by chipbuck | Sep 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
Tu ere maricon. Until a couple of days ago, I had no idea what those words meant. In middle school and high school, I didn’t take Spanish. The town I grew up in had large Swedish and Italian populations, plus a growing Puerto Rican population. Given the...
by scandage | Sep 17, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Alex Cobb, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Guyer, Carlos Pena, Chris Archer, Chris Carpenter, Chris Gimenez, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Felix Doubront, Fernando Rodney, Jake McGee, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Keppinger, Jeff Niemann, Jeremy Hellickson, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Jose Molina, Junichi Tazawa, Luke Scott, Mark Melancon, Matt Joyce, Mike Aviles, Pedro Ciriaco, Rich Hill, Robinson Chirinos, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Roberts, Sam Fuld, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Davis
Having taken two of three from the Blue Jays, the still-in-last-place Boston Red Sox (66-81, 17.5 games back in the AL East) visit that soul-sucking slice of hell known as Tropicana Field to play the Tampa Bay Rays (78-68, 5 games back in the AL East, 4 games back in...
by huntergolden | Sep 14, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the signing of Cody Ross was not only one of the bright points of an otherwise glum season for the Boston Red Sox, but he was one of the best pickups of last year’s offseason, period. For a meager $3 million and incentives, the Red Sox...
by scandage | Sep 14, 2012 | Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Anthony Gose, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Ivan De Jesus, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mauro Gomez, Mike Aviles, New York Yankees, Pedro Ciriaco, Rajai Davis, Rich Hill, Robert Coello, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
After taking only one game from the Yankees, the last place Boston Red Sox (64-80, 17.5 games back in the AL East) hit the road for a three-game skein against the Toronto Blue Jays (65-77, 15.5 games back in the AL East) at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are 5-5 in...
by tim daloisio | Sep 13, 2012 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #131 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/131_9_12_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] For those of you unable to view the embedded podcast player, please click here to listen to the show. With the Red Sox riding a...
by scandage | Sep 11, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Alex Rodriguez, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Andy Pettitte, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brad Meyers, Brett Gardner, Chris Carpenter, Clayton Mortensen, Curtis Granderson, Daniel Bard, David Aardsma, David Phelps, Dellin Betances, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Chavez, Felix Doubront, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Neighborgall, Jon Lester, Manny Banuelos, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Michael Pineda, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Pedro Feliciano, Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Raul Ibanez, Rich Hill, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays, Vicente Padilla
Having been swept by the Blue Jays, the last place Boston Red Sox (63-78, 16.5 games back in the AL East) start a three-game series with the hated New York Yankees (79-61, 1 game ahead in the AL East) at Fenway Park tonight. The Yankees are 4-6 in their last 10 games...
by aconvery | Sep 11, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox will make the cover of Sports Illustrated in September. If a day before the season started you had told me that, I would have asked who wrote the cover story on Adrian Gonzalez and his MVP campaign. There will be a period of time in September when you...
by aconvery | Sep 10, 2012 | Trivia
Which Red Sox player had an inside the park home run in their first game at Fenway Park? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: The last Red Sox player to play in all 162 games was Dwight Evans. No one answered that one correctly, so we still have a...
by scandage | Sep 7, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Lind, Adeiny Hechavarria, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Henderson Alvarez, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jeff Mathis, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mark Melancon, Moises Sierra, Pedro Ciriaco, Rajai Davis, Rich Hill, Robert Coello, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
After returning home from a 1-8 West Coast trip, the Boston Red Sox (63-75, 14.5 games back in the AL East) return to Fenway Park to host the Toronto Blue Jays (61-75, 15.5 games back in the AL East). The Blue Jays are 5-5 in their last 10 games and won their last...
by aconvery | Sep 3, 2012 | Bobby Valentine
Tough to watch is a bit of an understatement. Ben Cherington and the Red Sox ownership group boarded a plane destined for Seattle last night, to personally see the mess that their team has become. For the first hundred or so games of the season, there were injuries...
