by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, J.J. Hardy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Michael Morse, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks
There’s a very good chance the Red Sox can clinch the division this week. Hell, they can win a playoff spot tonight if they win and Cleveland loses. So why not just keep on winning? This time, they’ll have a chance to deal a fatal blow to the Baltimore...
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 huntergolden | Sep 11, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rios, Andre Ethier, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Gerardo Parra, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jay Bruce, Jonny Gomes, Josh Hamilton, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Torii Hunter, Xander Bogaerts
Red Sox GM Ben Cherington entered the 2012-2013 offseason with an open mind and an open checkbook. After a disastrous 2012 campaign that resulted in 69 wins and the salary dump to end all salary dumps, Cherington finally got the keys to the car to spend the money...
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 bcowett | Sep 5, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Chris Stewart, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Felix Doubront, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki, Ivan Nova, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Lyle Overbay, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano
So, it’s early September and we’re winding down in regards to the season – wait, what? The Yankees again? Sigh. /goes to Baseball-Reference /sees standings JUST DIE ALREADY. NEW YORK YANKEES – 75-64, 3rd place in the AL East (8.0 GB) Hey, the...
by bcowett | Sep 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John McDonald, Xander Bogaerts
And away goes the White Sox. It’s a real shame to seem them go, I’ve always liked entertaining games where the Red Sox win in spite of their awfulness. It’s almost like clockwork for the 2013 Boston Red Sox: another series win (a sweep, no less), and...
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...
by bcowett | Aug 30, 2013 | Adam Dunn, Alejandro De Aza, Alexei Ramirez, Andre Rienzo, Avisail Garcia, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Dayan Viciedo, Felix Doubront, Gavin Floyd, Gordon Beckham, Hector Santiago, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jeff Keppinger, John Danks, Josh Phegley, Paul Konerko, Ryan Dempster, Tyler Flowers
Part Two of this homestand is a three-game set against the lowly White Sox, which will inevitably make many a writer use a “clever” Sox pun headline. I mean, we’ve seen these teams play each other quite a bit, guys, you don’t need to be...
by dpoarch | Aug 29, 2013 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Lavarnway, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogaerts
This is Fire Brand’s fifth iteration of the TrollBag, and I’m feeling particularly generous this week, so it’s going to be a big one. Before we get started though, I’d just like to mention that the TrollBag now officially has its own Twitter account...
by huntergolden | Aug 28, 2013 | Blake Swihart, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Mike Napoli, President Bush, Russell Martin, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
In the next week and a half, the Red Sox can make the AL East officially a 2-team race As of now, the Yankees find themselves out of first by 7.5 games while Baltimore sits 6.5 off the pace. A series win this week vs. Baltimore and a split with the surging Yankees in...
