The Red Sox approached the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline as a struggling team with holes in the starting lineup and starting rotation, and every Sox fan in the Nation knew Theo Epstein was going to make a splashy deal, as much to shake up as to improve his pennant-contending club. Unfortunately the deals he [...]
Bullpen blows another, homestand gets uglier
Heading into this 10 game homestand against some of the less-talented teams in the American League, the Red Sox were expected to fatten their record – and their lead in the East – before heading into the All Star break on a high note. What’s that line about the best laid plans…? Instead of cruising into [...]
Beckett restores order, offense produces just enough to win
The term ‘ace’ is bandied about a bit too freely in the world of major league baseball these days. Twenty game winners earn the distinction, even if they’re one-year-wonders like (fell off a) Cliff Lee. Number one starters are saddled with the moniker, even if they happen to be schlubs like John Lannan or Jeremy Guthrie. But [...]
Longballs propel Sox in a close win over Nats
Ignore the fact that Boston has outscored Washington in the first two games of this series 17-7, and has outhit the Nats 24-16, including a 9-5 edge in extra base hits; the fact of the matter is, both of the first two contests have been tight ballgames in the later innings. Tuesday night the Sox [...]
Minnesota wild: Ugly loss drops Sox into a tie for first
The scoreboard may show the Red Sox lost by just two runs tonight, but this was one of those cases where the final score doesn’t tell the whole story. Not by a long shot. Boston lost one its ugliest games of the season Wednesday night in Minneapolis, dropping a 4-2 decision that could have been much [...]
Sox West Coast swing ends with a thud
Six games in six days. Four losses, all after holding a lead. Four 1-run contests, one extra inning defeat. Cap it all off with a 9th inning walk-off loss, and you have the makings of a very disappointing Left Coast road trip for the boys from Beantown. To make matters worse Boston blew this game, which was knotted at [...]
Late night smack: Sox comeback vs. Halos
For a diehard member of Red Sox Nation, there’s nothing worse than staying up past 1:00 am EST to watch the boys, only to have them lose a game on the Left Coast. But when they win a game out west, especially in the manner in which they did last night, it almost makes hitting the sack [...]
Battered Bosox produce lackluster loss
Playing without two of its key starters and back home for the first time in 10 days, the Red Sox looked like a team that was both beat up and worn down Wednesday night, dropping a lazy 9-2 decision to the inferior Indians. With Kevin Youkilis (rib strain) and Jacoby Ellsbury (hamstring) sidelined with nagging pains, the [...]
Another day, another loss to the Rays
I went to the game last night with the highest of hopes but the lowest of expectations – hopeful the Sox were going to be able to find a way to solve the conundrum that the Tampa Bay Rays have become to them, but truthfully not expecting that to be the case. Unfortunately, my expectations [...]
