by domara | Jun 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Manny Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Ryan Hanigan
For a while there, it looked like Mike Napoli was remembering how to be a consistent middle of the order hitter again. But much like the Red Sox’ 2015 season, the first baseman’s late May renaissance was just a fleeting glimpse of promising talent. From...
by domara | Dec 8, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, David Price, Ervin Santana, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Max Scherzer, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...
by domara | Oct 27, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Dustin Pedroia, Hunter Pence, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jason Varitek, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Madison Bumgarner, Manny Ramirez, Oscar Taveras, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
It’s been a battle so far this fall, but the San Francisco Giants just keep plugging along. After entering the postseason as the National League Wild Card winners, the Giants are blew past the Washington Nationals, en route to a five game NLCS victory against...
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 jcookson | Feb 21, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Jason Varitek, Johnny Damon, Manny Ramirez, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
Our Red Sox heroes haven’t always left gracefully. In fact, one negative trend during the tenure of the current owners has been the disgruntled departures of many of the players and front office staff. For every Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, there has been a Johnny...
by jpolman | Aug 27, 2013 | A.J. Ellis, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Hanley Ramirez, Jake Peavy, Kenley Jansen, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Ricky Nolasco, Ted Williams, Yasiel Puig
Maybe it was the arrowed sign directing me to GREEN MONSTER SEATS mounted on the far wall, or the framed lobster painting in the corner. Maybe it was the cloud of salty, familiar accents billowing around the room, but I felt right at home at the Little Bar on LaBrea...
by jkeller | Aug 22, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, John Lackey, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, Manny Ramirez, Matt Thorton, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
As soon as a new deal is signed the debate begins over whether or not the player is actually worth the money that they will be paid. It happened with all of the free agent acquisitions last winter, it happened when Pedroia signed his extension, and it will happen...
by jkeller | Jul 25, 2013 | 2007 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, John Lackey, Manny Ramirez, Mark Loretta, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
“It means the world to me to put on this uniform everyday and to try to represent this city the right way.” Dustin Pedroia — July 24, 2013 As you undoubtedly know by now, Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon...
by bcowett | Jun 21, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, John Lackey, Jose Iglesias, Lowell Spinners, Manny Ramirez, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Wil Myers, Will Middlebrooks
Not the greatest of starts for the team last night. But there’s three more games left in the series – plenty of time to bounce back. All it took was one bad inning, and eight solid ones were made meaningless. Not the best of days – or weeks, for...
by dpodheiser | May 10, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Barry Bonds, Boston Red Sox, Cooperstown, David Ortiz, Fred McGriff, Grady Liddle, Hall of Fame, Hank Aaron, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, Minnesota Twins, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa
It’s hard to argue that there’s been a more popular player in Red Sox history than David Ortiz. Few fans even knew his name when he signed an under-the-radar deal with Boston prior to the 2003 season. Despite the fact that Ortiz had already compiled three straight...
