pulled no punches going into New York. For four straight games, the Sox became the bombers in the Bronx...
by bcowett | Sep 6, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Larry Bird, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Quintin Berry
How can you really describe this team at this point? If there was a word that combined excitement, love and admiration all into one, that would be just the start. The longest 5th inning ever. Blowing a 7-2 lead. Beating Mariano Rivera in the 9th, and the Yanks in the...
by jkeller | Sep 1, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Matt Thorton, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
“And down the stretch they come!” Once again the calendar turns from August to September. Thankfully this time around the Red Sox are not only back in the race, they are, in fact, leading the race. Boston entered August 65-44, up 0.5 games in the American...
