So another season is well underway and I have renewed my membership to Red Sox Nation. I also got in on the MLB.TV act a lot earlier this year and paid a preseason subscription. Thus far I’m catching more games than I’m missing and it’s been pretty good going so far. Analysts and those in […]

What with the disaster of the grand US trip, and a slump like none seen before, it’s been a good long while since I made any mention of the dear old Red Sox, but with winter well underway it wont be so long before the new season starts and Boston has been a hive of […]

To be honest… this season is over. As Sox fans go I’m one of the few real optimists. Down five in the ninth it’s not really over while we still have one out remaining and the season wont end for us until the players are bathing on a beach somewhere and the Yanks and Mets […]

And just like that the Sox lose two to the Yankees.
I say just like that but these were long games, and as a day night doubleheader god alone knows how the teams survive. Poor pitching lost us the first game but Hinske impressed on his debut with three doubles. I caught most of the game […]

… I got out the old viewing chair and settled in for Detroit vs Boston part 2. Now, you see the mistake I made?
A tight game in the end but only because King Curt (back to something like form) kept them off the board.
The offence was once again woeful and if they don’t start firing […]

After turning around some disastrous performances with a sweep against Baltimore, the Sox returned to losing ways with a defeat in the 3 game opener against Detroit.
Beckett was the most hit and miss I’ve seen him all season giving up 5 runs in the first three innings and a deficit the Sox could never make […]

After a terrible road trip, the Red Sox return to Boston, the green of Fenway, and the Faithful. And all three were rewarded with an unrecogniseable performance by the home town team.
Having lost 5 in a row against weak opposition, the Sox finally stuck another digit in the win column behind a much improved David […]

It is starting to look like fate is planning either a nasty or nice surprise for me. For those that read these posts you’ll know that I head to Boston in a little over a month to catch 3 Red Sox games against the Twins. The hope was that by that stage of the season […]

It is all going… (see above).
Tampa Bay pulled a ‘Boston’ with a walk off win at the death and the Sox fall 2 behind the Yanks and a 1/2 game back in the Wild Card. I am feeling a growing sense of pessimism…

Well the season is certainly getting down to the nitty gritty now and the Sox find themselves a game back in second place (still holding a half game lead in the wild card but it’s bitten fingernails time).
Two tight games and a 50/50 split. A 7 to 6 loss to the Indians at Fenway and […]

Another day, another trip to the well. Ortiz smacks another walkoff homer and wins the game against the Tribe. Back to winning ways and back to a game up on the Yanks. Hoorah.

The Sox returned to Five the other night and I had the dubious honour of watching King Curt implode on a decent telly. Taken out after five things didn’t get much better for the relievers as the Sox fell 10 to 4 to the Angel’s. After his heroics of the night before, all eyes were […]

What with family commitments and new puppies it feels like an age since I said anything about the Red Sox. Thankfully the All Star break meant I didn’t miss too much action.
The second half thus far has seen mixed results. Struggles against Oakland but success against Kansas City. Yet more rookie starting pitchers have taken […]

After sweeping the Braves, Nationals, Phillies and Mets the Sox ended June on a bit of low with a loss to the Marlins in Florida. Perhaps most telling was the fact that they debuted yet another pitcher, who took a bit of a beating. We now have a starting rotation with two newbies and have […]

It’s a great time to be a Sox fan. Swept the Braves, swept the Nationals, swept the Phillies and taken the first two of three against the Mets. Count ‘em folks, that’s an 11 game winning streak, the longest in the majors and puts us 3 and change up on the Yankees.
Yesterday’s game also saw […]

Well, the Sox are in a bit of a winning streak at the moment. Swept the Braves and the Nationals and have taken the first two against the Phillies. Long may it run.
I caught the first game against the Phillies and once again all sectors were firing in unison. Beckett was first rate on the […]

Well… up and down can be the only way to describe Sox fortunes at the moment. Heading out to Minnesota to play three against the Twins, they got swept. Heading over to Atlanta to play the Braves, they took all 3 games. Add to that a first game win at Fenway over the Nationals and […]

Some games you’re really glad you didn’t miss and the first half of a day/day doubleheader against the Rangers was one such game. Pretty even most of the way round (Beckett struggled early as he always seems to these days) and by the bottom of the ninth the Sox were down 4-2.
Willie Harris grounds out […]

It was like I was saying… there’s only really Schilling and Papelbon doing anything for us at the minute.
Proven once again as the Sox take a 9-3 win with Schilling going 8 strong innings and Papelbon closing out the win.
In fairness Schilling struggled for the first 5 innings giving up three solo home runs, but […]

Thankfully the rains came and forced the postponement of the third of four against the Yanks.
Having lost the first two I can’t get the word sweep out of my mind. And what’s more, the poor performances against the Empire has dropped us a game and a half behind them, and only one game up on […]