by domara | Oct 3, 2014 | Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Chris Iannetta, David Freese, David Ortiz, Greg Holland, Jason Vargas, Jered Weaver, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Moustakas, Omar Infante, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
Fresh off their exciting extra inning victory over the Athletics in the American League Wild Card game, the Royals kicked off the American League Divisional Series against the Anaheim Angels. College teammates and future offseason vacation buddies, Jered Weaver and...
by domara | Sep 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Craig Breslow, Drake Britton, Jackie Bradley Jr., Melky Cabrera, Rubby de la Rosa, Toronto Blue Jays, Yoenis Cespedes
With the Red Sox well out of contention in the American League playoff standings, Boston welcomed in Wild Card hopefuls, the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend. Embracing their role as spoilers, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games in the weekend series, and kept the Jays 5...
by domara | Sep 3, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Joe Kelly, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Stephen Wright, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Yoenis Cespedes
It didn’t take long for the Red Sox to build a substantial lead against the Yankees on Wednesday evening. In the first of a three game series, Boston tallied two first inning runs off Yankees starter Shane Greene. After Mookie Betts singled and David Ortiz...
by jreilly | Aug 18, 2014 | AJ Pierzynski, Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez, Giancarlo Stanton, Jackie Bradley Jr., Joe Kelly, Jose Canseco, Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
With another week of baseball in the books for the 2014 season the Red Sox remain the cellar dwellers of the AL East. Despite playing putrid baseball for the majority of the season, the Red Sox just turned in one of their most productive weeks of baseball; going 4-2...
by jreilly | Aug 11, 2014 | Bryce Harper, Christian Vazquez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, Kolten Wong, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes
After a week hiatus from @firebrandal “Tweets of the Week” we return with this past week’s best tweets from Red Sox Nation. I hope everyone enjoyed the short-lived west coast trip out to Anaheim because I know our east coasters really enjoy 19-inning...
by domara | Aug 6, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Junichi Tazawa, Kolten Wong, Oscar Taveras, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes
With the stakes considerably lower than the last time they met, the Red Sox and Cardinals began a “world series rematch” series on Tuesday. Fresh off a solid start against the Toronto Blue Jays last Wednesday, Rubby De La Rosa took the mound for the Red...
by prmallon | Aug 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Craig, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, St. Louis Cardinals, Yoenis Cespedes, Yoenis Cespedes
Presumably, you’ve all heard by now that John Lackey was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals (along with prospect Corey Littrell) for OF Allen Craig and RHP Joe Kelly. Most pundits and analysts seem to view the trade favorably and consider it a “win” for both sides....
by domara | Aug 1, 2014 | Allen Craig, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
No July 31st trade deadline was quite like what we saw transpire on Thursday morning and afternoon. In total, 18 teams sent 37 players to new cities, household names found new zip codes, and the Red Sox were right in the middle of the flurry of moves. Boston’s...
by bcowett | Jul 31, 2014 | Adam Jones, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis Cespedes
Well, that escalated quickly. News has come in this morning that the Boston Red Sox have traded starting pitcher Jon Lester & outfielder Jonny Gomes to the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and a 2015 competitive balance pick, blowing any notion of...
by domara | Jul 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Johnny Gomes, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, koji uehara, Troy Tuowitzki, Yoenis Cespedes
Major League Baseball held the 29th annual Home Run Derby on Monday night. For the first time since the advent of the contest in 1985, the parameters of the event were altered to feature a new rules as well as a new format. Firstly, the derby was conducted in bracket...
