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New Tigers 1B Prince Fielder’s Impact on the American League

By Matthew Bond ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Prince Fielder finally found his suitor. The National League slugger waited and waited all offseason to find the right fit until the Detroit Tigers made a $214 million, nine-year offer that he just couldn’t refuse. Hard to blame him considering he’ll now be a part of the best 3-4 combination in all of baseball alongside [...]

Catching on to Success: Jarrod Saltalamacchia

By Matthew Bond ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Entering the 2011 season, baseball analysts across the country made many different predictions for how things would turn out for the Red Sox. Through the ups and downs of the lengthy season, individual story lines have emerged for different players, such as the struggles of Carl Crawford, the revival of Josh Beckett and Jacoby Ellsbury, [...]

Red Sox Continue Embarrassing Implosion in New York

By John ⋅ September 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Boston just can’t seem to get it together, and lost once more to start a doubleheader Sunday 6-2. And yet again, their opponent beat them down early, and as usual, the Yankees never let them back into the game. The omens started early, too, with Jacoby Ellsbury getting picked off in the 1st inning after [...]

Red Sox Split Doubleheader with Orioles, Still Lead Rays By 2

By KC Downey ⋅ September 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox started the day just 2.0 games ahead of the Rays in the AL Wild Card race, and after 18 long innings of baseball against those pesky Orioles, the Sox remain just 2.0 games up with eight games to go. Game 1: Orioles 7, Red Sox 6 W: Jeremy Guthrie (9-17) - 6.0 IP, [...]

Rays top Red Sox 4-3, Regain Wild Card Ground

By Matthew Bond ⋅ September 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox were hoping to pad their wild card lead even further on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Fenway with another win over the rival Rays, but Tampa escaped with a 4-3 win and instead again shifted the momentum of the suddenly exciting wild card race. Effective Early Offense Things started rough for the [...]

Longoria, Upton and Kotchman all Homer as Rays Rock Red Sox, Cut Wild Card Lead to 3

By Matt Goisman ⋅ September 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When nothing is going right, nothing is going right. Such was the case Thursday night at Fenway, when a freakish broken-bat grounder led to four runs by the Tampa Bay Rays, who homered three times to beat the Red Sox, 9-2, and cut Boston’s wild card lead to three games. Broken Bat Ends Up Breaking [...]

Daniel Bard Blows Another Game, Blue Jays Win Late

By John ⋅ September 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For most of the game, Boston was in firm control, but the 8th inning was rough, as Daniel Bard blew the lead and gave Toronto a 5-4 win. Toronto seized the early lead in addition to the late one, scoring twice off John Lackey. With two on and two outs, Toronto put two more singles [...]

Witnessing Greatness: A Look at Adrian Gonzalez

By Matthew Bond ⋅ September 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

On December 6th 2010, Boston sports fans were treated to an early holiday gift. The Red Sox traded away four prospects in exchange for San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Already emerging as a superstar in the small market of San Diego, Gonzalez has experienced far more publicity and attention in Boston than he [...]

Sputtering Red Sox Come Out Flat Against Jays, Lose Again

By Michael Ryan ⋅ September 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second straight night, the Red Sox faltered North of the border, dropping the series finale to the Blue Jays 7-4. Ricky Romero finally managed to beat Boston, surrendering 3 runs in 6.2 innings. All of those runs came late for the Red Sox as Romero had batters guessing for most of the night. [...]

Wakefield Again Denied 200th Win in 11-10 Loss to Blue Jays

By Josh Cantor ⋅ September 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The second heart-breaking loss in the last three games was arguably harder to swallow than the first, if for no other reason than that Tim Wakefield was so close—closer than he’s ever been—to his 200th win. Even so, this was an ugly game from the get-go, and both sides were to blame. When the dust [...]

Kinsler and Hamilton Each Drive in Three as Rangers Crush Red Sox

By Matt Goisman ⋅ September 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If the Red Sox and Rangers face each other in the playoffs, the scorekeepers had best prepare: there will be runs, and lots of them. Sunday afternoon at Fenway was no exception. The Rangers banged out 15 hits and 11 runs against John Lackey and the Red Sox bullpen Sunday, winning the game and the [...]

Boston Bats Explode in 12-7 Victory

By John ⋅ September 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks in no small part to an eight-run 4th innings, the Boston Red Sox obliterated Texas pitching en route to a 12-7 win at Fenway Park. In the early going, it looked like another tough night for Erik Bedard. Adrian Gonzalez did make an unassisted line-out double play with runners at the corners in the [...]

Sabathia, Yankees Bullpen Strand 16 Red Sox Base Runners

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

All good things must come to an end, including CC Sabathia‘s winless streak against the Red Sox this season and Boston’s explosive offense. Sabathia allowed just two earned runs in six innings Tuesday night at Fenway, and the Red Sox left 16 men on base, losing to the Yankees, 5-2. Boston now leads New York [...]

Athletics Hammer Wakefield for Eight Runs, Add Seven More off Bullpen

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Oakland Athletics swung early and often Friday night at Fenway, and Tim Wakefield was powerless to stop them. Wakefield gave up eight runs (four earned) on eight hits, including two homers, and the Athletics battered the Red Sox, 15-5. The Red Sox maintained their one-game lead in the AL East because the Yankees lost [...]

Miller, Red Sox Roll to 6-0 Victory Over Rangers

By Mike Carlucci ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The last time the Red Sox visited the Ballpark at Arlington things did not go well. If there were remaining doubts about the Red Sox ability to play at the same level as the Texas Rangers, those have been silenced the last three days. With Andrew Miller on the mound against the surprisingly effective Alexi [...]

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