RED SOX RUMORS & GOSSIP
Jonny Gomes Punts Helmet As He Rounds Third to Celebrate Walk-Off Home Run (GIF)
Jonny Gomes was all kinds of fired up after his walk-off home run against the Rays. Why wouldn’t he be?
Gomes saved the Red Sox from spoiling Felix Doubront‘s stellar outing and rescued Andrew Bailey with his two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth. As he rounded third, the outfielder was so psyched, he took off his helmet and punted it into the air in celebration. After the...
What’s wrong with a Jon Lester
Jon Lester
Jon Lester is supposed to be the Boston Red Sox ace. He is supposed to take the mound every five days and shut teams down. He’s supposed to put a halt to losing streaks and set an example for the rest of the pitching staff. Lester is supposed to do a lot of things that he is simply not doing right now.
Every player hits a bump in the road during the marathon they call...
Clay Buchholz Calling Shots in Rehab, Now Scheduled to Throw Between Games of Doubleheader (Video)
The Clay Buchholz situation has been a frustrating one for everybody involved, do doubt, but neck injuries are a tricky thing. However, as The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo says, Buchholz is calling all the shots in his rehab, and won’t push himself too far just to avoid a D.L. stint.
As of Tuesday, Buchholz’s schedule side session had been pushed back from before Game 1 of the...
Your Morning Dump...where Napoli is set to return
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here...
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First baseman Mike Napoli is expected to return to
the Red Sox’ lineup for at least one game of Tuesday’s day-night
doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Napoli came out of Thursday’s game...
Lester's lack of performance plaguing Sox
Sam Galanis
Contributing Writer
Looking at Jon Lester’s numbers now, it’s hard to believe that he looked unbeatable, along with Clay Buchholz, at the beginning of the season. With Buchholz possibly headed for the disabled list, Lester’s recent slump could end up being a huge problem for the Red Sox.
The Sox are no strangers to Lester’s shakiness from previous seasons, but...
Red Sox hope to have Mike Napoli back on Tuesday
Boston Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli has been held out of the team's lineup for the last couple of days due to illness, but manager John Farrell told reporters -- including Todd Karpovich of MLB.com -- that he's hopeful to have the slugger back on Tuesday.
Napoli's been out since June 13 due to illness. That day he was forced to exit the Red Sox' contest...
All-Star Bubble Watch: Daniel Nava
Daniel Nava has a career 16 home runs and 103 runs batted in. He drives an old beat-up red Ford truck, and makes $505,000. Nava is an extremely fundamentally sound baseball player. He gets zero media attention, yet why should he? He’s just another player fighting to stay in the big leagues and this year he has proven that he is finally here to stay. All of Boston knows that Nava...
Your Morning Dump...where Lester continues his slump
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
There was no getting around that Lester has now gone six straight starts without a win. Or that he allowed five extra-base hits, including a two-run homer to right by Chris Davis which keyed a three-run third...
Napoli And Carp Possible For Tuesday Games
The Red Sox have Monday off and then play a double-admission day-night doubleheader against the Rays on Tuesday. Based on current evaluations, both Mike Napoli and Mike Carp should be ready to play in those Tuesday games. Napoli is out with an undisclosed "illness" and Carp tweaked a hammy while legging out a double. The 1PM start on Tuesday is a make-up of a rainout on...
Red Sox Purchase Pedro Beato, Option Rubby De La Rosa
The Boston Red Sox have swapped relievers, purchasing the contract of right-hander Pedro Beato from Triple-A Pawtucket while optioning Rubby De La Rosa to the same minor league affiliate.
Beato, who has a solid near 3:1 strike out to walk ratio over 33 innings in the minors will work the middle innings where as De La Rosa will return to a spot in the Pawtucket rotation.
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Recapping Xander Bogaerts first weekend in Triple-A
 It's no question Boston Red Sox fans are getting eager to see top prospect Xander Bogaerts make his major league debut. At only 20 years, he has certainly showed fans why he deserves to be the organization's best up and coming player. At only 20 years old, Bogaerts last Thursday became the youngest player in Triple-A baseball and the youngest ever to suit up for the PawtucketÂ...
Boston Red Sox Weekly: The Curious Case of Jose Iglesias
AL East Standing: 1st
Weekly Record: 5-4
Current Record: 42-28
(Every Saturday I will attempt to give some brief thoughts on the past week for the Boston Red Sox. It will be filled with hopes, frustrations, exhilaration, pain, and plenty of gawd-awful puns. Speaking of which…)
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Iggy Pop: If someone had told me last year that Jose Iglesias was in the middle of a 16-game hitting...
Bailey's 'Creamed' In 9th; Red Sox Still Win, 5-4
Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesAll the Red Sox have to do for the rest of the season is go into the ninth with a 3-run lead or better. With that bulge, it should be a piece of cake for Andrew Bailey to close it out. Today, given a 5-2 lead, Bailey gave up a two-run HR to Matt Wieters and was one bonehead running play away from maybe allowing the O's to tie the game. The Sox ended...
Your Afternoon Dump... Where Iglesias is forcing out Drew
(USA Today Sports Images)
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here...
highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as
satisfying as a good morning dump.
Jose Iglesias isn’t just giving John Farrell options. He’s giving them to Ben Cherington, too. The trade deadline remains six weeks away, but it’s never too early to start...
Boston Red Sox trade infielder Pedro Ciriaco to Padres for PTBNL or Cash
 Last summer, infielder Pedro Ciriaco was regarded by a lot of Boston Red Sox fans as a must keep player for the future as he came onto the seen to hit .348 and .322 respecitvely in his first two months with the team in 2012. Fast forward almost a year later, Ciriaco is packing his bags and is headed to out west to San Diego. On Friday, the Red Sox dealt the utlity infielder to...
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