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2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 20
Boston Red Sox Each week during the baseball season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players o...
18 hours ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Homer Bailey, Joey Votto, Justin Masterson, Miguel Cabrera, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 29-May 5
Boston Red Sox There's never a shortage for cool numbers in baseball. Cleanup hitters struggle, a former utilityman goes off and some dude who's never closed games before is perfect. Go figure (which is what we'v...
1 week ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Bryce Harper, Ike Davis, Jason Grilli, Nolan Ryan, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Ryan Raburn, Yu Darvish, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 7
Boston Red Sox Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Wee...
1 week ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Carlos Gomez, Justin Verlander, Ryan Raburn, Sergio Romo, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

15 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 22-28
Boston Red Sox Each week during the 2013 MLB season, we highlight the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball.    .516    David Ortiz’s Batting Averag...
2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adam Wainwright, Brandon Crawford, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Justin Upton, Mariano Rivera, Matt Harvey, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Konerko, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

2013 MLB Power Rankings: April 30
Boston Red Sox Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week.  1.  Red Sox—Big ...
3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

14 Amazing MLB Stats from Opening Week
Boston Red Sox Baseball is a numbers game. Always has been. Always will be. And here are a few notable numbers for the opening week of the season: March 31-April 7. 15    Earned runs allowed l...
5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andy Petttitte, Chris Davis, Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Ichiro Suzuki, Jed Lowrie, Mariano Rivera, R.A. Dickey, Todd Helton, Yu Darvish, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

Major League Baseball's All-Steroid Team
Boston Red Sox Steroids are now just as synonymous with baseball as hot dogs or cold beer. It is an unfortunate era of the game that fans of all ages must accept. Are the use of performance-enhancing drugs terrib...
7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Overtime, News, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

2013 MLB Predictions: American League
Boston Red Sox The 2013 MLB season is almost here. Texas and Houston will get things started on Sunday night as the Astros play their first-ever game as an American League team. That's not the only change basebal...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

2013 Baseball Preview: Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox Grab your hard hats and watch your step, Red Sox fans, because Fenway Park’s going to be a construction zone. After hitting rock bottom in 2012, the Sox aren’t beginning a remodel so much as a ...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

Worst MLB Free Agent Signings of 2013
Boston Red Sox As baseball's spring training continues in Florida and Arizona, Athlon Sports offers its thoughts on all the offseason movement. Here are the worst offseason free agent signings in Major League Bas...
10 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers

Top 20 MLB Prospects in the 2013 World Baseball Classic
Boston Red Sox The 2013 World Baseball Classic starts March 2, with round robin pool play getting the party started for the 16-team international tournament won by Japan in both 2006 and ’09. The championship r...
11 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: MLB, Alfredo Despaigne, Andre Rienzo, Hayato Sakamoto, Jameson Taillon, Jonathan Schoop, Jose Abreu, Jose Berrios, Kenta Maeda, Masahiro Tanaka, Phillippe Aumont, Seung-Yeop Lee, Xander Bogaerts, Yulieski Gourriel, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies

Major League Baseball's All-Steroid Team
Boston Red Sox Steroids are now just as synonymous with baseball as hot dogs or cold beer. It is an unfortunate era of the game that fans of all ages must accept. Are the use of performance-enhancing drugs terrib...
12 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Overtime, News, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

2013 MLB Spring Training Battles: American League
Boston Red Sox 2013 Spring Training camps are open and many players will compete against teammates for jobs before taking on other baseball teams in April. Here are some position battles to keep an eye on th...
12 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Elvis Andrus, Jurickson Profar, Wil Myers, Yan Gomes, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tornoto Blue Jays

10 Lamest Team Nicknames in Professional Sports
Boston Red Sox The 10 strangest, lamest and least intimidating pro sports team names. ...
13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Browns

Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013
Boston Red Sox Just as I did a few weeks ago, I once again examine the pennant races as they’re shaping up for 2013. Sure, it’s early, but what else are you going to read about? Bowl games between a bunch of ...
19 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

MLB: Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013
Boston Red Sox It’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. At least now that the World Series is over. I mean, what else is there to think about? Pitchers and catchers report in a little more than 100 da...
23 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

10 Worst Owners in Sports History
Boston Red Sox As long as sports have been played in organized leagues, there have been team owners who have disgraced their respective games. Scoundrels, cheapskates and spoiled brats have always found a way to ...
24 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Overtime, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Redskins

10 Worst Contracts in Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox Fans love it when their team signs a big-name free agent or locks up a current star, but too many times organizations pay for past accomplishment instead of future production. There are obviously s...
32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Overtime, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, John Lackey, Mark Teixeira, Ryan Howard, Vernon Wells, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

5 Candidates to replace Bobby Valentine as Red Sox Manager
Boston Red Sox The tumultuous one-year tenure of Bobby Valentine in Boston is over. The Red Sox were awful under the polarizing manager, and the 2012 season was the first time the franchise had lost 90 or more ga...
32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

3 Terrible Trades MLB GMs Would Love to Do Over
Boston Red Sox Trading baseball players between teams has been part of the charm of the game since the 1800s. Ornery players traded after disputes with managers, struggling players traded for one another in hopes...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Hector Noesi, Jed Lowrie, Jesus Montero, Jonathan Sanchez, Mark Melancon, Melky Cabrera, Michael Pineda, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners

Baseball By The Numbers: Weak AL Central, Position Players Pitching and Mo Rivera
Boston Red Sox 0-8 Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez suffered through an 0-fer day against Baltimore in the Red Sox’ 9-6 loss in 17 innings. The first baseman struck out in the 17th representing the tying run agains...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Chris Davis, Mariano Rivera, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

Athlon's Essential Eleven: April 20
Boston Red Sox This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for April 20. • Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe has the Beantown perspective on Fenway Park turning 100 years ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: April 19
Boston Red Sox Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and the Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Ailing Outfielders It’s been a tough week for outf...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Alex Gordon, Aroldis Chapman, Brett Gardner, Chris Young, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Upton, Kyle Lohse, Matt Holliday, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Fantasy

New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox Still Avoiding the Cellar
Boston Red Sox Regardless what the standings look like now, with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox teetering near the bottom of the AL East, they are not likely to end the season there. The Baltimore Or...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Babe Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Longborg, Lou Gehrig, Sad Sam Jones, Urban Shocker, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

AL East Predictions
Boston Red Sox AL East 1. New York 2. Tampa Bay (wild card) 3. Boston 4. Toronto 5. Baltimore It’s official. The Tampa Bay Rays are consistently competing with the rich boys up north. Make no mist...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, David Price, Matt Moore, Robinson Cano, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays

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