by tbrooks | Jul 22, 2014 | Jackie Bradley, Xander Bogaerts
Red Sox Nation has spent much of this season focusing on two major issues: How bad/annoying/swing at the first pitch-y A.J Pierzynski is as well as whether or not Jackie Bradley, Jr, will ever hit enough to justify his other worldly defense in the daily lineup. As AJP...
by domara | Jul 21, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Gomes, Kansas City Royals, Mike Napoli, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
Don’t look now, but the Red Sox are streaking with exactly 10 day to go before the July 31st trade deadline. Over the weekend, Boston took 3 straight from the Kansas City Royals, and improved their season record to 46-52. On Friday, it was Clay Buchholz who got...
by domara | Jul 17, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Portland Sea Dogs, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogearts
The 2 days following the MLB All-Star game are often referred to as “the most boring days in sports”. With the MLB on consecutive off days and every other sport out of season, television — at least for me — becomes unwatchable. But just because...
by domara | Jul 16, 2014 | All-Star Game, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Jackie Bradley, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jose Dariel Abreu, koji uehara
In sports, All-Star games are often scrutinized for not being entertaining enough to watch, but that wasn’t the case during Tuesday night’s 81st annual MLB All-Star game. Felix Hernandez toed the rubber first for the American League squad, and was opposed...
by askillin | Jul 16, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
The first half of the Red Sox season proved to be a bumpier ride than just about anyone could have predicted, leaving Boston in an uncertain situation as the trade deadline approaches at the end of July. With Tuesday’s All-Star Game now in the past and the second half...
by tbrooks | Jul 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts, Portland Sea Dogs, Sean Coyle, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
A deep farm system is a good problem to have, but it still causes problems that will eventually need to be solved by the front office. For example, the Boston Red Sox, heading into the all star break, have been fielding three natural second basemen in their lineups...
by domara | Jul 11, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino
Have the Red Sox found the momentum to resurrect a dead season? Probably not, but the team did win their second consecutive walk-off contest on Thursday. Jon Lester toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was superb, allowing just one run while striking out 11 over 7...
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 askillin | Jul 9, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Burke Badenhop, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
It has become painfully obvious in the last two weeks that the Red Sox are going nowhere in 2014. The club’s offense has scuffled all season long, and with summer no longer a novelty, these struggles have quickly grown from what appeared to be a passing fluke to cold,...
by jcookson | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Xander Bogaerts
After a dispiriting extra innings loss, the Red Sox are now in last place, 9 games out of first. Past Sox teams dominated at home, but after taking two out of three against the Yankees in New York, the team is 1-5 on the current homestand, and three games below .500...
