by domara | Oct 15, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, David Ross, Garin Cecchini, Hunter Pence, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Lackey, Kansas City Royals, Kolten Wong, Mike Moustakas, Randy Choate, Rich Gedman, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Hudson, Travis Ishikawa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The San Fransisco Giants took a one game series advantage on Tuesday, after they beat the St. Louis Cardinals in unorthodox fashion. Starters John Lackey and Tim Hudson battled for their respective clubs for 6 innings, and left the game after allowing 4 runs. The...
by askillin | Oct 15, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Trade Deadline, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Brian Johnson, Eduardo Rodriguez, Henry Owens
Despite Andrew Miller’s dominance out of the bullpen, acquiring Eduardo Rodriguez at the trade deadline was a coup for the Red Sox. The Red Sox were a busy team prior to the 2014 trade deadline, making multiple deals in a flurry of activity as the clock ticked down on...
by domara | Oct 14, 2014 | Adam Wainwright, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Napoli, Rusney Castillo, Salvador Perez, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Hudson, Torey Lovullo
After rain washed away the third game of the American League Championship Series on Monday, the Royals and Orioles are set to resume their series today at Kauffman Stadium. Game 3 of the National League Championship Series will also take place tonight, as the Giants...
by domara | Oct 13, 2014 | Alex Gordon, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hosmer, J.J. Hardy, Jake Peavy, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Moustakas, Rusney Castillo, Xander Bogaerts
Without a doubt the most compelling storyline this postseason has been the utter dominance displayed by the Kansas City Royals. Currently up 2 games to none in the best of 7 American League Championship Series against the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City’s fortune...
by Harry Burnham | Oct 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Giancarlo Stanton
Oh boy, that title sure was a doozy. But oh well, it gets my point across; Giancarlo Stanton won’t be coming to Boston this off-season. Don’t get me wrong, I love Stanton and could spend literally all day watching replays of his home runs on youtube. But...
by prmallon | Oct 11, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Andrew Miller, Eduardo Rodriguez, Edwin Escobar, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Kelly Johnson
Few ex-Red Sox remain in the postseason, but the ones who do, are poised to make a serious impact. ALCS Andrew Miller: Miller has been absolutely lights out this season, for both the Sox and the O’s. He’s put up career-high numbers in virtually every...
by jcookson | Oct 10, 2014 | Allen Craig, Chris Sale, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Giancarlo Stanton, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Nick Punto, Rusney Castillo, Shane Victorino, Tom Werner, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox entered 2014 with high expectations following the World Series championship campaign of 2013. Those expectations were dashed during a disastrous season which saw the Red Sox finish under .500 for the second time in three years. Despite this underwhelming...
by domara | Oct 10, 2014 | Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, James Shields, Kansas City Royals, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
While the American League championship series is set to kick off tonight, the National League side of the playoffs won’t get underway until Saturday. The San Fransisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals are no strangers to each other in the postseason, having...
by domara | Oct 9, 2014 | Allen Craig, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox, Craig Counsell, Dave Magadan, James Shields, Kansas City Royals, Ron Gardenhire, Torey Lovullo
The first game of the American League Championship Series is set to kick off on Friday evening. The unorthodox match up of the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals contrasts well against the playoff regulars in the NLCS. Unlike Giants and Cardinals, this will be...
by domara | Oct 8, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Edward Mujica, James Shields, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Marco Scutaro, Max Scherzer, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
The Giants and Cardinals clinched their respective divisional series’ on Tuesday night, setting up the second NLCS meeting between the two clubs since 2010. When the Giants and Cardinals last met in the 2012 National League Championship Series, the Giants took the...