by domara | May 12, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brian Johnson, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Yu Darvish
Aside from nearly getting no-hit by Yu Darvish on Friday night, the Red Sox 3 game series in Texas was another step in the right direction. Jon Lester took the hill for Boston on Saturday, and allowed 3 runs over 7 innings of work. In support of Lester, Shane...
by Harry Burnham | May 11, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
Time may be running out for several members of the big league club. Not in any serious, life-threatening way but in the ‘not producing at the big league level’ way. I’m not condemning anyone though, let’s face it, Felix Doubront, as shaky as he...
by domara | May 9, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Shane Victorino, Texas Rangers, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Yu Darvish
After a short two game series with the Reds, the Red Sox hit the road on Thursday night in preparation of a three game series with the Texas Rangers. Friday will mark Boston’s first trip to the Lone Star state this year, and their second meeting with the...
by mike scandura | May 8, 2014 | Ben Guez, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Corey Brown, Daniel Nava, Drake Britton, Kevin Boles, Pawtucket Red Sox, Rubby de la Rosa, Tyler Collins
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Somewhere in baseball’s book of clichés is the one that says all a manager can hope for from his starting pitcher is that he keeps his team in the game. That was the story Thursday afternoon when Pawtucket Red Sox right-hander Rubby De La Rosa...
by domara | May 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox finally climbed back to the .500 mark after defeating the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night. Jake Peavy toed the slab for Boston and tossed an effective 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. However, Reds starter Mike Leake held the Red Sox offense in...
by askillin | May 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Alex Cobb, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Dylan Bundy, Felix Doubront, Jeremy Hellickson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Moore, Mike Gonzalez, Oakland Athletics, Wei-Yin Chen
The first six weeks of the season haven’t all gone according to plan for the Red Sox. Various injuries and some poor hitting with men on base have conspired to dampen their offensive production, Felix Doubront and Clay Buchholz have each turned in a stinker or two,...
by domara | May 7, 2014 | Billy Hamilton, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Homer Bailey, Junichi Tazawa, Mike Napoli
Felix Doubront and Homer Bailey squared off on Tuesday, in the first of two games between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Both starters pitched very “bend but don’t break” games for their respective clubs. For the Red Sox, Doubront...
by bcowett | May 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Taking a long turn around first! Question: Dustin Pedroia leads the team in doubles with 11. Who’s second on that list with 9? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: The famous Moneyball catcher-turned-first-baseman...
by domara | May 6, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Felix Doubront, Henry Owens, Homer Bailey, Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts
After taking 2 of 3 games from the Oakland Athletics over the weekend, the Red Sox enjoyed an off day on Monday. The team will be back in action on Tuesday night, as they welcome in the Cinncinati Reds for a short, 2 game interleague series. Felix Doubront will take...
by dpoarch | May 5, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Last week, accompanying pieces by Jack Keller and myself, I asked you how concerned you were with the Red Sox defense. Your answers essentially came out to “kind of?” The majority (43%) of you said you were “Moderately” concerned, while 31%...
