by Harry Burnham | May 25, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Will Middlebrooks
In case you’ve missed it, the Red Sox have lost an astounding nine games in a row. That’s nearly three times their longest losing streak from last season, when they dropped three straight only three times the entire season. Call it bad luck, injuries, poor...
by akhatchaturian | May 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Koji Uehara
Andre Khatchaturian Burke Badenhop stared down Cole Figueroa with the winning run in scoring position during a scoreless tie in the bottom of the ninth. The runner did not belong to Badenhop – it was inherited from the previous pitcher, Andrew Miller. The pitch...
by broach | May 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino
Shane Victorino will be out for the foreseeable future with as he reaggravated a right hamstring injury on Friday night that had him on the DL earlier in the season. He was running out a groundball and was pinch ran for only a couple pitches later. The right fielder...
by jcookson | May 23, 2014 | Billy Hamilton, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jay Bruce, Manny Machado, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Shin-Soo Choo, Xander Bogaerts
An odd thing happened in the Portland Sea Dog’s game last Sunday. Top prospect Mookie Betts started in center field in that game, instead of his normal second base. With Jackie Bradley Jr. and Grady Sizemore struggling, this raises the question of whether the Red Sox...
by domara | May 23, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Mark Buehrle, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogaerts
After the Toronto Blue Jays took the first two games of the series, the Red Sox hoped to salvage the Thursday’s series finale and end a 6 game losing skid. Both clubs sent their staff ace to the mound, as southpaws Jon Lester and Mark Buehrle squared off. Right...
by domara | May 22, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Another game, another shoddy start and subsequent loss for the Red Sox; this time it was Clay Buchholz spoiling Boston’s chances to end a 5 game losing skid. The slender right-hander was hit hard by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night, allowing 5 runs on 9...
by smcfarland | May 22, 2014 | Blake Swilhart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez
While the Boston Red Sox are struggling to break .500 as the season rolls along, there’s plenty of optimism looking past this season into the near future. That feeling of optimism is in large part to two young catchers, Blake Swihart and Christian Vazquez. Now...
by askillin | May 21, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox and Stephen Drew coming to terms on a one-year deal on Tuesday was both unexpected and unsurprising. The news broke out of nowhere on an otherwise normal afternoon, but it also came in response to growing evidence that Ben Cherington needed to upgrade...
by domara | May 21, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, J.A. Happ, Jackie Bradley Jr., Johnny Gomes, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
After an off day on Monday, the Red Sox played host to the Toronto Blue Jays for the first time this season on Tuesday. A pair of left handers squared off in game 1 of the series as Felix Doubront was opposed by Toronto hurler J.A. Happ. For the Red Sox, Doubront...
by dpoarch | May 20, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Polls are back! We’ve had a brief couple weeks off as I’ve been busy, you know, graduating from college. But now I’m getting back into the swing of things, and your supply of topical Red Sox polls should go unmolested for some time. A couple weeks...
