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...
by domara | Jun 10, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Rick Porcello, Tommy Layne
Eduardo Rodriguez hasn’t even been on the Red Sox 25-man roster for a full month, but so far he’s pitched like an ace. In three trips to the mound this season, the 22-year old has been the kind of shot in the arm that some fans thought was only obtainable...
by domara | Jun 9, 2015 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Tommy Layne, Xander Bogaerts
Up to this point, the Red Sox 2015 season has fallen short of the enormous expectations that surrounded the team during the winter. After a 12-10 month of April and a 10-19 nose dive in May, Boston currently finds themselves pulling up the rear in the AL East...
by domara | Jun 4, 2015 | Alejandro De Aza, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Hanley Ramirez, James Shields, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mike Napoli, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello
Sitting a 24-30 on the year, the Red Sox season obviously has not taken shape the way that we thought it would during the offseason. The Red Sox were among the winners of the winter, bolstering their offense while creating a pathwork starting rotation, following the...
by domara | Jun 3, 2015 | Alejandro De Aza, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Chris Sale, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Price, Felix Hernandez, Johnny Cueto, Mookie Betts
Ever since the offseason, fans and media alike have wondered how the Red Sox staff would survive without a bona fide ace at the top of the staff. Subsequently, the calls for Boston to make a trade for a top tier veteran arm like Cole Hamels or Johnny Cueto have...
by domara | Jun 2, 2015 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, Justin Masterson, Rick Porcello, Steven Wright, Wade Miley
For a while there, the Red Sox starting rotation looked like it was finally figuring things out. In the weeks following the dismissal of pitching coach Juan Nieves, Boston starters amassed found themselves turning in quality starts, and near the top of the league in...
