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...
by domara | Jun 18, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Kevin Millar, Pablo Sandoval, Shane Victorino
We’ve reached a point in the season that Red Sox Nation should be all to familiar with in recent years. The point where on-field play is an afterthought, and the fans and media have grown tired of complaining about the players, coaches, and front office....
by domara | Jun 17, 2015 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Kelly Johnson, Mike Trout, Terry Francona
It’s been a while since the Red Sox last had a player hit for the cycle. A long while. Before Brock Holt accomplished the feat during yesterday’s 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves, John Valentin’s 1996 cycle was the last in Boston history. For the last...
by domara | Jun 16, 2015 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Joe Kelly, Manny Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Ryan Hanigan
For a while there, it looked like Mike Napoli was remembering how to be a consistent middle of the order hitter again. But much like the Red Sox’ 2015 season, the first baseman’s late May renaissance was just a fleeting glimpse of promising talent. From...
by domara | Jun 11, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Rusney Castillo
Rick Porcello was coming off the best season of his career when the Red Sox acquired him from the Detroit Tigers in December of last year. With a less-than-stellar pitching market, Boston used Yoenis Cespedes — the spoils of the Jon Lester trade — to bring...