by bcarsley | May 13, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Andrew Cashner, Anthony Rizzo, Carl Crawford, Casey Kelly, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Hoyer, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Los Angeles Dodgers, Reymond Fuentes, Rubby de la Rosa, Theo Epstein, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
The Cubs took another big step in their lengthy rebuilding plan yesterday, reportedly signing first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a seven-year, $41 million extension that could keep the 23-year-old in Chicago blue until 2021. While there is of course some risk involved for...
by bcowett | May 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
I don’t know what looked more painful – Sunday’s game or poor Shane Victorino‘s crash into the right field wall. Even the Blue Jays bullpen came to see if he was alright. If Jon Lester‘s one-hitter was the high point of the week, the low...
by guest | May 12, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Justin Morneau
BY MICHAEL PINA David Ortiz is destroying all baseballs hurled towards home plate. While everybody in Boston is enjoying his hot start, nobody can honestly expect the free-swinging Ortiz to sustain this level of excellence. That’s just not realistic or possible. Or is...
by dpoarch | May 12, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino
With 37 games down in the 2013 season, now seems like a good time to revisit my Ellspocalypse series. For those of you who forgot, Ellspocalypse is a periodic series looking at the performance of Jacoby Ellsbury as the season goes on. As we all know, Ellsbury is a...
by mike scandura | May 12, 2013 | Bryce Brentz, Gary DiScarcina, Pawtucket Red Sox
Outfielder Bryce Brentz hoped to commence his first full Triple-A season with a bang. Instead, a “bang” of another sort almost derailed his career – permanently. Brentz was at his home in Knoxville with his brother Jared and they were fiddling with a Glock (a...
by jreilly | May 11, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, John Farrell, Junichi Tazawa, Stephen Drew, Terry Francona, Will Middlebrooks
Note: Written before Friday nights game. Well, since the last installation of 3 Up 3 Down the Boston Red Sox have been less than spectacular. In fact, they have been pretty awful; losing 5 of their last 6 dating back to Saturday’s loss to the Rangers. In short,...
by scandage | May 10, 2013 | Adam Lind, Alex Wilson, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, David Ross, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmil Rogers, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Mark DeRosa, Melky Cabrera, Mike Carp, Minnesota Twins, Munenori Kawasaki, Pedro Ciriaco, Rajai Davis, Ramon Ortiz, Ryan Dempster, Sergio Santos, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
Having lost three of four against the Twins, the Boston Red Sox (21-14, tied for 1st in the AL East) finish their homestand by welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays (13-23, last place in the AL East, 8.5 games back) to Fenway Park for a three-game weekend series. The Red...
by huntergolden | May 10, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Poll, Shank
by bcowett | May 10, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dan Shaughnessy, David Ortiz, Franklin Morales, John Lackey, Junichi Tazawa, Minnesota Twins
That Twins series could’ve gone better. In fact, this whole week could’ve gone better. The Sox are 1-6 in their last 7. Yeesh. John Lackey‘s PR guys must have already been working overtime since he’s been in Boston, then this happens? Hope...
by dpodheiser | May 10, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Barry Bonds, Boston Red Sox, Cooperstown, David Ortiz, Fred McGriff, Grady Liddle, Hall of Fame, Hank Aaron, Jeremy Giambi, Jose Canseco, Manny Ramirez, Mark McGwire, Minnesota Twins, Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa
It’s hard to argue that there’s been a more popular player in Red Sox history than David Ortiz. Few fans even knew his name when he signed an under-the-radar deal with Boston prior to the 2003 season. Despite the fact that Ortiz had already compiled three straight...
