by bcowett | Aug 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Andy Pettitte, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Felix Doubront, Hiroki Kuroda, John Lackey, Lyle Overbay, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Ryan Dempster, Travis Hafner
Are you frustrated? Tired of the Red Sox and their lack of good baseball? Angered at that last road trip? Well, look no further! The Yankees are here for you to dump your hatred on and for the Red Sox to finally play some good baseball. NEW YORK YANKEES – 62-58,...
by bcowett | Aug 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Frustration, thy name is the Red Sox. They’ll fly in from Toronto hungry for some wins, and the New York Yankees will be in town. They had tons of opportunities to score. To win. To get past the Blue Jays. But the Red Sox just couldn’t pull through at any...
by jkeller | Aug 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Justin Morneau, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Paul Konerko, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
If you follow me on Twitter (and really, why wouldn’t you?) then you know that this column was completed minutes before Napoli hit a 9th inning, 2-run, game-tying home run on Wednesday night in Toronto. While one home run does not necessarily end a slump, when...
by bcowett | Aug 14, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
You hear a lot of superlatives and over-the-top adjectives when describing this team, but one really stands out: resiliency. This team knows how to bounce back. It took some bonus baseball, but the Red Sox finally closed it out in the 11th inning, thanks to Shane...
by akhatchaturian | Aug 14, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey
The Boston Red Sox have provided their fans many unexpected surprises this season, but one of the biggest has been John Lackey’s emergence as the team’s most reliable starting pitcher. Coming into the season, expectations for Lackey were low. He didn’t pitch last year...
by bcowett | Aug 13, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Just a couple more left! Question: Since 2003, which Red Sox third baseman with over 200 PA holds the highest ISO? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: I made a mistake in the wording, it was supposed to say...
by bcowett | Aug 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brett Lawrie, Colby Rasmus, Edwin Encarnacion, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Rajai Davis, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays
That Royals series was very frustrating. But for every sequence of games like that, there’s three others against teams like Toronto. Teams with no pitching that if you don’t tee off against, you should feel pretty distraught. And back to the Great White...
by tbrooks | Aug 13, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Manny Machado, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Have you noticed how terrible Disney Princess stories are? Take The Little Mermaid, for example. Bratty, entitled girl has everything under the sea, literally, yet sings about how she “wants more!” Guess what? She gets more – and it leads to happily...
by bcarsley | Aug 12, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Dariel Abreu, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Thorton, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Jacoby Ellsbury, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli and Joel Hanrahan. You have just read an exhaustive list of Red Sox players who will become free agents after the 2013 season. Two additional players – Jon Lester and Matt Thornton – have...
by bcowett | Aug 12, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Drake Britton, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jose Dariel Abreu, Kansas City Royals
Not the greatest of trips to Kansas City in recent memory. The giving-up-leads thing…can we not, Red Sox pitching staff? Is there some run prevention there anywhere? John Lackey wasn’t at his best, but the normally strong Red Sox offense couldn’t...
