by bcowett | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, David Freese, Jake Peavy, Joe Kelly, John Lackey, Jon Jay, Jon Lester, Lance Lynn, matt adams, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Michael Wacha, Pete Kozma, St. Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina
Here’s my thought process after the ALCS: “WE WON! WORLD SERIES! YES! WOOOOOOO! AL CHAMPS! THIS IS AWESOME…I’m gonna have to write another Advanced Scout, aren’t I?” And so here we are, at the site of the last Advanced Scout of the...
by jpolman | Oct 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox
To paraphrase something somebody said once: Wherever you go, there they are. Red Sox Nation truly does span the continent and the globe, and with the team suddenly winning the 2013 American League pennant, I thought this would be a fine time to check in on a handful...
by tim daloisio | Oct 22, 2013 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #144 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck [powerpress src=”http://media.blubrry.com/firecastatmvn/www.firebrandal.com/podcast/144_10_22_13_firesidechats.mp3“] How can the Red Sox possibly top that ALCS victory and add to the drama and...
by bcowett | Oct 22, 2013 | Boston Red Sox
Red Sox Trivia! It’s a fall classic too! Question: Who led the 2004 Red Sox in fWAR? No search engines or keyword searches, and no Fangraphs, obviously. Previous Question Answer: Good ole’ Ironsides. Jonny Gomes was ridiculous batting in high leverage...
by bcowett | Oct 21, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Xander Bogaerts, Yadier Molina
Seriously, MLB? You’ve got to make us wait three days until you can start the World Series? And I thought I was anxious before all this… It’s been an inspirational run to the Fall Classic for the Red Sox. They’ve been a complete unit the entire...
by bcarsley | Oct 21, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Allen Craig, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Johnny Gomes, matt adams, Quintin Berry, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals are both very good teams, and that is why they are meeting in the World Series. The Red Sox finished first in the majors in runs scored, doubles, OBP and OPS. Their pitching staff finished 14th in the league in ERA, seventh...
by jcookson | Oct 18, 2013 | 1946 Red Sox, 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS, 2007 ALCS, Carl Mays, Carlton Fisk, Christy Mathewson, J.D. Drew, Roger Clemens, Ted Williams, Wade Boggs
After five grueling, tension-filled games, the Red Sox will be back home at Fenway Park on Saturday night. For this piece, I looked to see how the Red Sox have fared in either a game six or game seven at Fenway over the club’s history. It turns out they haven’t...
by bcowett | Oct 18, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Xander Bogaerts
So I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not going to live past my 40s thanks to the playoffs. It’s okay, I’d probably be really bored in retirement anyway. The Red Sox scored four runs! And this time, they didn’t need a single swing from...
by jkeller | Oct 17, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 ALDS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Trot Nixon, weei
I believe in the value of sabermetrics and I also believe in baseball voodoo magic, so take that how you will. — Daniel Poarch (@PoarchDaniel) October 17, 2013 I’m a pretty normal and reasonable guy.
I have a wife, family, house, and job and go through my days as a...
by huntergolden | Oct 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox
What I’m not wild about: I’m honestly not that impressed with John Farrell’s performance in the playoffs I mean sure – the results have been there – but it feels like sooner or later one of those poor decisions will come back to bite him. Odd stuff like not pinch...
