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Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images From Tim Lincecum to Old Hoss Radbourn, these workhorses all deserve a tip of the cap. A tweet crossed my timeline on Sunday and brought me back a decade-plus to revisit one of my favorite pitchers of my lifetime, Tim Lincecum. The wording of it was perfect, describing a time that was only 12 years ago but feels like a … [Read more...] about An ode to old school workhorse pitching performances

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images What gives? Seven (7) outfielders were named to the American League squad for the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Those seven outfielders were Aaron Judge, Javier Baez, Riley Greene, Byron Buxton, Steven Kwan, Julio Rodriguez, and Randy Arozarena (who was named to the game as a replacement after Rodriguez opted out). Now, … [Read more...] about Why the hell wasn’t Ceddanne Rafaela an All-Star?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images And Aaron Boone still managed to blow it in a game that didn’t count. For the first time ever in a setting involving major league players, a game ended on a Home Run Derby swing-off. Kyle Schwarber provided the fireworks and homered on all three of his allotted swings, which ultimately propelled the NL to victory after blowing a 6-0 … [Read more...] about The National League wins the All-Star game on a Home Run Derby swing-off

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The National League has only won the All-Star Game once since 2012, and just four times since 1996. Will that change tonight? There’s numerous ways to illustrate the American League’s slippage from prior dominance, but perhaps the most jarring is to look at the starting lineups for tonight’s All-Star game in Atlanta. … [Read more...] about 2025 MLB All-Star Game: American League vs. National League, Tarik Skubal vs. Paul Skenes

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation Happy All-Star Game Day! Unfortunately, there won’t be a lot of Sox action tonight, as neither Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet are expected to play. Bregman, in fact, is still sort of in rehab mode, and will not yet be ready to play every day when the season resumes this … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Jim Rice wants the kids off his lawn

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images He’s a big pitcher with a big fastball. But he may need some work. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Marcus Phillips and he comes to us from South Dakota via the University of Tennessee. The Red Sox selected Phillips 33rd overall, with a pick received via the Quinn Priester trade. Fifty percent of my freshman year roommates … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Marcus Phillips

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images Can he keep it going? About a month ago, I wrote about the addition of a cutter to Brayan Bello’s arsenal. Since that outing against the Yankees, Bello has a 2.51 ERA over five appearances for the Red Sox. He’s gone at least six innings in each of them, besides his five-inning “complete game” in the resumption of a suspended game. He struck … [Read more...] about Brayan Bello has stepped up to the next level

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Not the Smashmouth kind Happy All-Star Tuesday, Red Sox Nation. While the Red Sox had three players selected for the All-Star team, only one will be active on Tuesday — Aroldis Chapman. Kyle Schwarber is the only former Red Sox in the game, at least as far as I can tell. As always, use this thread to talk about whatever you want. Be respectful … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/14: All Star Day