by askillin | Jul 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Felix Doubront, Henry Owens, Hisashi Iwakuma, James Shields, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Max Scherzer, Rubby de la Rosa
Enough has been said and written about Jon Lester’s contract negotiations with the Red Sox that there is no need to rehash here. The Red Sox, for their part, didn’t expect to be this bad in 2014, so they probably believed another season of contention would give them...
by domara | Jul 29, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp, Melky Cabrera, Mike Napoli, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays
“Defeated” is an understatement for what the Toronto Blue Jays did to the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. In actuality, destroyed, embarrassed, or dismantled would be a more appropriate description of the beat-down that took place at Fenway Park. Melky...
by tbrooks | Jul 29, 2014 | Allen Webster, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Dodgers, Peter Gammons, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rubby de la Rosa, Seattle Mariners, Travis Shaw, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
It’s not entirely clear if this has been adequately reported or not, but John Lackey is signed for 2015 at the staggering rate of $500,000 (major league minimum) because he his contract stipulated just that were he to miss time significant due to injury. Oh, you...
by broach | Jul 28, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mike Carp, Stephen Drew
The Boston Red Sox had an unsuccessful road trip with a 2-5 record against the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays over the past seven days. The offense was stagnant at times after a 14-run outburst last Monday night at Rogers Centre. The pitching was pretty solid,...
by domara | Jul 28, 2014 | Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp, Mike Carp
After losing the first two games against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday and Saturday, the Red Sox were able to avoid the sweep by taking care of their division rivals on Sunday. Allen Webster started for Boston, and was constantly dancing into and out of trouble through...
by jreilly | Jul 28, 2014 | Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, jose abreu, San Diego Padres
Welcome back to the second edition of @firebrandal Tweet’s of the Week, which is a short series that we do every other week over here at Fire Brand of the American League. The last place 48-57 Boston Red Sox seem to have finally faced the reality that this...
by jcookson | Jul 25, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, cc sabathia, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dustin Pedroia, Former Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jacoby Ellsbury, Johan Santana, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Pedro Martinez
The Red Sox drafted Jon Lester in 2002. He’s spent his entire career with the club, overcome cancer with the club, and won two World Series rings with the club. His teammates refer to him as a role model, and he’s been a force at the top of the rotation for the Red...
by domara | Jul 25, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays
A pair of rookies squared off in the series finale of a 4 game set between the Red Sox and Blue Jays on Thursday. The Red Sox sent 25 year-old Rubby De La Rosa to the mound, while Toronto countered with the former 2012 first round draft pick, Marcus Stroman. After De...
by domara | Jul 24, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, koji uehara, R.A. Dickey, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogaerts
After snapping their 6 game winning streak on Tuesday, the Red Sox looked to return to their winning ways on Wednesday. Boston sent Clay Buchholz to the mound in search of his third consecutive win, while the Blue Jays countered with verteran knuckleballer R.A....
by domara | Jul 23, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jose Reyes, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays
The Red Sox snapped their 6 game winning streak with a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. In what could be his last start as a Red Sox, Jake Peavy pitched 5 effective innings before watching the wheels come off in the 6th and 7th. As has been the case...
