Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images OTM gets to the bottom of the offseason’s most pressing issue. As any good employee does, I spend a portion of my day killing the clock. Fortunately, my office has a view of Fenway Park, particularly the video board, and it’s nice to check in now and then to see …
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Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images French toast alert… Happy Friday. It’s a Nor’Easter! Here’s a closer look at the steep bands from the coast to 128. We may still need some adjustments over the next 24 hours, so always check back close to go-time! @boston25 #mawx #noreaster pic.twitter.com/dLTSbp4TWf — Shiri Spear …
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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Marchand’s two-goals couldn’t lift the Bruins past the Penguins tonight The Boston Bruins never gained a lead in a back and forth contest with the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at the TD Garden as they dropped this one, 6-5, and ended their win streak. The first period would see five combined …
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Matt Zambonin/IIHF Images Welcome to the end game. Let’s do this. Relegation Recap: Germany Survives as Norway can’t complete comeback. Germany and Norway played a predictably hilarious and super fun game that ultimately ended with that little bit extra as Moritz Elias potted the game winner. It’s a real shame, because Norway came out swinging …
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Angel Bastardo was one of 11 minor-league pitchers in the Red Sox organization to reach the century mark in strikeouts this past season. Bastardo, 21, split the 2023 campaign between High-A Greenville and Double-A Portland, posting a 4.68 ERA and 4.16 FIP with 149 punchouts to 55 walks over 24 total starts (119 1/3 innings …
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The Red Sox added to their 2023 draft class earlier this month by trading outfielder Alex Verdugo to the Yankees. In exchange for Verdugo, who is eligible for free agency next winter, Boston received three right-handers from New York who are all at different points in their respective careers. While Greg Weissert — with two …
Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images While the Jordan Montgomery rumors swirl, here’s another intriguing Jordan that also pitches. Who is he and where does he come from? He’s Jordan Hicks, a guy who probably made you swear at your TV upon seeing how hard he throws least once in the last …
So long to an ace. Saying goodbye is hard. So let’s raise a glass, cue up The Body Of An American, and do it together. It’s the Over The Monster Irish Wake in celebration of Chris Sale. Chris Sale, The Fragile Competitor Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Chris Sale, you big …
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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images What’s next? Happy Thursday. Well, it looks like the Red Sox got their guy: Giolito says Red Sox were “one of if not the first team to reach out and show interest” in free agency. — Alex Speier (@alexspeier) January 3, 2024 And they don’t necessarily need an …
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports What do we have here? Welcome back to the Anatomy of an Inning. In this rare, offseason edition, Jacob Roy takes you through the highs and lows of Lucas Giolito’s 2023 season. It’s easy to be upset about the Red Sox signing yet another “reclamation project”, but I think in the …
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Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Plus, Lucas Giolito speaks Free agent signee Lucas Giolito was introduced to the Boston media yesterday, not in a fancy press conference but over Zoom (one of the many things that sucks about post-pandemic life, IMHO). His quote about him not receiving much interest is what’s making the most news, …
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Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Bob and Jake discuss the Sale for Grissom deal, Lucas Giolito’s signing, and go on the hunt for “controllable” starting pitching. Welcome back to The Red Seat Podcast, episode number 303. This week, Jake Devereaux and Bob Osgood discuss the two big moves from the past week: the …
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Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The B’s look to keep their win streak alive tonight! Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:00 PM Where: TD Garden — Boston, Mass. How to follow: ESPN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing SB Nation site: PensBurgh Know your enemy 18-14-4, 40PTS, 7th in the Metropolitan Division Jake Guentzel: 17G-25A-42PTS; Sidney …
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Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Game one is in the books. Not a pleasant result but plenty of positives. It was the first game for both teams and it was not a great start for the home team. Though in the entirety of the PWHL history no home team has ever won a game, in fact …
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The Red Sox are expected to sign Dominican outfielder Vladimir Asencio when the 2024 international signing period opens on January 15, according to Baseball America’s Ben Badler. Asencio is slated to receive the 39th-highest bonus this year, per Badler. The 17-year-old is currently regarded by MLB Pipeline as the No. 33 prospect in the 2024 …
He’d have loved Marcelo Mayer. We’re much better off for it. What makes someone good at building a baseball team? Is it scouting? Is it relationship-building? Is it financial muscle-flexing? Or it something unquantifiable, spiritual, rendering our General Managers nothing less than God-Kings of Sports Modernity? Lulz aside, I probably thought, to some degree, some …
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Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Are they turning the page? Happy Wednesday. I don’t really put any stock into anything said by members or former members of the trashy seating company but one is spreading a rumor that the Red Sox are looking to trade Trevor Story to unload more salary. Which…really …
Photo by Zac BonDurant/Getty Images It is time to drop the puck for the new league in Boston. We have already had two games in the book around the league but now it is time for Boston to start their march to a trophy. Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:00 PM Where: Tsongas Arena, Lowell, …
AL FREY/for the Free Press / USA TODAY NETWORK We wrap up this past weekend’s action. The second half has begun and the PWHL has started play. Boston College (10-7-2, 9-3-2-1 HEA) USAT Poll: 14 (+1) HEA: T-1st (0 Points Behind) Last week: W 5-1 v St. Anselm (12/30) Coming Week: @ Maine (1/6) The …
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Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images Hoping to start the history books with a. W. We have action tonight. How is everyone feeling about it? Who will be there?
Of the 13 pitchers the Red Sox drafted in 2022, no one pitched more innings in their first full professional season than 10th-round selection Isaac Coffey. Coffey, the 309th overall pick in the 2022 amateur draft out of Oral Roberts, received a modest signing bonus of $7,500 and made just two relief appearances in the …
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Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images They had to shake off some tired legs, but woke up as the game crept on! Welcome to 2024! Would the Boston Bruins show up quickly in the new year or be snuffed in what always seems like a trap game this season when they play the Columbus Blue Jackets …
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Matt Zambonin/IIHF Images Both of Boston’s prospects make their way home after one pretty normal loss…and one very not-normal loss, and the home nation wins a dramatic advance! What a day. Quarterfinals Game 1: Finland Edges Slovakia in Overtime Them’s the breaks, I guess. Game Notes It was genuinely a game of will versus talent …
The Sox have a second baseman Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Vaughn Grissom and he comes from suburban Orlando (aw, tough break, kid) where he played Robin to Riley Greene’s Batman on the high school baseball team. The Red Sox just acquired him in a one-to-one trade, sending Chris Sale, …