He was going to be the next great Red Sox player. He was the kid who had can’t miss talent. He was the guy every MLB team coveted in trades and the Red Sox said “no way”. He was, at one point early last season, arguably the best hitter in the American League. Now? He’s […]
Xander Bogaerts
Has The Red Sox Young Core Already Peaked?
Over the course of the 2016 season, the Red Sox had re-established themselves as a powerhouse in the American League. There were several factors. The additions of David Price and Craig Kimbrel played an important part of the team’s success. David Ortiz also had a farewell season to remember. The biggest reason though was that […]
Is Bogaerts Better Than Nomar?
Is Xander Bogaerts better than Nomar Garciaparra? That’s the question we’ll debate in today’s post. These two elite Red Sox shortstops are similar in many ways. Bogaerts entered Thursday Night’s Game vs. the Orioles as the leading hitter in the American League with a .357 average. He also was second in the AL in batting […]
Red Sox 2016 All Star Candidates
Heading into the 2016 season, the Red Sox have six players who are legitimate candidates to be All Stars. This is a big difference from last year considering that the Sox had just one All Star who was really just a utility player in Brock Holt. They now have a lot more talent in 2016. […]
Red Sox Rising Stars
The Red Sox have two rising stars who are getting fans very excited about 2016. Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts are coming into their own and they have been All Star caliber players this year at just 23 years old. Let’s start with the Red Sox as a whole. They not only swept the Orioles, […]
The Starting Nine: Red Sox Stats
In this post, we’ll provide nine Red Sox stats and thoughts about this year’s team. The Red Sox were 12 games out of first place heading into Sunday’s game against the Rays. Any hope of making a run this year is pretty much behind us. The focus now is to see how some of the […]
Where are the All Stars?
The MLB All Star Game is Tuesday night in Cincinnati. The American League will play the National League with the winning team getting home field advantage in this years World Series. Like any professional sports All Star Game, the MLB All Star Game gets it’s fair share of criticism in regards to the players who […]
Resurrection of the Rivalry
A resurrection of the biggest rivalry in sports begins Friday night at Fenway Park. The Red Sox – Yankees rivalry has been very quiet over the past few years. In fact, many fans would argue that the rivalry is dead. The rivalry was very strong in the late 1990’s during the Pedro-Clemens years and it […]
Titletown Ten: Boston Future Stars
With the recent drafts of the Celtics and Bruins, there have been a lot of discussions about the potential for Boston Future Stars. After pro sports drafts, there is always a lot of speculation and analysis done on each player. The reality is that no one really knows how good a player will be as […]