by akhatchaturian | Jul 4, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia
By Andre Khatchaturian Dustin Pedroia is on fire. After bottoming out with a .262 average on June 27 and being the defiant subject in a Dan Shaughnessy story, Pedroia is hitting .600 over the last five games. Despite the fact that the Red Sox almost got no-hit by Jake...
by jcookson | Jul 4, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Ben Zobrist, Brock Holt, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
I wrote my first Mookie Betts article for Fire Brand in June of last year after he had sustained his breakout performance at Low A in Greenville for a few months. I wrote at that time that his dream projection was “a high on base contact hitter with excellent speed...
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 askillin | Jul 2, 2014 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli
A number of factors have led to the Red Sox’s offensive woes in 2014, most notably the club’s subpar outfield production and Boston’s inability to replace departed players such as Jacoby Ellsbury and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. But the middle of the Red Sox lineup hasn’t...
by domara | Jul 2, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mookie Betts
After nearly being no-hit by Jake Arrieta on Monday night, the Red Sox and Cubs met for the second game of their 3 game set on Tuesday. Boston sent Clay Buchholz to the mound for his second start since returning from the disabled list in late June. The tall righty...
by domara | Jun 20, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Oakland Athletics, Scott Kazmir
The Red Sox began their first west coast trip of the season on Thursday, as the they opened up a 4 game series with the Oakland Athletics. Jake Peavy toed the rubber for Boston and was opposed by one of the best left-handers in the game, Scott Kazmir. The A’s...
by domara | Jun 19, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, koji uehara, Mike Napoli
The Red Sox endured perhaps their strangest win of the 2014 season on Wednesday afternoon. With a series sweep of the Minnesota Twins in their sites, Boston sent John Lackey to the mound to oppose Minnesota right hander Kyle Gibbson. Like the previous two games of the...
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 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...
by domara | Jun 12, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Chris Capuano, Chris Davis, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, John Lackey
It didn’t take long for things to go wrong for the Red Sox on Wednesday. In his third start of the season, Rubby De La Rosa was touched up for three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Adam Jones opened up the scoring for Baltimore with a one out RBI double,...
