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The Advanced Scout – Colorado Rockies
You get to play, Papi!Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Ah, interleague play. A delightful little thing. Where the traditionalists love to tote the pitcher batting and – what? The...
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A Guide to Hating 80% of the American League East
There is something great about playing teams like the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres. It’s not just that we get to see great, unfamiliar players like Carlos Gonzalez, and it’s certainly not that...
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Ranking Possible Playoff Opponents
ESPN’s standings currently have the Red Sox sitting at a 99.9% chance of making the playoffs. So is it a lock that Boston will once against be dancing in October? Of course not! But just how close are...
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The Advanced Scout: Colorado Rockies
The second part of this entire interleague season series, with the first part happen WAAAAAY back in June. At least I think it was June. Seems like years ago. And if that seems like years ago…this...
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How have the Red Sox Fared as AL East Champions?
Will the 2013 season end with Koji celebrating on the mound?(Keith Allison/Flickr) Last Friday night, the Red Sox earned their 94th win in 155 games played, with the last out fittingly coming on a Koji...
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2014 Free Agent Class: Possible Red Sox Reunions
The 2014 offseason is officially underway. The Red Sox don’t figure to be the big players in free agency this year that they were before the 2013 season, but depending on which players leave and which...
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Improving the 2014 Boston Red Sox
Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried to put on my objective hat and find ways to improve the Red Sox. I argued in favor of signing Brian McCann. I’ve argued against trading for Giancarlo Stanton. I...
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This column came from a Tweet from fellow Fire Brand columnist Timothy Brooks: Pawtucket’s potential rotation of Webster, Workman, De La Rosa, Barnes, and Ranaudo is better than some major league...
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Trading from Strength
The release of A.J. Pierzynski on Wednesday marked a turning point for the Red Sox this season. The youth movement has started in earnest, with the club starting five rookies on Wednesday night. As...
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Tuesday Links
The tall, lanky lefty hides the ball well. Photo by Kelly O’Connor, sittingstill.smugmug.com Major League Baseball held the 29th annual Home Run Derby on Monday night. For the first time since the...
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Tim or Brad?
Tim Wallach Photo By nmfbihop on FlickrAccording to the Boston Globe, on Friday the Red Sox interviewed Tim Wallach for the managerial opening, and will interview Brad Ausmus early next week. Let’s...
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Josh Hamilton at DH?
Josh Hamilton (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) It seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will attempt to re-sign David Ortiz for at least one more season at DH. However, an intriguing alternative to...
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The Backstop Backups
The Red Sox have assembled one of the best collections of catchers in all of baseball. And if you think that speaks to the paucity of passable backstops in the game as much as it does Boston’s roster...
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The Advanced Scout – Cleveland Indians
Terry Francona, as Red Sox manager, arguing with umpires Scott Barry and Jerry Crawford (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) Having swept the Rays, the Boston Red Sox (8-4, leading the AL East by 1.5 games)...
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Wednesday Links: Filling the hole at third base
With the offseason now officially underway, it will be interesting to see when the Red Sox pull the trigger on their first move of the shopping season. Early speculation predicts Boston to be heavily...
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