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...
by bcowett | May 20, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! We’re using candlelight now! Question: The Red Sox as a team are currently slugging .374, just a point higher than which third baseman? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The Sox hadn’t won in Arlington since...
by mike scandura | May 20, 2014 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Drake Britton, Garin Cecchini, Ryan Roberts
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – First, the good news. The Pawtucket Red Sox turned their first triple play since June 26, 2009 in the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Now, the bad news. Pawtucket’s usually reliable bullpen imploded...
by domara | May 20, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, J.A. Happ, Junichi Tazawa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The good news is the Red Sox didn’t extend their losing streak on Monday, because they didn’t play. The team enjoyed their third off day this month after being swept by the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. Boston will start their climb back to .500 on...
by domara | May 19, 2014 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Jackie Bradley Jr., Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, Torii Hunter, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
In a rematch of the 2013 ALCS, the Red Sox and Tigers met over the weekend for the first time since last October. However unlike in the ALCS, the Tigers dominated Boston in ever aspect of the game from Friday to Sunday. Max Scherzer, Rick Porcello, and Anibal Sanchez...
by broach | May 18, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Aaron Hicks, Andrew Miller, Brock Holt, Chris Parmelee, Evan Reed, Glen Perkins, Jon Lester, Kurt Suzuki, Phil Hughes, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Boston Red Sox stand at 20-22 after a tough three-game losing streak, including two straight at home against the Detroit Tigers. They have lost four of their last five contests and are 2.5 games behind both the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees. Sure, the...
by broach | May 18, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Garin Cecchini, Will Middlebrooks
Will Middlebrooks had been back for several weeks, but a line drive off the bat of Ian Kinsler placed him yet again on the disabled list. The ball caused a non-displaced fracture in his right index finger. The 25-year-old slugger could be gone anywhere from two to...
by jcookson | May 16, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Mookie Betts
It’s been a great minor league season for the Red Sox so far, with Mookie Betts hitting over .400 and many other prospects off to strong starts. With increased focus on prospects, it seems like we know more about these players than ever before. Even with all that...
by domara | May 16, 2014 | Aaron Hicks, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Phil Hughes, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
For the second time in the last three games, Andrew Miller and the Red Sox were victimized by a 10th inning walk off hit. This time, it was Aaron Hick blooping an RBI single into left field that propelled Minnesota to a 4-3 victory and series win. Thursdays loss came...
by domara | May 15, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
After losing in walk-off fashion on Tuesday night, the Red Sox offense pushed across 9 runs and handily defeated the Minnesota Twins in game 2 of the series. David Ortiz remained locked in at the plate, as the hulking DH enjoyed his second consecutive two home run...
