by prmallon | Aug 16, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, George Springer, Houston Astros, Matt Dominguez
(Note: This post is kind of a fusion of Firebrand’s dormant, but fantastic Advanced Scout series and personal narrative) Red Sox Nation is strewn vast and wide. We can be found in nearly every neighborhood of every city in every state. Each of us has his or...
by jcookson | Aug 15, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Henry Owens, Manuel Margot, Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers, Wendell Rijo
The Red Sox boast a minor league system stacked with talent close to major league ready. Players like Mookie Betts, Henry Owens and Blake Swihart are already familiar to most Sox fans. This season, however, has also seen the emergence of three talented teenagers....
by domara | Aug 15, 2014 | Allan Webster, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr., Pedro Martinez
The Red Sox extended their win streak to an even 4 games on Thursday with a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros. Although Red Sox starter Allen Webster endured yet another shaky performance, the Red Sox bats stayed hot and overcame an early 4 run hole that Webster put...
by smcfarland | Aug 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley Jr.
At the young age of 24-years-old, Jackie Bradley Jr. may be the best defensive center-fielder in the entire league. It seems as if every night he makes another impressive diving catch, or a tricky over the shoulder catch in front of the wall. He currently leads the...
by domara | Aug 14, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox continued their winning ways on Wednesday by completing a 2 game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. In his second career major league start, Red Sox righty Anthony Ranaudo wasn’t as crisp as he was in his major league debut, but managed to hold the Reds...
by domara | Aug 13, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Cincinnati Reds, Jake Peavy, Joe Kelly, koji uehara, Mat Latos, Yoenis Cespedes
For the second straight night, the Red Sox were propelled to a victory on the strength of a Yoenis Cespedes 8th inning home run. However, unlike his tie-breaking home run on Sunday, Cespedes’ blast on Tuesday night came with the Red Sox trailing by a run. Brock...
by askillin | Aug 13, 2014 | Allen Craig, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Yoenis Cespedes
Although the Red Sox ended up trading long-time ace Jon Lester at the deadline, they did get a pretty good player in return from the A’s in Yoenis Cespedes. GM Ben Cherington acknowledged that Boston fielded some attractive offers involving prospects prior to dealing...
by broach | Aug 12, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Trade Deadline, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Fenway Park, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Rubby de la Rosa, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox started off an 8-game road trip with a series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals before nearly sweeping the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend. With only two games left before heading back to the confines of Fenway Park, the Red Sox look like a team...
by domara | Aug 12, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Dan Butler, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Homer Bailey, Jackie Bradley, Joe Kelly, Mat Latos, Xander Bogearts
After collecting their first series since mid-July, the Red Sox will finish their road trip with a brief two game stop in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Joe Kelly will take the mound for the second time as a member of the Red Sox, while the Reds are scheduled to throw...
by domara | Aug 11, 2014 | Albert Pujols, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the weekend, and claimed their first series win since sweeping the Kansas City Royals in late July. Allen Webster took the mound for the Red Sox on Friday, and was much better than he was in his previous...
