Boston’s Platoon Advantage

The Sox might have one of the most productive left fielders in the AL, but it comes in the form of two players.

What the Blue Jays blockbuster means for the 2013 Boston Red Sox

Hunter Golden zeroes in on the implications of the recent Toronto-Miami blockbuster and what it all means for the Boston Red Sox

Valuing the 2011 Free Agent Class

As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and…

Poll: How Much Does a Manager Matter?

Boston’s search for a new field manager continues and it will do so without the option of Mike Maddux, who…

Filling Out the 2012 Rotation

Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the…

Building the 2012 Rotation

There has been a lot of talk about how bad the September pitching was and a lot of blame has been placed…

7/31: D-Day

Boston Red Sox (65-40) @ Chicago White Sox (52-53) Andrew Miller (4-1, 5.45) @ Mark Buehrle (8-5, 3.22) 2:10PM EDT…

9/5 Online Seats Game Thread: White > Red Sox

Chicago White Sox (75-60) @ Boston Red Sox (76-60)   Mark Buerhle (12-10, 3.92) @ Josh Beckett (4-4, 5.93) 1:35…

9/7: No more Sox

Today is the final game of the season against the accursed White Sox, stealers of Carlton Fisk. Josh Beckett has given up 12 home runs in his last four starts (!!!) while Mark Buehrle is 2009's Mr. Perfect. Curt Hennig would roll over in his grave if he knew that the wrong Sox had the 'Perfect' label. Can Beckett keep balls inside the Cell? If he wants a future job as prison guard, he better show it here.

The Buchholz-Masterson Sisters and the Battle for Chicago Ahead

Because we never want them to feel good about each other, we have a duty to never stop comparing Justin Masterson and Clay Buchholz. So, it's time to put the question to rest: Which one is the prettier sister?

And...On Friday, the Sox get set to take on a diminished White Sox team. Fresh off trading designated hitter Jim Thome and starter Jose Contreras, Chicago seems to have mailed in the 2009 season.

But they won't make it so easy on the Sox, as Boston will go up against the heart of the White Sox rotation with matches against John Danks, Mark Buehrle, and Gavin Floyd. Are the boys in red up to the challenge?