by domara | Jul 16, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Joe Kelly, Jonathan Papelbon, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Robbie Ross, Steven Wright, Tommy Layne
Of all the shortcomings that the Red Sox have featured this season, the bullpen is arguably the biggest. This season Boston has used 14 relievers, who have combined to hold a 3.89 ERA in 284.1 innings pitched, which rank 22nd and 6th in the MLB respectively. While...
by domara | Jun 2, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Steven Wright, Wade Miley
For a while there, the Red Sox starting rotation looked like it was finally figuring things out. In the weeks following the dismissal of pitching coach Juan Nieves, Boston starters amassed found themselves turning in quality starts, and near the top of the league in...
by domara | Feb 27, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, Joe Kelly, John Farrell, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello, San Diego Padres, Shane Victorino, Steven Wright, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Miley
While the snow is still covering the ground in Boston, just three days separate us from the start of the Red Sox first game of the spring. The Red Sox can officially put their 2014 last place finish behind them, and rinse the bad taste out of their mouths on Tuesday...
by domara | Jan 26, 2015 | Andrew McCutchen, Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chicago Cubs, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Quintin Berry, Steven Wright
As New England prepares to get whacked with snow this week, reading about baseball should serve as a sweet release from the bitter cold…. Major League Baseball lost an icon over the weekend, as Ernie Banks passed away at the 83. Banks spent his entire 19-year...
by broach | Sep 1, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Dustin Pedroia, Fenway Park, Mookie Betts, Steven Wright
The Boston Red Sox went 4-2 over the last week and are now 60-76 with 26 games remaining including Monday’s contest against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The pitching has done well and the offense has scored enough runs to keep on winning despite Dustin Pedroia...
by broach | Apr 8, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chicago Cubs, Jonathan Herrera, Ryan Roberts, Steven Wright, Tampa Bay Rays, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox signed some additional infield help on Monday with the right-handed Ryan Roberts inking a deal. Roberts opted out of a deal with the Chicago Cubs on March 27 and the Red Sox needed some infield help with Will Middlebrooks ending up on the DL this...
by broach | Mar 28, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Craig Breslow, Drake Britton, Grady Sizemore, Ryan Lavarnway, Steven Wright
With the regular season less than 72 hours away, the Boston Red Sox have made a flurry of moves to trim down the roster. After John Farrell announced earlier that Grady Sizemore will start in center field, Jackie Bradley Jr. was demoted to Triple-A. Drake Britton and...
by bcowett | Aug 7, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Steven Wright, Xander Bogaerts
Well, that was a nice little bounce-back win there for the Red Sox after and immensely frustrating Monday. On to the rubber match! There have been better first innings, that’s for sure. But when Jacoby Ellsbury rediscovers his 2011 self, that first inning...
by bcowett | Aug 5, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Barnes, Brett Wallace, Bud Norris, Daniel Nava, Houston Astros, J.D. Martinez, Jason Castro, John Lackey, Jordan Lyles, Jose Altuve, Matt Dominguez, Matt Thornton, Ryan Dempster, Steven Wright, Tim Wakefield
I have to write a Red Sox at Astros preview piece tonight and I don't know how I'm gonna do that without typing "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA" for hours — Brett Cowett (@BACowett) August 5, 2013 The struggle is real. HOUSTON ASTROS – 36-74, 5th place...
by bcowett | Jul 12, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Oliver Perez, Seattle Mariners, Steven Wright, Will Middlebrooks
From one bay to another. Now the Sox are in Oakland for the final leg of the last road trip of the first half. Steven Wright – the baseball player, not the comedian – was the man in Seattle on Thursday. Nearly pitching the equivalent of a quality start, he...
