by bcowett | Aug 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Ellis, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chris Capuano, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Juan Uribe, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Ellis, Matt Kemp, Ricky Nolasco, Yasiel Puig
The moment you saw this series on the schedule, you had to know Narratives Day was coming. Well, it’s arrived. Merry Christmas, beat writers. Thankfully, I’m not here to talk the potential storylines. I love you guys enough that I’m here to talk...
by chipbuck | Aug 20, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Portland Sea Dogs, Xander Bogaerts
1. Is it time to worry about the Red Sox? Grab some wood their, bub. Not so fast. Entering this most recent series against the Giants, the Red Sox had lost nine of 14 games against the Astros, Royals, Blue Jays, and Yankees–a crew they should have won nine of...
by bcowett | Aug 19, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Angel Pagan, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Hunter Pence, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Marco Scutaro, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
Back to the West Coast go the Red Sox. This time, they have to play by silly National League rules and have the pitchers hit. And the last time they visited AT&T Park in 2010, it didn’t go so well for a certain pitcher and a popular second baseman....
by bcarsley | Aug 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Dariel Abreu, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thorton, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Jacoby Ellsbury, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli and Joel Hanrahan. You have just read an exhaustive list of Red Sox players who will become free agents after the 2013 season. Two additional players – Jon Lester and Matt Thornton – have...
by bcowett | Aug 9, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Alex Hassan, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Daniel Bard, David Ross, Garin Cecchini, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli
Bruce Chen, guys. Bruce effing Chen. I mean, being inept against that rookie lefty in Houston was somewhat understandable, but Chen? Really? That first inning…could’ve gone a lot better. Jon Lester didn’t have his best stuff, but Jonny Gomes...
by chipbuck | Aug 8, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Devin Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about ' Welcome to this week’s incarnation of the Cafardo mailbag. No, I’m not back to doing this regularly. That’s still Tim’s...
by huntergolden | Aug 8, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester
Fire Brand’s Editor and Lord Protector Hunter Golden was invited to be on the Toucher & Rich Show this morning on 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston to talk a little Red Sox. During his segment he talked Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, playoff rotations and Jake...
by bcowett | Aug 7, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Steven Wright, Xander Bogaerts
Well, that was a nice little bounce-back win there for the Red Sox after and immensely frustrating Monday. On to the rubber match! There have been better first innings, that’s for sure. But when Jacoby Ellsbury rediscovers his 2011 self, that first inning...
by huntergolden | Aug 7, 2013 | C.J. Wilson, Chris Sale, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Justin Masterson, Justin Verlander, Matt Harvey, Max Scherzer, Ryan Kalish, Stephen Strasburg, Yu Darvish, Zack Greinke
Sometimes I wonder why Felix Doubront isn’t held in higher regard among Red Sox fans, but then again, I’m not that surprised. After all, Doubront was signed as an international free agent in 2004 at the age of 16 – during a period in time where the Red Sox farm system...
by dpoarch | Aug 4, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
You guys know the drill by now: I ask for questions, people give me them, and rarely are they serious. Let’s get the trollbag started. — @PoarchDaniel Let me finish a few more beers first — Joshua Cookson (@TheCookson802) August 3, 2013 This is exactly the...
