by bcowett | Nov 18, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mark Trumbo
It’s been a pretty quiet couple weeks for the Red Sox. This is what the offseason will do to you. Although, it could just be championship hangover. Who knows. It’s been a long while since we’ve heard good things about the Red Sox going into an...
by tbrooks | Nov 12, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Mark Trumbo, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Will Middlebrooks
We witnessed it again in 2013. Another World Series, another roster of patient hitters. The Red Sox philosophy has been to see pitches, work counts, and avoid outs. When it has worked, the duck boats have rolled down Boylston Street. Yet, while many are still nursing...
by bcarsley | Nov 11, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Price, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Max Scherzer, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Hudson, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Ah, the offseason. A time for all 30 teams (or at least 26-or-so teams) to regain optimism. A time for rumors, whispers and arguments galore. A time for rampant #rosturbation, for MLB Trade Rumors, for @BadMLB and for Nick Cafardo’s trade ideas. We don’t all admit...
by bcowett | Oct 28, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, 2013 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jonny Gomes, Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
Will the guy who bet on Game 3 to end on an obstruction call please come up and claim his millions? Feel lucky, sir. Because that’s something you will never see again. These games just get more and more ridiculous the longer this series goes on. Unlikely heroes,...
by bcowett | Oct 25, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jonny Gomes
I’m still at a loss for words after last night. That was some awful defense and even worse decision-making all around. Just punted away a win there. We loved the Cardinals making error after error on Wednesday night. But Thursday night, it was the Red...
by bcowett | Sep 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Koji Uehara
It’s over. It’s really over. Baseball’s regular season is all but done now, and I can’t do anything but sit here sadly and try not to cry (and end up crying a lot). O Captain, My Captain! If it wasn’t for Ben Cherington staying true, this...
by bcowett | Sep 20, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Anthony Gose, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, J.P. Arencibia, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Moises Sierra, R.A. Dickey, Rajai Davis, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays
And once more with the Blue Jays. We’ve already seen 2012, Toronto – we don’t need you coming back here to remind us of how bad a “superteam” can get. And for just the seventh time in team history, the Red Sox have a chance to clinch the...
by jcookson | Sep 20, 2013 | Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
I have two Red Sox jerseys in my closet. One is a dark blue batting practice jersey that looks like it came from an All Star game. There is no name on the back, and I got it outside a Red Sox-Orioles game at Camden Yards. The other is a white home Manny Ramirez...
by chipbuck | Sep 18, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester
I’m sorry. I just can’t sit over here quietly anymore. I’ve stood by as writer after writer and talking head after talking head proclaimed the Red Sox’s new team chemistry as the primary (and in some cases, the singular) reason they’ve...
by bcarsley | Sep 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Let’s play word association with the last few editions of the Boston Red Sox. For me, 2011 equals “failure.” When I think of 2012, the first thing that jumps to mind is “fecundity.” And 2013? Apologies for the language, but the first thing is “really f-ing good.” So...
