by bcowett | Sep 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Danny Valencia, J.J. Hardy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Flaherty, Wei-Yin Chen
After doing this fora few months, you start to realize how much you’re gonna miss it. How fun it was to see an awful team’s lineup and make decent analogies all for the sake of making this not mind-meltingly boring. Then you realize that the Red Sox play...
by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, J.J. Hardy, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Michael Morse, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Dempster, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks
There’s a very good chance the Red Sox can clinch the division this week. Hell, they can win a playoff spot tonight if they win and Cleveland loses. So why not just keep on winning? This time, they’ll have a chance to deal a fatal blow to the Baltimore...
by bcowett | Aug 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Bud Norris, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Ryan Flaherty, Wei-Yin Chen
So the Red Sox pull of a good road trip, finally get back home, and who do they face? The Orioles. Cue the frustration of not getting hits and watching the BABIP dragons just ignore Baltimore for the majority of the series.Well, at least it’s at home, right?...
by bcowett | Jul 26, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Ryan Dempster, Scott Feldman, Wilson Betemit
Now would be a really, really convenient time for the Red Sox to start hitting again. Just spray those line drives all over the pl- oh. They’re playing the Orioles. Whelp, time to consider every line drive hit as an out, since all Baltimore does is catch them....
by scandage | Apr 8, 2013 | Adam Jones, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Darren O'Day, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Arrieta, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Luis Ayala, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Mike Napoli, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Strop, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Flaherty, Steve Johnson, T.J. McFarland, Tommy Hunter, Troy Patton, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks, Wilson Betemit
After winning their first two road series of the season, the Boston Red Sox (4-2, first place in the AL East) come home to Fenway Park for their opening series against the Baltimore Orioles (3-3, 1 game back in the AL East). Baltimore was one of the surprises of 2012,...
by dpoarch | Mar 10, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, Dylan Bundy, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Pedro Strop, Steve Johnson, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton
Baltimore Orioles 2013 Season Preview When we starting the Know Thy Enemy series, I specifically requested to cover the Orioles. There was a specific reason for that – I wanted to write about what I think will be the biggest fall-to-earth team in baseball. I...
by scandage | Sep 28, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Darren O'Day, Endy Chavez, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jim Thome, Junichi Tazawa, Lew Ford, Luis Ayala, Manny Machado, Mark Melancon, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Mauro Gomez, Nate McLouth, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Strop, Randy Wolf, Rich Hill, Robert Andino, Ryan Flaherty, Scott Atchison, Steve Johnson, Stuart Pomeranz, Troy Patton, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wilson Betemit, Zach Stewart
After losing both of their final home games, the tied-for-last Boston Red Sox (69-87, 21 games back in the AL East) travel to Camden Yards for their penultimate series of the year against the Baltimore Orioles (89-67, 1 game back in the AL East, leading the AL Wild...
by scandage | Sep 21, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren O'Day, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jim Thome, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Luis Ayala, Manny Machado, Mark Melancon, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Mauro Gomez, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Aviles, Nate McLouth, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Ciriaco, Pedro Strop, Rich Hill, Robert Andino, Ryan Kalish, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Steve Johnson, Stuart Pomeranz, Troy Patton, Wilson Betemit
After splitting a series in St. Petersburg, the Boston Red Sox (66-83, 19 games back in the AL East) return to Fenway Park for their last home stand of the season for a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (85-64, 1 game back in the AL East, 4.5 games ahead...
by scandage | Aug 14, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Carl Crawford, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Cody Ross, Craig Breslow, Darren O'Day, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Hammel, Jim Thome, Johnny Pesky, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Gregg, Luis Ayala, Manny Machado, Mark Melancon, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Miguel Gonzalez, Nate McLouth, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Strop, Robert Andino, Ryan Flaherty, Ryan Lavarnway, Seattle Mariners, Stuart Pomeranz, Troy Patton, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks, Wilson Betemit
After splitting four games with the Indians, the Boston Red Sox (57-59 11.5 games back in the AL East) move on to Camden Yards to take on the Baltimore Orioles (62-53, 6 games back in the AL East). The Orioles are 8-2 in their last 10 games, while the Red Sox are 4-6...
