Over the Monster

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images And finally got his first Major League win. Red Sox starter Richard Fitts entered his start on Monday searching for his first major league win. It almost seemed like a curse; he had outings shortened by injuries and rain delays. He even threw five shutout innings against the White Sox, which is as close to a guaranteed win as you can get. … [Read more...] about Richard Fitts is steadily improving

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation. The Red Sox are back at it tonight against the Rockies, should thunderstorms hold off. If you’ve paid any attention at all this season, you’ve probably noticed the Rockies are laughably bad. Hopefully our Red Sox can keep taking care of business and bring a well-rested bullpen into the final series before the … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/8: Rocky road

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Though not as close as Masataka Yoshida. With the Red Sox finally finding some momentum as they head into the All-Star break (boy, it sure is nice to play two of the worst teams in the league back-to-back, isn’t it!) it’s a great time for the team’s best all-around player to return. Alex Bregman, who has missed over six weeks with a … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Alex Bregman close to returning

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images The first of many dongers at Fenway for Roman Anthony spurs the Sox to a delicious victory. This was a fantastic game for a team 6.5 games out of first. The Red Sox didn’t just win tonight; they annihilated a cellar-dwelling team, dominating from start~ish to finish, topping the Rockies 9-3. Sometimes bad things happen but this game wasn’t … [Read more...] about Red Sox 9, Rockies 3: Roman conquest

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Who ended up winning that thing? The Rockies were super hot right? After a somewhat disappointing 2-3 against the Cincinnati Reds at home, the Red Sox swept the Washington Nationals on the road during a brief three-game trip to D.C. They return home with a record of 46-45, 6.5 games back in the AL East, and 2.5 games out of a … [Read more...] about Series Preview: Colorado Rockies at Boston Red Sox for 2007 World Series Nostalgia

Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images If not now, when? The Yankees are in a horrific slump, and the Sox are only 3.5 games back of them and the Rays. The worst team in baseball comes to town starting tonight (7:10 pm start). This is it! This is the time to win baseball games! It’s Austin Gomber vs. Richard Fitts. Here we go: Back home for the week ️ pic.twitter.com/CCxdUL49gy— … [Read more...] about Red Sox vs. Rockies lineups: L, and we mean this, FG

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images A series against, perhaps, the worst team ever awaits. Good morning and happy Monday. I liked it better when we were all in the middle of a three-day weekend, but what can ya do? We’ve got some more baseball action tonight; the Red Sox host the Colorado Rockies, who have a very real chance at becoming the worst team in the history of the … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/7: Almost break time

Photo by Colby Rush/Minor League Baseball So, too, do some other prospects who may see themselves in new uniforms in August somehow. The Red Sox are now winners of five of six and comfortably above .500 (well, not very comfortably, but, alas...) but most of the AL is not laying down (how dare they!) Still, are the recent wins and an upcoming series against Colorado … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 7/6: Vaughn Grissom has himself a day

Photo by Mady Mertens/MLB Photos via Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. For the second year in a row the Red Sox will send three players to the MLB All-Star Game, with Garrett Crochet, Alex Bregman, and Aroldis Chapman all earning nods. Looking over those names, you may notice that none of them were on the team last year, and that each of them were … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Garrett Crochet, Alex Bregman, Aroldis Chapman named All-Stars