by domara | Dec 1, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Samardzija, Jon Lester, Jose Reyes, Josh Donaldson, Josh Johnson, Nelson Cruz, New York Yankees, Pablo Sandoval, Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays, Yoenis Cespedes
This week marks a potentially important seven days for the Boston Red Sox, as two of the teams highly coveted pitching options are reportedly drawing closer to final decisions. Free agent left-hander Jon Lester will meet with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, before...
by askillin | Nov 19, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Anthopolous, Andrew Friedman, Colby Rasmus, David Price, Dioner Navarro, Drew Hutchison, Ervin Santana, James Shields, Joe Maddon, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Nelson Cruz, Russell Martin
The Blue Jays aren’t messing around. That much became clear when they signed free-agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82.5 million contract Monday, outbidding notable heavyweights in the Cubs and Dodgers in the process. The signing comes with its fair share...
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...
by dpoarch | Mar 31, 2014 | Adam Wainwright, Alejandro De Aza, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Harper, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Emilio Bonifacio, Grady Sizemore, Jose Fernandez, Jose Reyes, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Nelson Cruz, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Wilson Ramos
We’ve finally reached MLB Opening Day, and I’m sure you all are just as excited as I am that those ESPN score update texts finally count now, instead of being just a tease like they were in Spring Training. For this week’s column, I’m just...
by bcowett | Sep 20, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Anthony Gose, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, J.P. Arencibia, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Moises Sierra, R.A. Dickey, Rajai Davis, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays
And once more with the Blue Jays. We’ve already seen 2012, Toronto – we don’t need you coming back here to remind us of how bad a “superteam” can get. And for just the seventh time in team history, the Red Sox have a chance to clinch the...
by bcowett | Aug 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brett Lawrie, Colby Rasmus, Edwin Encarnacion, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Rajai Davis, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays
That Royals series was very frustrating. But for every sequence of games like that, there’s three others against teams like Toronto. Teams with no pitching that if you don’t tee off against, you should feel pretty distraught. And back to the Great White...
by bcowett | Jun 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Colby Rasmus, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Jose Reyes, Macier Izturis, Melky Cabrera, Ryan Dempster, Toronto Blue Jays
Let’s just stop and talk about the AL East for a second. The American League East, in all its greatness, has all FIVE teams with a record over .500, and all of them are within 7 games of first place with roughly 80 games to go. How can you not be excited for any...
by bcarsley | Jun 17, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Buster Posey, Byron Buxton, Jose Reyes, Oscar Taveras, Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts was promoted to Triple-A last week. If you’re even a casual fan of the Boston Red Sox, you’re probably aware of this move. In an age where prospect hype is often hard to contain, it becomes difficult to appropriately qualify how good the truly elite...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2013 | Aaron Loup, Adam Lind, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmil Rogers, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Altuve, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Michael Schwimer, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Munenori Kawasaki, Ryan Dempster, Sergio Santos, Stephen Drew, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
After sweeping Jose Altuve (because, let’s face it, he was the only Astros player worth a damn), the Boston Red Sox (18-7, 3 game lead in the AL East) fly north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (9-17, 9.5 games behind in the AL East) in a...
by scandage | Apr 5, 2013 | Adam Lind, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, Houston Astros, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Macier Izturis, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Michael Schwimer, Mike Napoli, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, R.A. Dickey, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
After earning a series win in the Bronx, the Boston Red Sox (2-1, tied for first in the AL East) go to the Great White North to take on the new-look Toronto Blue Jays (1-2, tied for third in the AL East). In Toronto, you definitely can’t tell your players...