by domara | Jul 9, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jake Peavy, Jonny Gomes, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, St. Louis Cardinals, Xander Bogearts
The White Sox ensured at least a 4 game series split on Tuesday night, as they defeated the Red Sox for the second consecutive game. Brandon Workman toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was touched up for 3 runs in the early innings, courtesy of a fielding error by...
by askillin | Jul 9, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Burke Badenhop, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
It has become painfully obvious in the last two weeks that the Red Sox are going nowhere in 2014. The club’s offense has scuffled all season long, and with summer no longer a novelty, these struggles have quickly grown from what appeared to be a passing fluke to cold,...
by bcowett | Jul 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Getting those whiffs! Question: As of July 8th, which Red Sox reliever leads the Boston bullpen in strikeouts? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: With a -0.2 fWAR in 2011, Carl Crawford had the worst year of all qualified...
by tbrooks | Jul 8, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ross
Perhaps you like A.J Pierzynski. You may have ready made excuses for his .253/.285/.348, his 2014 bWAR of -0.2, his poor ball blocking skills, and penchant for the GIDP (11 this season, 207 in his career). If none of that bothers you, his age (37) and one year...
by domara | Jul 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
The newly crowned last place Red Sox opened up a 4 game series against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Clay Buchholz made his third start since returning from the disabled list, and was opposed by Chicago’s sinker-baller Scott Carroll. Home runs...
by dpoarch | Jul 7, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Well, I had said previously that I wanted a unanimous poll, and it looks like I finally got one. Our last poll asked you, the readers, if Brock Holt is a future Hall of Famer, and a miraculous 100% of you answered “Yes!” The absence of a “No”...
by jreilly | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brooks Baseball, Dustin Pedroia, fWAR, Greg Maddux, John Lackey, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, OPS, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Steve Avery, Tom Glavine, Xander Bogaerts
Maybe you are one of the optimistic Red Sox fans who believes this 2014 team has a second half run in them. You argue that despite being a season worst ten games under .500, the team is actually only nine games out of first place. You remind your fellow fans that...
by jcookson | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Xander Bogaerts
After a dispiriting extra innings loss, the Red Sox are now in last place, 9 games out of first. Past Sox teams dominated at home, but after taking two out of three against the Yankees in New York, the team is 1-5 on the current homestand, and three games below .500...
by Harry Burnham | Jul 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
The Cubs and Athletics just pulled off a doozy, swapping a handful of top pitchers for a handful of top prospects. Should the Red Sox follow suit? Sure, say that prospects are over valued, or what ever you might like about the issues with the trade itself, but it has...
by prmallon | Jul 5, 2014 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 ALDS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Playoffs, 2013 World Series, 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cy Young, Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres, Tim Lincecum
I last saw Jake Peavy pitch, live and in person, nearly seven years ago. Paradoxically, I remember it vividly, yet vaguely. More accurately, there are elements of the game I remember with clarity, but on the whole, it’s mostly a haze in my mind. I remember it being...