by domara | Aug 19, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Jackie Bradley Jr., Larry Lucchino, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Rusney Castillo, Travis Shaw
What seemed like a normal, mid-August night at Fenway Park was quickly turned on its head on Wednesday. As the Red Sox were finishing up a tidy 9-1 win over the Cleveland Indians, FOX Sport’s Ken Rosenthal dropped two twitter bombs of epic proportions: #RedSox...
by domara | Aug 17, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, John Farrell, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, Travis Shaw, Wade Miley, Will Middlebrooks
Mike Napoli’s departure from the Red Sox wasn’t something that blind-sided fans in Boston, but trying to pin-point exactly who would succeed the 33-year old was something of an mind bender for fans and media alike Following the trade that sent Napoli back...
by domara | Jul 27, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Carrasco, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Eduardo Rodriguez, Henry Owens, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pedro Martinez, Shane Victorino
Despite being dead and buried by the trade deadline last season, the Red Sox were still one of the most active teams on the trade market. With impending free agents and expiring contracts, like those of Jon Lester and John Lackey, Boston collected a cornucopia of...
by tiqiq | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Not much has gone right so far for the Boston Red Sox when it comes to their play on the baseball field. As of July 24, the Red Sox—who went through a lineup overhaul and were a preseason favorite to win the American League East division—are 12 games under .500 and...
by domara | Jul 16, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Joe Kelly, Jonathan Papelbon, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Robbie Ross, Steven Wright, Tommy Layne
Of all the shortcomings that the Red Sox have featured this season, the bullpen is arguably the biggest. This season Boston has used 14 relievers, who have combined to hold a 3.89 ERA in 284.1 innings pitched, which rank 22nd and 6th in the MLB respectively. While...
by tiqiq | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Competing in the AL East is never a fun ride. Despite boasting one of the more potent offenses in the league, the Boston Red Sox are stuck at the bottom of one of baseball’s more stacked divisions. Boston hasn’t exactly done themselves any favors at 42-47, and have...
by domara | Jul 14, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Manny Machado
By now you know that Red Sox’ super utility man, Brock Holt, will be Boston’s lone representative at tonight’s All Star game. While there were arguably other candidates on Boston’s roster to send to Cincinnati, it was Holt’s versatility...
by domara | Jul 8, 2015 | Alcides Escobar, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Brian Dozier, Hanley Ramirez, Jose Iglesias, Mike Napoli, Travis Shaw, Xander Bogaerts
The flaws with the MLB All-Star game have been well documented over the years. The seemingly unanswerable question of “why does an exhibition game dictate home field advantage in the World Series?” always pops up without fail. In the same breath,...
by domara | Jul 7, 2015 | Alexi Ogando, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Robbie Ross, Tommy Layne, Xander Bogaerts
With just four weeks to go until the July 31st trade deadline, the Red Sox find themselves in a strange position. After winning seven of their last 10 games, Boston currently sits six games back of the first place New York Yankees, despite still being in the basement...