by bcowett | Apr 24, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, John Lackey, Manny Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Steven Wright
I keep seeing all these players in balaclavas while in Boston and I’m just sitting here in Phoenix like “It’s gonna be 90 today. Better wear shorts.” No more calling Alfredo Aceves “Ace”. Doesn’t deserve it. Unless he gets a...
by huntergolden | Apr 24, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Franklin Morales, Mike Napoli, Rubby de la Rosa
Last night, Alfredo Aceves’ third inning was just… incredible. Here’s what happened: Walk, single, walk, walk, K, single, Balk, Sac Fly, infield Single, Error, Balk, error, groundout. He failed to cover 1st base, threw a ball to home plate that was nearly 20 feet off...
by tbrooks | Apr 23, 2013 | Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Iglesias, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Pete Abraham, The Boston Globe, Theo Epstein
(Key – BOLD – Reader Questions, Italics – Nick Cafardo, Stadard – My response) With the Red Sox off to a good start, there’s a better feeling about the team.We do have some lament about Jose Iglesias being returned to Pawtucket, but there are...
by bcowett | Apr 23, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Go get it! Question: Mike Napoli has the team lead in RBI with 25 so far this year. Who had the most RBI in April in 2012? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Jackie Robinson’s career high in home runs...
by bcowett | Apr 22, 2013 | Allen Webster, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Mike Napoli, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics, Stephen Drew, Theo Epstein, Xander Bogearts
“Things always end badly. Otherwise they’d never end.” That quote, while perfectly relatable to the end of the winning streak, is also the only reason to mention the horrible movie Cocktail. Defense always seems to only be a problem when someone...
by scandage | Apr 22, 2013 | A.J. Griffin, Adam Rosales, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Barry Zito, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Brett Anderson, Chris Resop, Chris Young, Clayton Mortensen, Coco Crisp, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Derek Norris, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Sogard, Felix Doubront, Fernando Rodriguez, Grant Balfour, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jed Lowrie, Jerry Blevins, John Jaso, Jon Lester, Josh Donaldson, Josh Reddick, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Sean Doolittle, Seth Smith, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
After losing two of three to the Royals during an emotional weekend, the Boston Red Sox (12-6, leading the AL East by 1.5 games) welcome the Oakland Athletics (12-7, .5 games behind in the AL West) to Fenway Park for a three-game series. (Please note the changes to...
by bcarsley | Apr 22, 2013 | Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Will Middlebrooks
I went to high school at The Newman School, located near the corner of Marlborough and Exeter, about three blocks away from the Copley T-Stop and the Boston Marathon finish line. I interned at NESN, which is located right in Watertown and was locked down for much of...
by jreilly | Apr 21, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
Since Monday’s horrifying events at the Boston Marathon and the irascible days that followed, it has been difficult to place total focus on professional athletics. I began to realize, once again, how precious and short life is. I watched CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News with...
by dpoarch | Apr 21, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
The Red Sox won their seventh consecutive game today as Daniel Nava hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth. It’s been quite a while since we’ve watched a Red Sox team play quite this well, and as such, I wanted to list out the aspects of this season that have me...
by scandage | Apr 19, 2013 | Aaron Crow, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Chris Getz, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Daniel Nava, Danny Duffy, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hosmer, Ervin Santana, Felipe Paulino, Felix Doubront, Greg Holland, James Shields, Jeff Francoeur, Jeremy Guthrie, Jonny Gomes, Juan Gutierrez, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Kelvin Herrera, Koji Uehara, Lorenzo Cain, Los Angeles Angels, Luke Hochevar, Mike Carp, Mike Moustakas, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Salvador Perez, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Collins, Wil Myers
Having earned their second sweep in a row, the Boston Red Sox (11-4, 2.5 games ahead in the AL East) return home to Fenway Park for a three-game series (which will start TBA due to the ongoing manhunt for the Boston Marathon bomber) against the Kansas City Royals...
