Wednesday’s Links – First Impressions

by | Apr 3, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Farrell, Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees, Pawtucket Red Sox, Robinson Cano, Stephen Drew, Vernon Wells

Who likes watching fun teams? I like watching fun teams. And from what I saw, the 2013 Red Sox will be fun. So strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride. Sure, it’s a bit early to do this, but why not give credit where credit is due? The new Red Sox skipper did a...

Three Takeaways From The Red Sox Opening Day Performance

by | Apr 2, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Eduardo Nunez, Francisco Cervelli, Jackie Bradley Jr., Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Tim Bogar, Vernon Wells

Sure, it’s hard to take much of anything away from one baseball game, but with a team full of so many question marks, it’s always fun to start peeling back layers – as small as they may be – to uncover some of those answers. While we probably won’t have much of a...

Babe Ruth TRIVIA: Southpaw Success

by | Apr 2, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia

Fire Brand Trivia! A great off-day activity! This is the final question in the Babe Ruth Trivia series, so get your game faces on… Question: Before Jon Lester’s brilliant outing yesterday, who was the last Red Sox lefty to win on Opening Day? HONOR CODE:...

Ten Red Sox Predictions For 2013

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Harper, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Deven Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Wil Myers, Xander Bogaerts

It’s finally here. As these predictions hit The Internet, we are just three hours away from Opening Day 2013. While I am trapped at work and victimized by GameDay’s blackout rules, I will be sneaking out at 1pm to watch the first inning or so at a bar, and I’m already...

The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Adam Warren, Alex Rodriguez, Alfredo Aceves, Andy Pettitte, Bobby Valentine, Boone Logan, Boston Red Sox, Brennan Boesch, Brett Gardner, cc sabathia, Cesar Cabral, Chris Stewart, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Cody Eppley, Curtis Granderson, David Ortiz, David Robertson, David Ross, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Francisco Cervelli, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Kevin Youkilis, Lyle Overbay, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Michael Pineda, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Shawn Kelley, Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells

The Boston Red Sox (69-93, 26 games back in 2012) visit the Bronx to open the 2013 season with a three-game set against their perennial rivals, the New York Yankees (95-67, first place in the AL East in 2012). New faces are plentiful in Boston but injuries are the...

Being Nice to Cafardo…As Much As Possible

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Boston Red Sox

Nick Cafardo filed a more traditional column this week, and his opinions are kept to a minimum. Of course, when we discover his opinion, it is unsubstantiated and unsupported. Journalism, people! As always, BOLD is Cafardo, standard text is me. A running joke through...