by domara | Mar 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Henry, Major League Baseball, Ryan Dempster, Travis Shaw
Sure the Red Sox are not off to the best start, but let’s not forget that it’s still spring training and these games are absolutely meaningless. Since Ryan Dempster retired, Jake Peavy has become an extremely important member of the Red Sox staff. But the...
by bcowett | Mar 6, 2014 | 2013 World Series, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Joel Peralta, John Farrell, John Lackey, Lance Lynn, Luke Gregerson, Mike Napoli, San Diego Padres, Seth Maness, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Yadier Molina
I don’t think anyone will truly be able to express the elation + stomach-turning cocktail of feelings that come with postseason play. Language just isn’t that precise enough, nor is it truly that descriptive. But in the end, it’s something of a...
by domara | Mar 4, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Daniel Nava, Jerry Remy, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp
I don’t care if it’s spring training, after back-to-back televised games, you can’t go back to radio-only broadcasts. I’m starting to think this whole “spring training” thing is a big tease. Without a pure lead-off hitter on the...
by bcowett | Feb 28, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Will Middlebrooks
I don’t even care that it was two college teams. The Red Sox played baseball yesterday. They pitched and hit and scored runs and stuff. It all still counts. We’re not always the optimistic sort, but the 2014 Red Sox look different and not as 2013-like. Is...
by bcowett | Jan 27, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, David Ortiz, John Farrell, Jonny Gomes, New York Yankees, Pawtucket Red Sox, Stephen Drew
We might see a little gold rush for free agents sometime soon, with Spring Training starting next month. This could be a fun little Hot Stove ride late in the offseason. Like clockwork, David Ortiz is rumbling about his contract again. Though it’s not a bad idea...
by bcowett | Nov 13, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Ruiz, John Farrell, Terry Francona, Xander Bogaerts
It’s MLB’s award season. Great time for debates, quarrels and confrontations about what guy should win and what stats Brian Kenny says we should use. Have fun! In the end, a skipper that came from Boston won. Terry Francona was voted in as the AL Manager...
by jcookson | Nov 1, 2013 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, John Farrell, Xander Bogaerts
Some random thoughts on the Red Sox as I recover from a champagne haze and try to figure out what to do with my playoff beard.* *Seriously, should I shave it right away? Leave it to frighten small children and provide a home for small forest creatures? When I asked my...
by jkeller | Oct 31, 2013 | 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS, 2004 World Series, 2007 ALCS, 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Dave Roberts, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jon Papelbon, Koji Uehara, New York Yankees
I can remember it like it was yesterday.
It was August of 2004. Fresh off the controversial Nomar trade (or the Dave Roberts trade, if you prefer) the Red Sox we’re grinding through another summer as a fan base full of helpless saps who hoped that somehow, someway,...
by bcarsley | Oct 28, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, John Farrell, Kolten Wong, Quintin Berry, Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Yadier Molina
The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals are tied at two games apiece in the 2013 World Series. The first two games of the series were, by our current standards, unremarkable. The Red Sox put a beat down on St. Louis in Game One, then shot themselves in the foot in...
by jcookson | Oct 11, 2013 | Bobby Valentine, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Farrell, Terry Francona, Xander Bogaerts
Much has been made of the complete overhaul the Red Sox underwent in the offseason. Multiple players were brought in, changing the entire culture of the team. Perhaps more importantly, the front office claimed a familiar face to lead the team. John Farrell’s...
