Over the Monster

Credit Garcia family/MassLive | MassLive. Tuesday on the farm was a family affair featuring two home runs for the outfielder, and a walk-off home run for his brother. I’m proposing that, as of today, we start calling Johanfran Garcia the Captcha. Get it... because he’s a catcher and his brother is the Password? Okay, maybe it’ll stick, maybe it won’t. But speaking of … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 7/22: Is the password “home run?”

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Naylor could add some thump to the lineup, at a first base position that has taken a step back offensively over the past month. It’s time for more Smash or Pass, trade deadline edition! In the run-up to the trade deadline, we’ll take a look at some potential targets and discuss whether they make sense for the Red Sox. First up: a … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Smash or Pass: Josh Naylor

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Maybe the boys peaked too early. The Red Sox lost again last night, with Carlos Narvaez picking up a second catcher’s interference call in as many innings to drive in a Phillies run. That’s what happens when you peak too early — which isn’t necessarily what has happened, because there’s ample time, and is better than not peaking at all — and … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/23: Interfering with a good time

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images This will ruffle some feathers. Looking to check baseball’s second most iconic ballpark off of our bucket list, my father and I boarded a flight to Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday morning. After landing at O’Hare International, we hopped off the flight and jumped in an Uber to, you guessed it, the magnificent Rate Field nestled in the … [Read more...] about Fenway Park could take some notes from Wrigley Field

Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Spoiler Alert: The Red Sox offense strikes out way too much can’t score unless they hit home runs. Of the 13 position players currently on the Red Sox active roster, only Masataka Yoshida has a “k” appear anywhere in their name. However, if you peruse the Red Sox box score on a daily basis, you’ll find no such … [Read more...] about Phillies 4, Red Sox 1: Cristopher Sanchez’s complete game exposes the weaknesses in Boston’s lineup

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can the Sox bounce back after losing in absurd fashion last night? The Red Sox continue to battle through their toughest stretch of the schedule. Not only are they facing the Cubs, Phillies and Dodgers out of the All-Star Break, but they also got some unfortunate luck in the way Philly reshuffled their rotation. … [Read more...] about Game 103: Red Sox at Phillies, Fitts vs. Sanchez

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The rookie is quickly becoming an offensive force. I’ll make this short and sweet, because this prediction was so obvious at the time that I’m not even all that proud of it. On June 24, I wrote that not only was Roman Anthony about to break out, but that I believed he was the best hitter on the Red Sox (though there was an Alex … [Read more...] about UPDATE: I was right about Roman Anthony (kind of)

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Was that the lamest possible walk-off a baseball game can produce? Here’s my rough ranking of walk-off events, ranked from cool-as-shit to lame-as-hell: Anything that involves a play-at-the-plate Home run Hit that scores a runner from first Hit that scores a runner from second Hit that scores a runner from third Sacrifice … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/22: That was lame

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Let’s make a deal! With dramatic music playing, a man in a suit walks down a long hallway with fish tanks lining the hallway and several spotlights pointed at the floor. He enters a large room and says something super corny to the ultra-rich investors he’s trying to impress. None of what ensues is at all staged for entertainment purposes. … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Starting Pitching Shark Tank