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Braves Interested in Jon Lester

By ⋅ July 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Should the Red Sox be sellers at the deadline? I think that decision still has yet to be made. But, if the Sox decide to sell off some of their parts, it appears they have a potential trading partner. The Braves have called the Red Sox about a possible deal for Jon Lester, according to [...]

Red Sox in ‘Aggressive’ Pursuit of Ryan Dempster

By ⋅ July 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

With the July 31st trade deadline approaching in a few weeks, the rumors of the baseball trade market will rapidly heat up, and the Red Sox will need to define themselves as buyers or sellers towards competing in the 2012 season. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Sox are looking to add Chicago Cubs starter [...]

Kevin Youkilis Was Theo Epstein’s First Super-Prospect

By ⋅ July 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Red Sox Kevin Youkilis wrote a letter to Red Sox Nation Sunday. Youkilis thanked his coaches, his teammates, his family and his fans for what he called the “honor and a privilege to play every home game of my career in Boston before a sold out Fenway Park.” Classy move by a classy guy, [...]

Lucchino’s Letter a Slap in the Face of the Red Sox Faithful

By ⋅ July 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

During the All-Star break, Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino sent a letter to season ticket holders, addressing the state of the nation at the unofficial midway point of the 2012 season. Given the team was attempting to avoid falling further out in the American League East standings after a disappointing series loss at Fenway [...]

Red Sox Stumble Into All-Star Break With 7-3 Loss to New York

By ⋅ July 9, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox Sunday night by a score of 7-3 to take three out of four games of the last series before the All-Star break. The loss drops the Red Sox back to the Mediocrity Line with a record of 43-43. In proper Red Sox-Yankees fashion, the first inning [...]

Ciriaco Helps Red Sox Salvage Split Against Yankees in Doubleheader

By ⋅ July 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox and Yankees are adding another chapter to their historic rivalry with a four-game weekend series at Fenway Park, highlighted by Saturday’s doubleheader. Despite a 6-1 loss in the first game that saw Boston fall further back in the standings, the night game ended a 9-5 victory for the Red Sox, who are [...]

Series Preview: Yankees-Red Sox Set to Square Off Before All-Star Break

By ⋅ July 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox close out the first half of the 2012 season by playing one another for a four-game series in the cozy confines of Fenway Park. The teams face off on Friday night at 7:10pm before playing a double-header on Saturday and the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game. To [...]

Jon Lester Dominant, But A’s Walk Off Against Red Sox in the 9th

By ⋅ July 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night 3-2 after Alfredo Aceves could not close out the bottom of the ninth. Last night, the A’s and Red Sox found themselves locked in a pitcher’s duel behind starters Bartolo Colon and Jon Lester. There was minimal offense to speak of throughout the first [...]

Should Franklin Morales Remain in a Fully Healthy Red Sox Rotation?

By ⋅ June 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On Thursday night the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox open a four-game series out west as star pitcher Felix Hernandez goes for the M’s. Opposing him will be a pitcher who has effectively come out of nowhere to make starts for the injured Sox rotation, 26-year old Franklin Morales. Boston acquired Morales from Colorado [...]

Red Sox Offense Powers Past Blue Jays

By ⋅ June 27, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays 10-4 in a matinee game on Wednesday. The Sox were led by a strong pitching performance from Jon Lester, and an explosion of offense early in the game. Similar to last night’s game, Brett Lawrie led off with a double to left field. Colby Rasmus followed with a [...]

Red Sox Offense Fails to Score for Jon Lester Again

By ⋅ June 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Jon Lester certainly wasn’t thrilled with his performance as the Red Sox fell to the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-1 at Fenway Park on a Friday night where the team managed just three hits. That was primarily due to a strong start by Jair Jurrjens, but Lester seems to be growing accustomed to surprisingly average performances this season.

Lester Strong, Red Sox edge Cubs 4-3

By ⋅ June 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox defeated the Cubs 4-3 in the second game of a three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field. Jon Lester had an impressive outing and the Red Sox offense did just enough to secure the victory. The day started out slow, as both teams were held scoreless through three innings of play. In the [...]

Red Sox Late Rally Falls Short Against Cubs at Wrigley

By ⋅ June 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox nearly pulled off an impressive ninth inning comeback after doing little offensively in their 3-0 loss on Friday afternoon in Chicago. With two outs in the ninth, they loaded the bases for Dustin Pedroia, who grounded into a force out to end the game. The lack of offense costed Boston a win [...]

Lester Solid, but Red Sox Swept By Nationals

By ⋅ June 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Washington Nationals completed the sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon in Boston. The Nationals edged out a 4-3 victory as Bryce Harper scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, after starting the game on the bench. The Nationals came out of the gates swinging as lead-off hitter Danny Espinosa doubled [...]

Red Sox Fall to Nationals in Dice-K’s Return

By ⋅ June 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Before the Celtics tip off tonight against the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston sports fans were treated with a similarly unpredictable event: the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka to the major leagues after a year removed because of Tommy John surgery. He showed good stuff for the most part, but [...]

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