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Red Sox Finally Win! Aceves Nails Down Save in 9th

By ⋅ April 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox finally earned their first win of the 2012 season on Monday night, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2. Sox starter Felix Doubront pitched five innings, giving up two runs and striking out six, but received the no-decision. Fellow Venezuelan Henderson Alvarez was better, going six deep while giving up just one [...]

Was That Beer in the Red Sox Visitor’s Clubhouse in Toronto?

By ⋅ April 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

I know, we were as guilty as most for beating the “fried chicken and beer” story to death. But, when you ban beer from the clubhouse, you actually ban it from the clubhouse, right? NESN showed a quick pan of the Red Sox visitor’s clubhouse in Toronto during Monday’s broadcast, and some fine beverages can [...]

Ben Cherington Now Married to New Wife Tyler Tumminia

By ⋅ April 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

While the Red Sox were busy getting their asses handed to them in Detroit, Ben Cherington was busy…oh you know…getting married. Cherington tied the knot with fiancee Tyler Tumminia on Friday in New York, according to Boston.com. Apparently, Tumminia is a “marketing executive at the Goldklang Group, a sports entertainment consulting and management firm.” She [...]

What We Learned About the Red Sox this Week: Formulas for Failure

By ⋅ April 9, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

So 0-3 again. That sounds familiar.  Call me sadistic, but I’m starting to find the Red Sox total ineptitude to be kind of funny. Here are some thoughts as the season kicks off, yet again, with a losing streak: Ben Cherington did not do his job. No, moving pieces into holes to create more holes [...]

Aceves, Melancon Blow Saves as Red Sox Suffer Stunning 13-12 Loss

By ⋅ April 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

After eleven innings and an Alex Avila home run, the Boston Red Sox are still winless, losing their third straight game of the young season by a final score of 13-12. Tigers Some Tough Kitties The only good thing, the only bright spot in all of this is that The Red Sox won’t see the Tigers again for [...]

Two Thumbs Down For Beckett in Loss to Tigers

By ⋅ April 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Sox have started the 2012 campaign much as they started and ended 2011—lifeless and losing. The Detroit Tigers handed Josh Beckett and the Sox a 10-0 loss Saturday in Detroit and the Sox are off to a quick 0-2 start. Sunday, they turn to Clay Buccholz to right the ship. The Tigers pounded Beckett [...]

Red Sox in the American League: On Outside Looking In?

By ⋅ April 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Yesterday, we looked at the top three teams in the American League. Next, let’s take a deeper look at my power rankings and examine which of the top six teams will miss the playoffs in October: 4. Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays were the laughing stalk of the American League for 10 years. [...]

2012 MLB Preview: Yankees Top American League Power Rankings

By ⋅ April 6, 2012 ⋅ One comment

For the Boston Red Sox, the 2011 season was an homage to all of the disappointing Red Sox teams of the past. The Sox had a potent offense, mediocre pitching staff and even a historic collapse to cap it all off. The baseball season is an epic journey and usually teams with the most talent, [...]

Pawtucket Red Sox 2012 Preview

By ⋅ April 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ll be writing a weekly article this season recapping the previous week of the Pawtucket Red Sox. For those not familiar with Minor League Baseball, Pawtucket is the highest level affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and plays in the International League. The IL consists of 14 teams split up into three divisions, with Pawtucket [...]

Why Josh Beckett has Nothing to Prove (and Why it’s Good for Baseball)

By ⋅ March 30, 2012 ⋅ One comment

There’s not much to be excited for heading into the regular season for the Red Sox. A potential power struggle is brewing between Valentine and Cherington, the starting shortstop is a utility player acquired from the Kansas City Royals, and the fifth starter is a relief pitcher with two pitches. Additionally, almost everyone on the [...]

The Case for Keeping Mike Aviles

By ⋅ March 29, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The post-Nomar Garciaparra Boston Red Sox have been notorious for their revolving door at shortstop. Since the 2004 trading deadline, the Sox have employed Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Alex Gonzalez, Julio Lugo, Jed Lowrie, Nick Green, Alex Gonzalez (again), and Marco Scutaro. That’s eight different starting shortstops in only seven-and-a-half years, and Scutaro was traded [...]

John Lackey: Beer & Fried Chicken Talk “Retarded”

By ⋅ March 27, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Just when it seems we’re ready to finally move on from last season’s Red Sox collapse, leave it to Dan Shaughnessy and John Lackey to bring us right back. The veteran reporter has always been conscientious, and his column in Tuesday’s Globe about Lackey reflected just that. He likely took note of every single word [...]

Police Release Bobby Jenks Mugshot After DUI Arrest

By ⋅ March 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks has had yet another setback in his comeback attempt…but this kind of setback is one that affects your life OFF the field too. Jenks, 31, was arrested early Friday morning for driving under the influence, damaging property, and leaving the scene of the crash. The police report says Jenks admitted to [...]

Red Sox 2012 Starting Rotation Preview: Clay Buchholz

By ⋅ March 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Clay Buchholz (6-3, 3.48 ERA, 82.2 IP, 60 K, 31 BB): Everyone seems to be penciling in Buchholz for a repeat of his 2010 performance. But are those appropriate expectations? Everyone will point to that impressive 17-7 record and the awe-inducing 2.33 ERA, but they tend forget that 2010 was Buchholz’s first truly productive season [...]

Does Jason Varitek Belong in the Hall of Fame?

By ⋅ March 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Recently, Jason Varitek held a press conference to announce his retirement from baseball. It was the final chapter in a stellar career, which was marked with outstanding team and individual successes. Whenever a noteworthy player retires, fans and scribes feel compelled to put the career in some sort of historical perspective. Often, that analysis is clouded by emotion. The [...]

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