The Red Sox enter today tied with the Blue Jays for first place in the American League East with a 76-59 record. With 27 games to go in the season, every game is a crucial. After the Red Sox play the Padres this week, all of their remaining 23 games will be against AL East […]
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Can Koji Save The Red Sox Season?
The Red Sox enter this weekend’s series vs. the Royals tied for first place in the AL East with the Blue Jays. With just 35 games to go, we’re now at the point of the season where every game is crucial. The Royals come in red hot and they’ll provide a good test for the […]
The Clay Buchholz Factor
With the Red Sox just a 1/2 game out of first place after a successful start to a difficult road trip, it’s now clear that they’re going to need some help at the bottom of their starting rotation. The Red Sox starting rotation has been outstanding recently with Rick Porcello, David Price, and Eduardo Rodriguez […]
Life After Big Papi: A Look Towards 2017
The Red Sox are in the middle of a pennant race and after a sweep of the Diamondbacks, it appears that they are back on the right track. Obviously, the focus right now is on the 2016 Red Sox and their chances to make a run this postseason. Offensively, they have what it takes. The […]
The Irrelevant A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez is “retiring” on Friday after the Yankees game. A-Rod had his big announcement on Sunday. The announcement itself and how the “retirement” was communicated was a bit of a surprise. The way the Yankees management discussed it sure sounded like more a release than a retirement. Whatever you want to call it, there’s […]
Red Sox Opportunity Is NOW
The Red Sox have been battling for a playoff spot all season long. They have a big opportunity starting on Tuesday to make a big move in the standings over the course of the next four weeks. There has been a lot of discussion recently about the difficulty of the Red Sox schedule in August […]
Why Is Mookie Betts Hitting Leadoff?
Why is Mookie Betts hitting leadoff? That’s the subject of today’s post. It’s been taken for granted by Red Sox Nation that Betts is best suited for the leadoff spot. He can hit, he’s fast, and he looks like a leadoff hitter. He’s listed as 5’9″, 180 pounds. So, he’s s a speedy, little guy […]
Red Sox Losing Formula
The Red Sox continue to spiral downward. After losing seven of their last nine games, questions are starting to be raised about whether or not this team is a true contender. The team continues to lose close games to teams that aren’t even in the mix for the playoff race. In the past nine games […]
This Sale Is Not For The Red Sox
Chris Sale may be made available as the trade deadline approaches and there have been rumors that the Red Sox are one of the teams that are interested. Sale is one of the elite pitchers in Major League Baseball and there isn’t a team in the league who wouldn’t want him. He has a very […]
Red Sox Midseason Awards
As we approach the MLB All Star Break, now is a good time to discuss the midseason awards for the Red Sox. Overall, the Red Sox have had a strong first half of the season as they head into the break in contention for a playoff position. After two consecutive last place finishes, this is […]