Over the Monster

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images It’s a day for the Sox to rest and recharge before an intense and difficult stretch of games through the middle of the month. It’s Thursday, which means the Sox are off as they will be for every Thursday but one between now and August 21st. It’s probably for the best as it will allow the bullpen to get something … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 6/12: The calm before the storm

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Look, bullpen beggars can’t be choosers. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Jorge Alcala and he hails from Bajos de Haina, a suburb of Santo Domingo that is infamous for being one of the most polluted cities in the entire world. Due to an almost complete lack of environmental legislation to regulate the city’s host of … [Read more...] about Meet the New guy: Jorge Alcala

Photo by Natalie Reid/MLB Photos via Getty Images Let’s go inside the mind of Alex Cora. Kristian Campbell. Check, Marcelo Mayer. Check. Roman Anthony. Check. The Red Sox and the Big Three have done what looked almost impossible to do: they’ve stopped the bleeding. In ten games in June the Sox are 6-4 with two series wins. If we back up to the sweep at the hands of the … [Read more...] about With Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer here, what’s the ideal Red Sox lineup?

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images Are the Sox back? Almost back?? The Sox just had back-to-back series wins against AL East opponents! Thanks to Buehler having a quality start and going seven innings, Marcelo Mayer hitting a home run twice, Duran and Toro adding on, Narvaez remaining amazing, and the bullpen managing to hold it down, the Sox can finally claim a one-run win … [Read more...] about Red Sox 4, Rays 3: We Won a One-Run Game!?

David Butler II-Imagn Images Will the goodness of yesterday spill over into today? As stinky as Game 1 of this series ended up being, Game 2’s win was a lot cleaner and a lot more fun to watch, with everything clicking offensively, defensively, and pitching-wise even with only 3 runs to the Sox’s credit. If we can get that kind of performance again today, we’re in for a … [Read more...] about Game 70: Rays at Red Sox, Littell vs. Buehler

Photo by Kelly O’Connor. Bad pun aside, the recent promotions have allowed some new grounds (another bad pun) to travel across the farm. Still sticking with me in the minor lines even though all three of last year’s hot prospects (well, actually, four, since even Chicago brought up Kyle Teel) have been promoted? Well, if you’re here for Blaze Jordan, he had a multi-hit … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 6/10: Isaac Coffey brews up a win

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Who probably feels like the most chopped of chopped liver right now? This guy. Who is he and where did he come from? On Monday, June 9, the Red Sox promoted a guy who’s been mowing down the opposition for the entire month of May, making his presence felt in almost every game he plays in. They also called … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Brian Van Belle

Photo by Natalie Reid/MLB Photos via Getty Images Plus, some mechanical adjustments “got some life back” on Lucas Giolito’s fastball. Roman Anthony wasn’t aware that his family would be there in time for the start of last night’s game, and, based on the text messages I received during the game, it was the family that stole the show for many viewers. Some were enamored … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Roman Anthony (with help from his family) steals the show

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images Brayan Bello has had some of his best starts of the year over his last few outings — what’s working for him? Well, let’s first start with what’s not working for him: his changeup. Or, as I more eloquently put it a few weeks ago,: andrew bailey took the changeup out back man https://t.co/DyQBwiDiO8— Avery Hamel (@avcoleham) May 23, … [Read more...] about Where did this reformed Brayan Bello come from?