A couple of months ago, Guy Boston Sports announced the creation of the “Stove League,” a spiritual successor to a similar contest that was held by the Boston Globe in the 1930s. The Stove League challenged readers to see who could come the closest to guessing the Opening Day lineup for the Boston Red Sox. …
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One day can change everything and life can change in a matter of moments. The narrative around the 2011 Boston Red Sox would be totally different if the 9th inning on a rainy night in Baltimore had gone differently. The Red Sox had a disastrous September, having only won 7 out of the previous 26 …
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There’s really no better way to become ingratiated with the Fenway Faithful than with a walk-off homerun. Adam Duvall did just that, putting the exclamation point on an impressive comeback victory by the Red Sox Saturday afternoon. Duvall SMASH pic.twitter.com/z4Zq0e6vfb — NESN (@NESN) April 1, 2023 Duvall really had himself a day. That wasn’t even …
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“The Sox won’t make the playoffs; there’s too much ground to make up and the rotation remains suspect.“ Pete Abraham, The Boston Globe You would be forgiven if you thought the above quote referred to the 2023 iteration of the Old Towne Team. The 2023 Boston Red Sox aren’t projected to be very good, and …
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It is the midpoint of March in spring training for the Major Leagues. The Boston Red Sox have shown a lot of new faces and roles in their 9/5 Grapefruit League run so far. The Sox have shown what tools they have to work with after losing the star that we once beheld, Xander Bogaerts.Â
Check the latest episode of my new show, “The Fenway Faithful Podcast,” available on YouTube now! Tune in to hear me discuss Boston’s red hot start to Spring Training, why I believe some of these young guys could make an impact during the regular season, and my big fears with Open Day four weeks away. …
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The year was 2005 – New England was fresh off of celebrating the Boston Red Sox breaking an 86-year-long curse. They were looking forward to seeing if they could defend their World Series Championship. They were also celebrating the New England Patriots defeating the Philadelphia Eagles to win their second consecutive Super Bowl (and third …
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We’re going to conclude this series by taking a cursory look at the other elements of dismantling the 2018 core. If you missed any of the previous parts and would like to check them out, no worries! You can click on the links below to catch up. A lot of the elements of these deals …
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The Red Sox made yet another addition to their roster on January 24th. They sent lefty reliever Josh Taylor to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for infielder Adalberto Mondesà and a player to be named later. Univision’s Mike Rodriguez first reported that the two teams were nearing a deal. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com was …
Another part of the dismantling of the Red Sox core that can’t be overlooked is the role of the David Price contract. The Red Sox packaged David Price with Mookie Betts in an attempt to shed a portion of his salary. This, of course, negatively impacted the return that they were able to get from …
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