Detailing why win number 10 might be a more historically significant achievement than you’d think.
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Fenway’s Future: Bryce Brentz, Wendell Rijo, Nick Longhi and More
Looking at Nick Longhi, Bryce Brentz, Wendell Rijo and some lesser known Sox prospects.
Game 19 Recap: Orioles 18, Red Sox 7
This game was the opposite of fun to watch.
Rick Porcello’s Home Run Problem: An Illustrated Guide
A detailed examination of Porcello’s homer-prone ways and whether they’re likely to change.
Weekend Preview: Red Sox vs. Orioles, Again
Welcome back to the Weekend Preview! After a series full of forgettable at-bats and great pitching, the Sox travel north to face a familiar foe: the Baltimore Orioles. One can only hope the Sox’s starters can keep themselves from seven-run detonations like we experienced the week before. Baltimore Orioles – Current Record: 7-9 – […]
Game 16 Recap: Rays 2, Red Sox 1
Just like Tuesday, the Red Sox’s pitching came to play while the offense did not. Unlike Tuesday, the Sox couldn’t pull it out in the end. Top Play (WPA): If you need any indication of how bad Boston’s offense really was, try looking at the top five plays by WPA – all of them were […]
What Do the Red Sox Really Have in Joe Kelly?
The Red Sox began the season with a rotation full of question marks, and no starter looked like less of a sure thing than Joe Kelly. After arriving in Boston prior to last July’s trade deadline, Kelly gave the Red Sox 10 middling starts, showing some intriguing mid-90s velocity but little else. Despite playing a […]
Let’s Take the Where Are They Now: 2013 Red Sox Quiz!
It’s early yet but the 2015 Red Sox appear to be an interesting if flawed group worthy of our attention. If some things change and maybe some additions are made we might reach the admiration stage, but for now we’ll happily settle for attention-worthiness. Happily because, you’ll note, this is a number of steps above […]
Game 15 Recap: Rays 7 Red Sox 5
Joe Kelly looked amazing, then terrible. The offense did the same thing. Top Play (WPA): Weirdly enough, the Red Sox had the top play even in a loss. With Boston down 1-0 in the third and Mookie Betts on first, Dustin Pedroia took a high fastball and crushed it into the left field bleachers (+.231). It […]
Pablo Sandoval's Strange Start to the 2015 Season
When Pablo Sandoval signed a five-year, $95 million contract last winter, the move was met with some skepticism. Everyone can acknowledge that he is a good player, but whether or not he was a $95 million player was another discussion entirely. It wasn’t enough to have a clear upgrade at a position that has been […]









