by bcowett | Sep 17, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Don’t whiff! Question: Which Red Sox pitcher is the current leader in fWAR for the second half of the season? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: On-base machine Daniel Nava led the Red Sox in OPS in August, with a...
by chipbuck | Sep 17, 2013 | Boston Red Sox
As it stands right now, the Boston Red Sox are 92-59 with 11 games remaining on their schedule.* For those of you whom are math majors out there, you’ll notice that the Red Sox have a pretty realistic, albeit slightly unlikely, chance at breaking the 100-win...
by tbrooks | Sep 17, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Mark Bellhorn, Mike Napoli
Mike Napoli has struck out 178 times this year. That means 178 times you have used inappropriate language, 178 times you have wondered what would have happened if that wild, powerful swing had just made contact, 178 times you have remembered Mark Bellhorn, and 178...
by bcarsley | Sep 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Let’s play word association with the last few editions of the Boston Red Sox. For me, 2011 equals “failure.” When I think of 2012, the first thing that jumps to mind is “fecundity.” And 2013? Apologies for the language, but the first thing is “really f-ing good.” So...
by bcowett | Sep 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Drake Britton, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli
There’s a certain sadness knowing that the season’s nearly over. But there’s a feeling of joy when your team’s been the best, and is about to get the hardware to prove it. The Red Sox didn’t disappoint in their final series against the...
by dpoarch | Sep 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester
A purely hypothetical question for this week’s column: should the Red Sox make the playoffs (their magic number is now six after a 5-1 win over the Yankees), who of the starting pitchers would make up the playoff rotation? Let’s start from the top: Clay Buchholz...
by akhatchaturian | Sep 14, 2013 | 2013 MLB Playoffs, Boston Red Sox
Much is always said about teams finishing strong in the regular season because people believe the momentum of a superb finish generally carries on in October. So is this belief true, or a media fabrication? Let’s look at the numbers over the last six years: The...
by bcowett | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Brendan Ryan, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Stewart, Clay Buchholz, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Lyle Overbay, Mark Reynolds, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. The Red Sox will play their final rivalry series of the year this weekend. Will we miss it? Not at first, but eventually, we’ll miss it dearly. NEW YORK YANKEES – 79-68, 3rd place in the AL East (9.5 GB)...
by jcookson | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Lavarnway, Xander Bogaerts
Close your eyes and imagine the perfect baseball prospect, a player with very few holes in his game. Some of you might have pictured Mike Trout, or Byron Buxton. I’m a Red Sox homer so I immediately thought of Xander Bogaerts. Most prospects, though, have flaws or...
by bcowett | Sep 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli
And once more with the Yankees. I guess it’s just a simple question of “Would you like your playoff dreams crushed now or later, New York?” For the first time in a while, the Red Sox are not scuffling in September. They’re looking even more...
