by jkeller | Jul 11, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Gomes, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
There is nothing better than a walk-off Red Sox win. It doesn’t matter how many we have in a season, they never get old. There is the initial moment of doubt. Does it have enough to get out of here? Is it going to stay fair? Will the ball get through the drawn...
by huntergolden | Jul 10, 2013 | 2013 Trade Deadline, Trey Ball
The trade deadline is a shade over two weeks away and the Red Sox – like any team – have needs. Which one do you feel is the most pressing? The bullpen’s certainly thin, but as we’re keenly aware of here in Boston – trading for relievers...
by bcowett | Jul 10, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jonathan Papelbon, MLBPA
It’s been a while since the Red Sox hit a plethora of homers, it seemed. Then last night happened and I was more than pleased. So many dingers, it was like Oprah came to Seattle: “You get a homer! And you get a homer! You get a homer too! Everyone gets a...
by huntergolden | Jul 10, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Franklin Morales, Joel Hanrahan, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Matt Thornton, Mike Gonzalez
As a rule of thumb, I hate the idea of trading for relievers because, well, let’s face it – trades involving relievers almost always end up as a losing bet for the team that needs one. We needn’t be reminded of that in Boston where we’ve been on both sides of that...
by tbrooks | Jul 9, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Xander Bogaerts
Made you look! Well, there is some snark here, but there are also a few rabbit trails, including the World Baseball Classic, Toronto Blue Jays money dumps, and Ruben Amaro wonderings, and Derek Jeter leadership criticism that you may not find anywhere else on the...
by bcowett | Jul 9, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Never one to drop a bunt down! Question: Clay Buchholz has given up a amazingly low 0.21 home runs per 9 innings. As of today, what other starter in the rotation also has as sub-1 HR/9? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches, and no B-Ref...
by bcowett | Jul 8, 2013 | Aaron Harang, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Ackley, Endy Chavez, Felix Doubront, Franklin Gutierrez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jason Bay, Justin Smoak, Kendry Morales, Kyle Seager, Michael Morse, Mike Zunino, Raul Ibanez, Ryan Dempster, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino
And now the Red Sox leave the warm confines of Southern California to head north to Seattle, home of grunge, Starbucks and we’ll even give them the honor of inventing “rain that never stops”. Why not. I’ll give Seattle some credit, though,...
by bcowett | Jul 8, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jose Iglesias, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Ricky Nolasco
This is why we hate west coast road trips so much. The team can do so much better…but they just don’t. It’s infuriating. Awesome O’Clock came and went, but the Red Sox couldn’t back John Lackey on a night where he was striking out nearly...
by bcarsley | Jul 8, 2013 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Juan Carlos Linares, Michael Almanzar, Miguel Sano, MiLB, Portland Sea Dogs, Travis Shaw
Garin Cecchini is very good. That’s perhaps the biggest takeaway I can relay from my trip to Portland to see the Sea Dogs last Friday. With Portland playing a good New Britton Rock Cats (Twins affiliate) team, this game afforded me the opportunity to see four Top 100...
by dpoarch | Jul 7, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Ted Williams, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As I was brainstorming ideas for my weekly column, I had a vision. In it, people asked me legitimate questions, and I responded to them to the best of my knowledge. It was nice. I decided then that this week’s column needed to be a mailbag. I took to Twitter over the...
