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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...

2 weeks 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 ...

4 weeks 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...

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...

5 weeks 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...

7 weeks 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

Ask Athlon Sports: Fenway Park Scoreboard

Boston Red Sox Q: On the scoreboard on the Green Monster at Fenway Park, there is Morse code in two places spelling out “TAY” and “JRY.” What is the story behind these markings? And isn’t the “R” re...

7 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox 2012 Preview

Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox If you navigated last September without shaming yourself, your family, your employers and the city you call home, congratulations! You had a better month than the Red Sox. When S...

10 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox

Nine Top Offseason Stories Heading into the 2012 MLB Season

Boston Red Sox --By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) Since the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series in late October, the baseball world has witnessed many major moves and risky contracts — and that ...

12 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB Offseason, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Baseball's Pitching Changes: The AL Arms Race

Boston Red Sox — by Mark Ross Pitchers are scheduled to report to spring training in less than a month, and if Major League Baseball’s offseason is any indication, a lot of teams’ postseason hopes will ...

17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, C.J. Wilson, Hiroki Kuroda, Justin Verlander, Michael Pineda, Yu Darvish, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies; Madson to the Red Sox?

Boston Red Sox The pitchers who usually finish games have been the starters of baseball’s offseason news. With free against like Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder anticipated to take weeks before signing contrac...

27 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Heah Bell, Jonathan Papelbon, Ryan Madson, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies

Athlon Sports' 2011 AL Cy Young

Boston Red Sox With the World Series in the rear-view mirror and the hot stove just beginning to heat up, it's time to hand out some awards to this year's best performers on the diamond. The Baseball Writers' Ass...

Red Sox 1986 Rollercoaster: The 25th Anniversary of Bill Buckner's Game 6

Boston Red Sox Dave Henderson called timeout and stepped out of the batter’s box. He had just fouled off a fastball out over the plate. The Boston Red Sox center fielder grimaced. “There’s a lot of thin...

30 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Monthly, Bill Buckner, Dave Henderson, Rich Gedman, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, New York Mets

Red Sox, Yankees and Other Fans Who Really Hate This World Series

Boston Red Sox by Charlie Miller The 2011 World Series is evolving into one of the classic matchups in history. We’ve seen a 1-0 game through eight innings won in the ninth with two sac flies. We’ve seen ...

Where do the Boston Red Sox go from here?

Boston Red Sox by Charlie Miller The Boston Red Sox have no general manager, no manager and $126 million committed in players’ salaries for 2012. Maybe the 126 number would frighten most GMs, but Boston has...

32 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Dice-K, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox

Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers: An AL East-less ALCS

Boston Red Sox The AL East, with three 90-win teams, looked like the power division in baseball for most of the season. The Boston Red Sox had a ton of expectations after the free agent signings of Adrian Gonzale...

32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, American League, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Jose Valverde, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

MLB: Best Night Ever Proves Game Doesn't Need Fixing

Boston Red Sox by Charlie Miller A couple of nights ago, I enjoyed the greatest night of my baseball life. Four teams fighting for a playoff berth in four different games, and three of them went into extra in...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, MLB Playoffs

Red Sox Will Miss Playoffs

Boston Red Sox by Charlie Miller I think the Red Sox are done. It’s over, Red Sox Nation. On Sept. 1 there seemed to be no doubt that both the Red Sox and Yankees were in the playoffs. The only question was...

34 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays

Predicting The MLB Wild Card Race

Boston Red Sox --By Josh Kipnis With October right around the corner, who are the most feared teams in the MLB? Surprising to most, the Yankees and the Phillies aren’t at the top of my list. In fact, the tw...

35 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, BJ Upton, Evan Longoria, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays

Boston Red Sox Mt. Rushmore

Boston Red Sox MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller The question was posed earlier this season whether Derek Jeter should be considered as part of the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore. That certainly piqued my inte...

35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Babe Ruth, Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Cy Young, David Ortiz, Dwight Evans, Jim Rice, Jimmie Foxx, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Tris Speaker, Yaz, Boston Red Sox, Curse of the Bambino, Mt. Rushmore, Red Sox Nation

Worse Contract: John Lackey or A.J. Burnett?

Boston Red Sox -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) The 2011 MLB season began with the Boston Red Sox as the prohibitive favorites to win the AL Pennant due in large part to the strength and depth of th...

35 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, News, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

Justin Verlander's got the Cy, but what about MVP?

Boston Red Sox by Mark Ross Tuesday night, Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers shut out the Chicago White Sox 5-0. Not only did the win, coupled with the Cleveland Indians' loss at Texas, push the Tigers'...

36 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Justin Verlander, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Cy Young

Rockies Entertaining More Offers for Ubaldo Jimenez

Boston Red Sox Sources indicate that the Colorado Rockies are switching into selling mode as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, particularly with starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. Sources tel...

42 weeks ago by Scott Henry Tags: News, AL Central, AL East, NL Central, NL West, Ubaldo Jimenez, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees

Trade Deadline Deals Not Always Worth It

Boston Red Sox by Charlie Miller As soon as the dust settled at the All-Star Game, the chatter around the majors turned to trade talk. Who are the buyers and sellers? Fans want to know. This season, with so m...

43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Carlos Beltran, Chris Perez, Cliff Lee, Doyle Alexander, Jeff Bagwell, John Smoltz, Lou Brock, Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals

David Ortiz and the Red Sox Bench Clearing Brawl with the Orioles (Video)

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles got into a bench-clearing brawl on Friday night when David Ortiz and Kevin Gregg threw punches at each other. David Ortiz is a very large man who ...

45 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, David Ortiz, Kevin Gregg, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Bench Clearing Brawl, fight

MLB's Dim-Star Teams

Boston Red Sox Twitter: @4QuartersRadio The MLB All-Stars have been selected, and there is no shortage of debates on the merits of the players who made the mid-summer squads. Most of the candidates, though, h...

46 weeks ago by Scott Henry Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, NL Central, NL East, NL West, American League, National League, Aaron Hill, Adam Dunn, Alex Rios, Carl Crawford, Chad Durbin, Chone Figgins, Chris Coghlan, Dan Uggla, Derrek Lee, Fausto Carmona, Ian Desmond, Jake Westbrook, Jayson Werth, John Buck, Jorge Posada, Lyle Overbay, Miguel Tejada, Raul Ibanez, Reid Brignac, Ryan Franklin, Shin-Soo Choo, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

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