by chipbuck | Apr 4, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Franklin Morales, Jonathan Papelbon, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden, Scott Atchison
By now you’ve probably heard the news about our new closer. If not, here’s the scoop from the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham: “The Red Sox took a gamble when they acquired Andrew Bailey from the Oakland Athletics in December. The righthander...
by aconvery | Apr 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Its been 484 days since the Red Sox finalized a trade for all-star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the player they envisioned as a franchise bat for years to come, and 480 days since they signed outfielder Carl Crawford to a lucrative 7-year, 142 million dollar deal....
by chipbuck | Apr 2, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney
The regular season is finally just a couple of days away! On Thursday, all of the Red Sox’s supposed overblown sins of the previous season will be washed away. The club will start anew with a fresh start, a different direction, and a chip on their shoulder. ...
by aconvery | Apr 2, 2012 | Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Who led the Red Sox in .SLG last year? (Minimum of 400 at bats)? HONOR CODE: No search engines. After the jump: The answer to the previous question, plus information on the grand prize. Previous question...
by charliesap | Apr 1, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard
We’re almost there. As spring training winds down and the roster starts to take shape, we can’t help but begin to feel anxious and excited about the start of the season. The Sox have a team capable of capturing a pennant, but like any capable team on...
by aconvery | Mar 31, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
It’s hard to believe that on Thursday afternoon the Sox will be playing games that matter. Spring Training has flown by as it always does, and Boston is ready to kick off the season against Detroit. Here’s a look at what transpired over the penultimate week of Spring...
by chipbuck | Mar 30, 2012 | Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Boone Logan, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Cory Wade, Curtis Granderson, David Robertson, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Eric Chavez, Francisco Cervelli, Freddy Garcia, George Kontos, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Michael Pineda, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Raul Ibanez, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin
I’ll be honest. When we sent out the data call for standings predictions, I picked the Yankees to win the AL East. Honestly, it was really hard not to. They already had an incredibly solid club as they entered the offseason, and then they went and added...
by charliesap | Mar 29, 2012 | Quick Post
The International Olympic Committee’s is asking the world to “Show Your Best”, by inviting people around the world to submit videos showcasing their talents. The grand prize is a feature in the global Olympic TV spot and a trip to the London 2012 Olympic Games! Timo...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 29, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla
The 2012 season is finally almost ready to start and the Boston Red Sox can finally put all the stories from last season out of the news with a solid start. The team is largely intact much the same as last year and while the media has spent many pages hand wringing...
by charliesap | Mar 28, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The Rays are not a surprise anymore. Last season, they hung around the ultra-competitive AL East long enough to challenge, catch up to, and eventually, on the last day of the season, overtake the Red Sox to capture the AL-Wild Card crown. It was one of those moments...
