by askillin | Sep 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Ben Cherington, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Uncategorized
Joe Kelly has been a steady starter down the stretch, but the Red Sox want him to throw more breaking balls. Could a change in pitch usage aid Kelly in 2015? Joe Kelly is one of the more unheralded players the Red Sox added before the trade deadline, and his...
by domara | Sep 16, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Max Scherzer, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rusney Castillo, Xander Bogaerts
After taking three games of four from the Kansas City Royals over the weekend, the Red Sox hit the road on Monday and traveled to Pittsburgh for the first time since 2011. Boston will send rookie right-hander Anthony Ranaudo to the mound to start the series, while the...
by domara | Sep 15, 2014 | Aaron Crow, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hosmer, Jason Vargas, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogearts
With a series victory within their grasp, the Red Sox took the field behind starter Joe Kelly on Sunday afternoon. After breezing through an easy first inning of work, Boston’s 27 year old starter ran into some trouble in the second and gave Kansas City an early...
by prmallon | Sep 13, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Andrew Miller, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew
The Red Sox’ less than impressive 2014 campaign has engendered quite a bit of roster turnover, as GM Ben Cherington has done his best to extract value from nearly every franchise piece that isn’t/wasn’t bolted down. Obviously, more moves could have been made,...
by domara | Sep 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Eric Hosmer, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Rusney Castillo, Will Middlebrooks
After being swept at Fenway Park by the Baltimore Orioles, the Red Sox hit the road for the final time this season. Boston’s last road trip of the 2014 campaign took them to Kansas City, for a four game series with the first-place Royals. The Red Sox grabbed an...
by bcowett | Sep 11, 2014 | Bobby Valentine, Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Rusney Castillo, Uncategorized, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
In a way, baseball is like the game of thrones: you win or you die – in baseball’s case, the media skewers you with verbal & written attacks, so in a way, it’s more like a character assassination. Not to say that GoT doesn’t have actual...
by domara | Sep 9, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pawtucket Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox played their first of three games against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Monday. Coming off his first win in a Red Sox uniform in his previous start, Joe Kelly toed the rubber for Boston in the series opener. After tossing a clean top of the...
by domara | Sep 1, 2014 | Alex Cobb, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Chris Archer, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Jake Odorizzi, James Shields, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Tampa Bay Rays, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox continued their recent winning ways this weekend by taking 2 games of 3 from the Tampa Bay Rays. In his third career start, Boston right-hander Anthony Ranaudo tamed Tampa Bay over 6 innings of work, allowing just 3 runs on 5 hits, and striking out 4. The...
by Harry Burnham | Aug 31, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester
Surprise, surprise. The Red Sox are out of it. Okay, that may not be STRICTLY true, strictly as in mathematically speaking. To be precise, Boston’s elimination number remains at 11. Their elimination number being the number of losses (or wins by a leading team)...
by domara | Aug 29, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Henry Owens, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes
Fresh off their series win in Toronto, the Red Sox enjoyed an off day on Thursday. Boston will continue their road trip on Friday, with a 3 game set against the Tampa Bay Rays. Like the Red Sox, the Rays find themselves out of serious contention in the AL East, but...
