by bcowett | Oct 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David Price, Jake Arrieta, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Howard, San Francisco Giants, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Wil Myers
The baseball season, despite our pleas, is over. The San Francisco Giants have stunningly won it for the third time in five years and now the winter – the long, long winter – begins again. With no baseball comes withdrawal and, for lack of better words,...
by domara | Oct 1, 2014 | Alberto Callaspo, Billy Butler, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Derek Norris, Eric Hosmer, James Shields, Jarrod Dyson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Sam Fuld, Sean Doolittle
The 2014 MLB postseason kicked off with a bang on Tuesday night, as the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals battled for 12 innings in the win or go home American League Wild Card game. On paper, the winner take all contest appeared to favor pitching, as both...
by broach | Aug 5, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Stephen Drew, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox struggled at home this week with a 1-5 homestand and are now 14 games behind the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. However, the team did not improve in one category this week: offense. The team has been able to score runs the last three games post...
by jcookson | Aug 1, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Felix Doubront, Giancarlo Stanton, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Theo Epstein, Troy Tulowitzki, Xander Bogaerts
With the Red Sox out of contention this season, Thursday’s trade deadline was one of the most action-packed days in team history. Eight players from the opening day roster left the club in the month before the deadline. Here’s my ranking of the top five moves Ben...
by broach | Jul 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, AL East, Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Boston Red Sox have been struggling mot of the 2014 season with a 48-60 record through two-thirds of the season. A 13-game deficit will be an even tougher hill to climb without four of the five starters on the Opening Day roster to start this season. The Red Sox...
by bcowett | Jul 31, 2014 | Adam Jones, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis Cespedes
Well, that escalated quickly. News has come in this morning that the Boston Red Sox have traded starting pitcher Jon Lester & outfielder Jonny Gomes to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and a 2015 competitive balance pick, blowing any notion of...
by prmallon | Jul 26, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Cincinnati Reds, Ichiro Suzuki, Jonny Gomes, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics
In his short time with the Boston Red Sox, Jonny Gomes has endeared himself to Red Sox Nation quicker than any other player in recent memory. It’s difficult not to take notice of Gomes and his quasi folk hero personality. Between the punting of the beer cans after...
