by jcookson | Oct 31, 2014 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, John Farrell, Terry Francona
Joe Maddon’s sudden departure from the Tampa Bay Rays last week caught all of major league baseball by surprise. With a manager considered one of the best in baseball a free agent, teams around the league had to take a long look at their incumbent manager. GM Ben...
by bcowett | Oct 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David Price, Jake Arrieta, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Howard, San Francisco Giants, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Wil Myers
The baseball season, despite our pleas, is over. The San Francisco Giants have stunningly won it for the third time in five years and now the winter – the long, long winter – begins again. With no baseball comes withdrawal and, for lack of better words,...
by domara | Oct 30, 2014 | Alex Gordon, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Crawford, Chase Headley, Jake Peavy, Joe Maddon, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Madison Bumgarner, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Tim Hudson
Major League Baseball crowned a new champion on Wednesday night, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals in Game 7 of the World Series. After being shutout in game six of the series, the Giants offense started clicking in the early stages of game...
by domara | Oct 29, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Christian Vazquez, Henry Owens, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, Kansas City Royals, Koji Uehara, Lorenzo Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Mariano Rivera, Mike Moustakas, Pablo Sandoval, Rusney Castillo, San Francisco Giants
With their back’s against the wall, the Kansas City Royals took care of business in convincing fashion during Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night. The Royals offensive onslaught began early against Giants starter Jake Peavy, who only lasted an inning and...
by askillin | Oct 29, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Trade Deadline, Ben Cherington, Chase Headley, Garin Cecchini, Kyle Seager, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Zimmerman, Uncategorized, Will Middlebrooks
With MLB’s Hot Stove season now just a couple weeks away, focus is beginning to shift toward who the Red Sox will target during a highly anticipated offseason. The club’s moves prior to the trade deadline left a gaping hole in Boston’s starting rotation, but Ben...
by domara | Oct 28, 2014 | 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Yoenis Cespedes
With a 3-2 series lead in hand, the San Francisco Giants are now just one win away from winning their third World Series title in four years. After taking two games of three in San Francisco, the series will now shift back to Kansas City for Game 6 on Tuesday and, if...
by tbrooks | Oct 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is the most beautiful WPA chart you will ever see: http://www.baseball- reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN200410270.shtml#wpa Three doubles by Trot Nixon. The lead off home run by Johnny Damon. The ball that Foulke snagged and Doug Mientkiewicz stole. Soak in the...
by domara | Oct 27, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Dustin Pedroia, Hunter Pence, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jason Varitek, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Madison Bumgarner, Manny Ramirez, Oscar Taveras, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
It’s been a battle so far this fall, but the San Francisco Giants just keep plugging along. After entering the postseason as the National League Wild Card winners, the Giants are blew past the Washington Nationals, en route to a five game NLCS victory against...
by Harry Burnham | Oct 26, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, All-Star Game, All-Star Voting, American League East, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Koji Uehara, Rubby de la Rosa
It’s inevitable. At some point, Ben Cherington will lose Koji Uehara. Now, whether that’s due to lowballing him by a few million dollars this offseason, in a trade at next year’s deadline, or retirement remains to be seen. But the fact of the matter...
by prmallon | Oct 25, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Trade Deadline, Jon Lester, Uncategorized
Part I: “The Devil You Know…” The Red Sox have been fortunate enough to have an ace or near-ace for the better part of the last two decades. From Roger Clemens, to Pedro Martinez, to Josh Beckett, to Jon Lester, the Red Sox have not wanted for much...
