by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
If you missed it last time, there’s a new way to play fantasy baseball that turns the season long grind into quick one night leagues. And the best part is that you can win cash every single day. You draft a team for one night and get paid out as soon as the games end...
by aconvery | Jul 9, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! What year did Carl Yazstremski hit for the highest average of his career? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Cy Young posted the highest single season WAR in Red Sox history with a 12.1 mark in...
by aconvery | Jul 9, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
The Red Sox closed the first half of the season last night in the same fashion they started it: with a loss. Boston boasts an even 43-43 record as their lone All-Star representative, David Ortiz, heads to Kansas City for the midsummer classic. Needless to say, it’s...
by mike scandura | Jul 8, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Reid Brignac
No hesitation. That’s what Chad Epperson felt about the way Jacoby Ellisbury approached his at-bats during Saturday night’s rehab game for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Syracuse Chiefs, which the PawSox won, 3-2. What made Epperson’s assessment important was the...
by aconvery | Jul 7, 2012 | Alex Wilson, Andy LaRoche, Anthony Ranaudo, Chris Carpenter, Daniel Bard, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes
The Red Sox are rapidly falling behind in the race for the American League East, but we’re here to take your mind off that for at least a little bit, with a look at the past week in Boston’s minor league system. Daniel Bard: This whole situation is becoming more...
by scandage | Jul 6, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez, Andrew Miller, Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte, Austin Romine, Boston Red Sox, Brad Meyers, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Gardner, cc sabathia, Cesar Cabral, Cody Ross, Curtis Granderson, Daniel Nava, David Aardsma, David Robertson, Derek Jeter, DeWayne Wise, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Chavez, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Freddy Garcia, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Matt Albers, Michael Pineda, Mike Aviles, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Nick Swisher, Oakland Athletics, Pedro Feliciano, Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Raul Ibanez, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, Ryan Kalish, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
After a horrible 2-5 road trip, capped off by a sweep at the hands of the Oakland Athletics, the Boston Red Sox (42-40, 7.5 games back) return to Fenway Park to host a four-game series against those damn New York Yankees (49-32, first place). The Yanks are 6-4 in...
by evan brunell | Jul 6, 2012 | Quick Post
Fire Brand Tickets has a wide range of tickets available to each of the four Yankee games this weekend. Powered by TiqIQ, the ticketing system aggregates all tickets available to find you the cheapest. Game 1: Avg Price: $236 700+ tickets still available starting at...
by chipbuck | Jul 6, 2012 | Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, David Robertson, Jesus Montero, New York Yankees, Rafael Soriano, Russell Martin
Today, I’m releasing the third installment of my “Five Questions with the Enemy” series. Once again, my guest is the incomparable Matt Imbrogno, the Editor-in-Chief of the outstanding site Yankee Analysts. If you don’t already read their work...
by chipbuck | Jul 6, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brent Lillibridge, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Barnes, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Theo Epstein, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
I’m not going to waste any time today. On to the mailbag! With Jon Lester not performing like the ace we expected, do you see the Sox making a bid for a proven ace? Zack Greinke or King Felix are the two I would love to see GM Ben Cherington pursue. I would be...
by evan brunell | Jul 5, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jon Lester
The Red Sox have some decisions to make with their starting rotation in the coming weeks. For one, Clay Buchholz will be rejoining the rotation shortly, which will bump one of Aaron Cook or Franklin Morales back to the bullpen. Additionally, Daisuke Matsuzaka,...
