Shaking off a bad Sox Season

Been a long time since we've had a Sox post, and we're due. Before we look ahead, one must look back. I have to say, even as one of the Fenway Faithful, it was HARD to watch the team last year. It …

Red Sox Have Chance to Play Spoiler - And Salvage some Pride

Miserable is an effective characterization about the Sox. They weren't just terrible. They were unlikeable, at times unknowable, and at times simply unwatchable.

And yet, here at the end, they can redeem themselves perhaps, at some level …

Red Sox deal Beckett, Crawford, and Gonzales, Blow-up Team

Fortunately for me, I'm having a banner year, which has meant less time to dissect and digest my other passion - the Boston Red Sox. I'm always thinking of columns, though, and last month - at the trade deadline - there was …

First half not a total Disaster

I had hoped to write an All-star Break post earlier this week. Frankly, I didn't have the heart for it. Getting the snot beat out of us by the Yankees (and that's what it was folks, a beat down by a division …

Bye, Youk

I hate seeing cornerstone guys from the World Series wins of the Sox move on. Schilling, Varitek, Damon, Wakefield, Pedro, and yes, even Manny being Manny.

Add Youkilis to the list. We'll still get to see him, now that he's in the AL central, which …

Red Sox gain Ground, play better through Injuries

It seems silly to talk about a teams improvement when they remain in the cellar of their division. And that's where the Red Sox are so let's not glamourize it. They are in last place, fifth, the doorstops of the …

A's and Orioles show the Sox Problems May be Here to Stay

Despite the Sox struggles in April, my last Sox post was tinged with optimism. The hitting would be there. The starters would settle in. The bullpen would get straightened out. And there's been signs that some …

There's been no shortage of storylines this week from the media.

I have found over the years, that the beginning of a Sox season is always filled with hyperbole, as fans an pundits alike try to draw season wide conclusions from a sample set of games that has barely reached …

Opening Day for Red Sox Starts with Pitching Concerns

Last year, talk was about 100 win season and charging into the World Series. We saw flashes of that team, but injuries to the rotation - and the inability of virtually any of the call up to stay in the game, derailed …

What a change from year to year.

Last year, with Francona running the team, and all that history behind him, it was relatively easy to project what he might do with the batting order. Injuries and a host of Lefties from the opposition early in the season meant that it …