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This Day In Sports History (October 20th) – Boston Red Sox
It was on this day in 2004 that the Boston Red Sox completed the greatest comeback in baseball history. The Red Sox defeated the Yankees in Game 7 after being down in the ALCS 0-3. This was the first time in baseball history that a team had come back in a series after being down [...]
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Taiwanese Animation Takes On The Red Sox Collapse (Video)
They have taken on just about every sports story over the past two years, from the affairs of Wayne Rooney, Brett Favre and Ryan Giggs, to the Vancouver Riots. So I guess it should come as no surprise to see Taiwanese animation take on the epic September collapse of the 2011 Boston Red Sox. After [...]
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As The Year Went On, Red Sox Pitchers Grew Fatter (Gallery)
The rumors continue to surface following the Boston Red Sox late season collapse, with the latest story claiming that the starting rotation could be found in the clubhouse drinking beer, eating fried chicken and playing video games during games when they weren’t starting. While there is no photographic evidence of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester or [...]
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John Lackey Explains The Red Sox Epic Collapse Like Only John Lackey Can (Video)
I know. I know. The Red Sox choking during the final month of the regular season and failing to make the post-season is last week’s news, as we are almost through the first round of the MLB playoffs. As true as that may be, it won’t stop us from continuing to search for answers regarding [...]
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Nice Prediction Dan Shaughnessy (Video)
With the Tampa Bay Rays trailing the New York Yankees by a score of 7-0 in the bottom of the eighth and the Boston Red Sox leading the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 during a rain delay in the seventh inning, Dan Shaughnessy uttered the words, “I think the one thing that we have eliminated tonight is [...]
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Here Is A Timeline Graph Detailing The Red Sox Epic Collapse
According to the folks at SportsClubStats.com, the Boston Red Sox entered the 2011 MLB season with a 27.33% chance of making the post-season. After losing their first six game of the season, their chances of making the playoffs fell to 3.81%. Following a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on April 15, they would fall [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/28/11 — Evan Longoria And The Tampa Bay Rays
You couldn’t have written a better script than that. Sure, the St. Louis Cardinals’ run that saw them come from 8.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves to capture the NL Wild Card on the final day of the season was pretty impressive, but how about what unfolded in the MLB’s other Wild Card race [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/27/11 — Ryan Lavarnway
On September 3rd, the Boston Red Sox held a nine game lead atop the AL Wild Card standings. A terrible month of September has since caused that lead to evaporate, and they entered last night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for the last remaining spot in the post-season. The [...]
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9 Most Epic Collapses In MLB History
If you’re a baseball fan, then you are probably aware that the Boston Red Sox are hanging on for dear life in the American League Wild Card standings. On September 1, Boston was 8 ½ games ahead of Tampa Bay. Today, their lead over the Rays is just 1 lousy game. But Boston is not [...]
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Ric Flair Invaded Fenway Park Last Night (Video)
With their lead atop the American League wild card standings slowly fading away, the Boston Red Sox have been searching for some inspiration anywhere they can find it. Last night their search took them back to the golden years of professional wrestling, as they welcomed two-time WWF Champion Ric Flair into their clubhouse prior to [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/13/11 — Dustin Pedroia
If you gave the Boston Red Sox batters a choice of which starting pitcher in the Majors they would like to face most, there is a good chance they would choose Brandon Morrow of the Toronto Blue Jays. Going into last night’s game, Morrow was posting a 13.83 ERA in three games this season against [...]
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This Day In Sports History (September 12th) — Carl Yastrzemski
It was on this day in 1979 that Carl Yastrzemski hit his 3,000th career hit. He became the fifteenth player in Major League history to reach that milestone. Carl Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, accumulating a total of 3,419 hits thanks to a .285 career batting average. On [...]
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Big Papi’s Slide Comes Up Drastically Short (Video)
David Ortiz isn’t exactly a threat on the base path. One look at his 11 career stolen bases in 15 seasons makes that quite evident. However, you would think the 6’4″, 230-pound designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox would have at least learned how to properly slide into second base at some point in [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 8/8/11 — David Ortiz
After taking two of three games against the New York Yankees over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox were looking to extend their lead in the AL East as they traveled to Minnesota to take on the Twins. Sox starter Tim Wakefield was in search of his 200th win, but he couldn’t get the job [...]
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Infield Party At Fenway! (Video)
The wall along third base at Fenway Park had everything you needed to start a party on Friday. There was ice. There was beer. The only thing that was missing were the people. Unfortunately, those people were on the other side of the wall, unwilling to take advantage of the beer vendor’s spillage and risk [...]
