by bcowett | Sep 6, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Larry Bird, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Quintin Berry
How can you really describe this team at this point? If there was a word that combined excitement, love and admiration all into one, that would be just the start. The longest 5th inning ever. Blowing a 7-2 lead. Beating Mariano Rivera in the 9th, and the Yanks in the...
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 4, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa, Tampa Bay Rays, Will Middlebrooks
There’s just something so awesome seeing a pitching staff that’s more than capable of shutting down a lineup. Does wonders for your nerves, too. Jon Lester was having none of Detroit’s offense last night, as he hurled seven strong innings to propel...
by bcowett | Sep 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Avila, Andy Dirks, Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Doug Fister, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Carp, Prince Fielder, Ramon Santiago, Rick Porcello, Ryan Dempster, Torii Hunter, Victor Martinez
In a sense, this homestand is a worst-to-first when you consider the American League Central standings. The last-place White Sox come to town first, then the Detroit Tigers saunter on in to Boston. It’s a steep increase in difficulty, but in the end, we’ll...
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 jcookson | Aug 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Henry Owens, Jon Lester
Henry Owens entered this season as one of a handful of top Red Sox pitching prospects. After a breakout 2013, he’s finishing the season as arguably their top pitching prospect. SoxProspects.com have him ranked as the number three prospect in the Red Sox system,...
by chipbuck | Aug 29, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jason Place, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kolbrin Vitek, Matt Barnes, Rubby de la Rosa, Xander Bogaerts
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Brian Johnson. First round picks during their first full season after being selected usually get a lot of hype. The hype isn’t always positive, of course. Sometimes, it’s negative with prospect analysts and...
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...
by bcowett | Aug 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Bud Norris, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Flaherty, Wei-Yin Chen
So the Red Sox pull of a good road trip, finally get back home, and who do they face? The Orioles. Cue the frustration of not getting hits and watching the BABIP dragons just ignore Baltimore for the majority of the series.Well, at least it’s at home, right?...
by bcowett | Aug 26, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Nick Punto, Nomar Garciaparra, Xander Bogaerts
Well, I certainly can’t hate a West Coast road trip where the Red Sox win at least half their games. Now that was a show of force by Boston. Behind a dominant performance by Jake Peavy, the Red Sox crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers – baseball’s hottest...
