by chipbuck | May 2, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daniel Bard, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick
Hey Bobby V! Grady Little called. He wants his slow hook back. Ok. Well maybe things aren’t quite that bad, but it certainly hasn’t been great either. In fact, I’d call Valentine’s penchant for leaving his starting pitchers in the game...
by aconvery | May 1, 2012 | Mike Aviles
If you had told me that the Red Sox would hold an 11-11 record on May 1st, I probably wouldn’t have been that upset. They had a tough April, I had been saying it since the day the schedule was released. With series against the Tigers, the Rangers, the Rays, the...
by aconvery | Apr 30, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! What player holds the franchise record for times caught stealing in one season? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: The last time the Red Sox and Yankees both started the season 0-3 was 1966. And...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Dallas Braden, Daniel Bard, Daric Barton, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Parker, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jemile Weeks, Joey Devine, Johnny Gomes, Jordan Norberto, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Kila Ka'aihue, Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Seth Smith, Tommy Milone, Trevor Cahill, Washington Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox (10-11) return to Fenway Park tonight after an almost perfect 6-1 road trip to take on the Oakland Athletics (11-12) in the first of a three-game set. The Athletics have played better than expected so far in 2012 but, as always, the question is for...
by guest | Apr 30, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Franklin Morales, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Melancon, Scott Atchison
This Guest Post was authored by Giants fan and blogger for CurseofBenitez, David Schubert. David specializes in comedic posts, baseball related photoshops and being an twitter troll extraordinaire. This is his second post for Firebrand of the American League...
by aconvery | Apr 29, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jose Iglesias, Juan Carlos Linares, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Barnes, Mike Aviles, Rich Hill, Sean Coyle, Vincente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
So…Will Middlebrooks. It’s impossible to talk about anything involving the Red Sox’ minor league clubs without Middlebrooks’ name entering the discussion. (See Mike Scandura’s profile of Middlebrooks, written yesterday.) He’s destroying Triple-A pitching...
by mike scandura | Apr 28, 2012 | Arnie Beyeler, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
Following are examples of the havoc Pawtucket Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been wreaking on International League pitching this season: In Pawtucket’s April 5 season opener at McCoy Stadium, Middlebrooks ripped line-drive doubles on his first two swings...
by chipbuck | Apr 27, 2012 | Justin Thomas, Rich Hill
It appears Red Sox Nation can do a little rejoicing this afternoon! According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Glove (via Twitter), the Red Sox have activated and recalled lefty specialist, Rich Hill, from Pawtucket. Justin Thomas, who has an minor league option...
by chipbuck | Apr 27, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
Welcome to the latest edition of “What’s wrong with (insert Red Sox starting pitcher here)?” Today’s subject is Clay Buchholz. Let’s start with what we know about Buchholz. He was a first round pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2005 who...
by chipbuck | Apr 26, 2012 | Carl Crawford, Marlon Byrd, Quick Post
And the hits keep on coming for Carl Crawford. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, Carl Crawford could miss upwards of three months due to an elbow injury he developed while rehabilitating from offseason wrist surgery. This is yet another setback for...
