http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Boston+Red+Sox IrishCentral Boston Red Sox en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/was-the-anibal-sanchez-trade-worth-it-for-the-redsox--204996641.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/was-the-anibal-sanchez-trade-worth-it-for-the-redsox--204996641.html Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:48:16 PDT
Last night Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 Braves As he shines for the Tigers, Redsox followers have to consider, was the 2005 trade that sent him and Hanley Ramirez to Florida worth it?Anibal Sanchez in his Redsox minor league daysMention Jeff Bagwell and Redsox fans old enough to remember shudder involuntarily Bagwell was a hot prospect in the Boston minor league system until he was traded for the somewhat-less-than-immortal relief pitcher Larry Anderson in 1990 Anderson played but one season in Ye Old Towne READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/former-patriot-lineman-joe-andruzzi-comes-to-the-rescue-at-boston-marathon-203227441.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/former-patriot-lineman-joe-andruzzi-comes-to-the-rescue-at-boston-marathon-203227441.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:48:06 PDT
The Superbowl champion offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi comes to the aid of a stricken runnerThe city of Boston was struck by tragedy on Monday, on a day normally set aside for the celebration of sports Patriots day is a huge day in Boston, one of the greatest sporting cities in the World You all know about the New England Patriots, the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics and indeed the Boston Bruins Those legendary teams are but the tip of the ice berg READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-boston-red-sox-open-2013-with-a-bang-201080421.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-boston-red-sox-open-2013-with-a-bang-201080421.html Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:02:41 PDT The Red Sox showcase surprisingly effective youthful talent and a diverse, powerful range of bullpen arms in shocking 8-2 opening day win in New YorkJon Lester kept the Yankees swinging and missing all day longComing into the 2013 MLB season most seasoned Boston Red Sox fans were basically hoping for a tiny glimmer of hope After the abject disasters of '11 and '12, Sox fans were basically hoping that the team would be somewhat competitive and would show some signs of life to cling on to going forwardThe message appeared to be, 'Guys, just don't embarrass yourselves'Well, if yesterday's outing in the Bronx is anything to go by, this Red Sox team might exceed all expectations, even the loftier ones READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/manny-ramirez-makes-his-debut-in-taiwan-200609881.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/manny-ramirez-makes-his-debut-in-taiwan-200609881.html Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:17:37 PDT
Believe it or not, Manny Ramirez is now plying his trade for the EDA Rhinos, a Taiwanese team in the Chinese professional baseball leagueYeah, this is going to end well Manny being Manny, in Taiwan This is not a dream READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/alfredo-aceves-still-causing-headaches-to-the-boston-red-sox-191672851.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/alfredo-aceves-still-causing-headaches-to-the-boston-red-sox-191672851.html Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:16:37 PST
You may have noticed the Boston Red Sox are doing their utmost to change their club house environment for the better They have been bringing in ‘high character’ type players all offseason long The team is clearly trying to send a message, move on together, and get away from the ’25 guys, 25 cabs’ mentality that prevailed over much of the last two seasons in BostonThis apparent change to in-house culture obviously hasn’t been completely finalised as yet, as one massive, glowing, shining neon light of potential disaster is still emanating from one of the lockers in the Sox clubhouse READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-new-youk-yankees-183508981.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-new-youk-yankees-183508981.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:31:41 PST
Former Red Sox legend Kevin YoukilisJust in case you were hiding under a rock this week, here’s some news for you Former Red Sox legend (I think it’s safe to say that) Kevin Youkilis will be shaving his goatee off and donning pinstripes for the 2013 MLB season That’s right Youkilis is becoming a Yankee READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/former-red-sox-manager-bobby-valentine-taking-chances-with-ortiz-comments-175761771.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/former-red-sox-manager-bobby-valentine-taking-chances-with-ortiz-comments-175761771.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:45:33 PDT
You may have seen former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine’s comments on David Ortiz the last 24 hours and thought to yourself, ‘so what, it’s just Bobby being Bobby, right?’ Well, apart from the fact the Valentine now appears to be alienating one of the few Red Sox players that actually backed him in the clubhouse, Bobby is also risking legal action by his former employeesWhat’s all the fuss about? Basically in an interview on NBS Valentine called Ortiz’s desire to play through injury out The quote is pretty damning, however, judge for yourself READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/old-sox-your-2013-mlb-all-red-sox-castoff-all-stars-173272681.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/old-sox-your-2013-mlb-all-red-sox-castoff-all-stars-173272681.html Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:18:01 PDT
Sitting there eating popcorn watching Josh Reddick mash and swagger his way through the playoffs, his locks blowing in the wind, it is hard not to think, ‘what might have been?’ if the swashbuckling young man had stayed in a Boston Red Sox jersey Damn would he look good patrolling right field, providing the finishing touches to an outfield of Ross\Ellsbury\Reddick which would be more than competitive, even amongst the daily grind of the AL East Of course, Reddick isn’t the only ‘one that got away’Extrapolating this line of thoughts further it didn’t take long to create an entire team of former Red Sox from around the Major Leagues READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/analysis-of-a-disaster-meet-the-2012-red-sox-club-house-trouble-makers-172825391.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/analysis-of-a-disaster-meet-the-2012-red-sox-club-house-trouble-makers-172825391.html Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:32:49 PDT
One of the first things that basically dragged me into the World of loving the Boston Red Sox was the superb level of in-depth journalism around the team I remember sitting on a beach in Cape Cod in ’93 reading about Ken Ryan’s fastball and Johnny Val’s potential and devouring it all hungrily Nothing has changed, although the out-put from the 'Knights of the keyboard' (as Teddy Ballgame dubbed them) might be a bit more negative the last couple of seasons in particular The scribes are still as incisive, however, none more so than the Globe’s Pete Abrahams, who really gets dug in to his task as beat writer to the Sox READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/espn-goes-out-of-its-way-to-skewer-red-sox-skipper-bobby-valentine-169885626.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/espn-goes-out-of-its-way-to-skewer-red-sox-skipper-bobby-valentine-169885626.html Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:32:17 PDT
So apparently a part of sports journalism is now to get your size elevens on someone's throat and keep it there until they are done, finished, kaput, finito ESPN, the self anointed World leader, nay, the Universe leader in sports reporting has taken an apparent grim satisfaction in keeping the hammer down on embattled Red Sox skipper Bobby Valentine As Bobby has fought to keep his job, and as his team have fought off journalistic attacks that would make the carpet bombing of Vietnam in the 70s look tame by comparison, ESPN has gleefully taken any shred of drama and exploded it nine fold in a British tabloid like attempt to stretch the most out of any storiesLast night Valentine made a comment about the state of his team READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/fenway-sports-group-taking-it-from-all-sides-as-the-red-sox-and-liverpool-continue-to-fail-on-the-field-168375146.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/fenway-sports-group-taking-it-from-all-sides-as-the-red-sox-and-liverpool-continue-to-fail-on-the-field-168375146.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:32:00 PDT
The Fenway Sports Group (FSG) which has its fingers in a number of sporting pies, is under a level and weight of pressure it has never experienced before In Boston, the Red Sox are absolutely reeling right now, sinking faster than even last season’s September demise They just got absolutely pounded in Oakland, a team which it has out-spent by eleventy billion dollars this season They are being swept out of every city they visit, and they appear to be very much a ship without a rudder READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-la-dodgers-represent-great-world-series-value-at-121-167565705.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/the-la-dodgers-represent-great-world-series-value-at-121-167565705.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:46:49 PDT
In case you were hidden under a rock, buried deep in episodes of The Kardashians or blinded by endless naked Prince Harry pictures, you should probably know that sometime between Friday and Saturday the Red Sox and the LA Dodgers pulled off probably the biggest single trade in MLB history The Dodgers gave up a group of prospects (including the wonderfully named Rubby De La Rosa) whilst in return Boston shipped off Adrian Gonalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and (don’t forget!) Nick Punto READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/red-sox-players-again-under-attack-this-time-for-not-attending-johnny-peskys-funeral-167309475.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/red-sox-players-again-under-attack-this-time-for-not-attending-johnny-peskys-funeral-167309475.html Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:31:48 PDT
In this lost Red Sox 2012 season, the anger and frustration continues to rise As you probably already know, the latest drama is around the funeral of the late great Johnny Pesky, which was on Monday morning There were four Red Sox players amongst the estimated hundred Sox front office and coaching staffs present at the funeral That same night, Josh Beckett held his annual (since 2006) fundraising event in a bowling hall, and basically most of the Red Sox players attended READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/derek-jeter-shows-his-class-with-moving-eulogy-to-red-sox-legend-johnny-pesky-166121266.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/derek-jeter-shows-his-class-with-moving-eulogy-to-red-sox-legend-johnny-pesky-166121266.html Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:46:32 PDT
New York Yankee Derek JeterBoston lost a true legend yesterday as 92-year-old Johnny Pesky moved on to the great diamond in the skyPesky bled Red Sox red longer than most of us can imagine, dedicating himself to the Sox and the local community On first hearing the news of the great man’s passing, the first thought I had was, thank goodness the Red Sox managed to win a couple of rings for him in his lifetime Pesky definitely deserved that READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/bring-back-one-of-the-idiots---derek-lowe-would-be-a-great-fit-in-boston-again-164891146.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/bring-back-one-of-the-idiots---derek-lowe-would-be-a-great-fit-in-boston-again-164891146.html Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:46:18 PDT No, ‘idiot’ is not a low level stoop into the dark art of trolling If you recall, the merry bunch otherwise known as the 2004 Red Sox were self-declared idiots Kevin Millar, Johnny Damon and our story’s hero, Derek Lowe, were three of the biggest (again, self-professed) idiots Lowe wasn’t just ‘an idiot’, he pitched admirably for the Red Sox for 8 seasons, including a World Series ring, a plethora of wins and indeed saves, countless funny moments for us Red Sox fans to enjoy and, of course, pitching a no hitter into the bargain READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/mlb-emotional-night-on-tap-tonight-at-fenway-park-as-red-sox-host-white-sox-162591576.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/mlb-emotional-night-on-tap-tonight-at-fenway-park-as-red-sox-host-white-sox-162591576.html Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:47:54 PDT
When the Boston Red Sox host the Chicago White Sox tonight at Fenway Park, there will be more sub plots attached to the occasion than to your average day time Mexican soap opera A fully charged night of emotion is almost guaranteed as a number of potentially dramatic talking points play themselves out across the diamondFirst to the most glaringly obvious ‘Youk’ is back READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/kevin-youkilis-is-glad-to-be-away-from-the-boston-sports-media-161809105.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/kevin-youkilis-is-glad-to-be-away-from-the-boston-sports-media-161809105.html Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:16:35 PDT
In case you haven’t noticed Kevin Youkilis, recently traded to the Chicago White Sox, is raking Youk is hitting bombs again, winning games with his bat, and the White Sox are on a tear since they picked him up in exchange for basically garbage to the Red Sox Predictably enough, Youk is already a firm favourite on the Chicago south side, with his replica jerseys flying out of the club shop faster than you can say ‘Greek God of walks’ READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/yankee-star-mark-teixeira-calls-redsox-padilla-friendless-161660325.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/yankee-star-mark-teixeira-calls-redsox-padilla-friendless-161660325.html Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:30:51 PDT
So last night Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira had a big hit off Red Sox reliever Vincent Padilla, a game winning hit as it turned out The Yanks won a game that almost went on four hours, injury riddled Boston licks its wounds and gets ready for today's potentially draining double dip Game over, no big deal, nothing to see here, right?Wrong Teixeira would appear to have become the 'class' police of MLB, if his incredibly stupid, childish and frankly bush league comments after the game are anything to go by READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/former-red-sox-closer-jonathan-papelbon-might-be-losing-it-152033225.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/former-red-sox-closer-jonathan-papelbon-might-be-losing-it-152033225.html Fri, 18 May 2012 08:01:04 PDT
It would appear former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon is starting to channel the spirit of Rickey Henderson, the current reigning champion of speaking of one’s self in the third person Either that or he has basically completely lost it On Wednesday Papelbon sat in for a scheduled Boston station radio interview He made some, well, interesting comments READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/boston-irishman-ireland/confessions-of-a-former-boston-red-sox-fan---why-i-hope-my-baseball-team-have-a-dreadful-season-149216875.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/boston-irishman-ireland/confessions-of-a-former-boston-red-sox-fan---why-i-hope-my-baseball-team-have-a-dreadful-season-149216875.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:30:13 PDT Fenway Park - home to the Boston Red SoxCormac Eklof recently used his IrishCentral blog to attack Red Sox fans for their disgraceful behavior at Fenway Park during a game last week Under a new manager, Bobby Valentine, and beset with injury problems, the Sox are off to a lousy start and their extremely upset fans are lashing out at all those whom they hold responsibleIt is at times like these that I am glad to be away from Boston’s sports talk radio stations and their legions of angry callers These rather sad individuals whose outlook on life is invariably shaped by the fortunes of the Boston professional sports franchises were famously branded the “fellowship of the miserable” by the former coach of the Boston Celtics, Rick Pitino READ MORE ]]>