https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/73/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/fenway-park-the-greatest-place-on-earth-r2051/To many, Fenway Park isn’t just a ballpark; it’s a living monument, a time capsule, and a beacon of history, tradition, and community. In a world of ever-changing modern ballparks, Fenway stands apart, as irreplaceable as it is iconic. For Red Sox diehards, Fenway Park is the greatest place on e...2051Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:09:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-own-gerrit-cole-r2050/The White Walkers are susceptible to Dragonglass (and Valyrian steel). Harry Potter’s connection to Voldemort made him vulnerable. Achilles was indestructible except for his heel. And Gerrit Cole has to play the Red Sox. Cole is likely a future Hall of Famer. Compared to his peers in that s...2050Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:54:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/where-the-red-sox-went-wrong-most-of-the-bullpen-r2052/They couldn’t even get one. Zack Kelly imploded on the mound, walking eight-hitter Anthony Volpe and nine-hitter Alex Verdugo and allowing a single to Gleyber Torres. Cam Booser came in to clean up the mess but instead walked Juan Soto on four pitches, fell behind Aaron Judge 2-0, then thr...2052Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:58:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/alex-cora-wants-the-red-sox-stars-to-play-every-day-is-that-a-good-idea-r2048/On Friday morning, with the Red Sox in New York to face the Yankees, Alex Cora took a trip over to Secaucus, New Jersey, to appear on MLB Network’s morning show, MLB Central. Cora’s comments were illuminating, and you can listen to the whole segment here. In this article, I want to break down tw...2048Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:59:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/has-brayan-bello-turned-the-corner-r2041/The Red Sox awarded Brayan Bello a six-year, $55-million contract before the start of the 2024 season. While the deal was surprising, it signaled that the team believed that he could turn into a front-end starter based on last year’s starts. With Chris Sale gone and Lucas Giolito on the IL for t...2041Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:00:03 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/what-it-takes-for-jarren-duran-to-hit-into-a-double-play-r2047/If you watched yesterday’s 5-2 loss to the Yankees, you surely noticed that Jarren Durran grounded into two back-breaking double plays, the second of which strangled a potential rally in the crib and ended the game. A GIDP is normally a rare occurrence for the fleet-footed and left-handed-swingi...2047Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:51:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/tyler-oneill-free-agency/Seconds after he was doused from behind with a cooler of ice water, Tyler O'Neill told NESN’s Jahmai Webster, “I’m just enjoying playing meaningful baseball here in Boston. It’s just a dream come true, and I just want to ride that energy through October.” In all fairness, he didn’t speci...2044Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:52:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-week-in-review-wake-me-up-when-september-ends-r2046/Weekly Snapshot: Mon 9/9 through Sun 9/15 Run Differential Last Week: +10 (Overall: +4) Standing: Third place in AL East (12.0 GB) Game 144 | BAL 3, BOS 12: O’Neill and Refsnyder become Manny and Ortiz  Game 145 | BAL 5, BOS 3: Cedric Mullins legacy game hinders the Red Sox...2046Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:03:52 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/where-the-red-sox-went-wrong-ceddanne-rafaelas-plate-discipline-r2043/In the first installment of this series, we broke down what went wrong with the 2024 Red Sox. We looked at Masataka Yoshida's predicament, diving deep into what to do with a guy whose only real skill is making contact, yet is making $18 million. I don’t want it to seem like I hate Ceddanne...2043Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:17:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/in-defense-of-chaim-bloom-r2042/Scores of fans loathed his indecisiveness at the 2022 and 2023 Trade Deadlines, whereas some were more sympathetic to Chaim Bloom, acknowledging that he performed to the best of his ability with limited resources.  Externally, Bloom’s four-year incumbency as the team’s Chief Baseball Office...2042Sat, 14 Sep 2024 10:53:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/revisiting-the-christian-vazquez-trade-two-years-later-r2040/When Christian Vázquez was dealt from the fading Red Sox to the contending Astros in August 2022, the veteran catcher told journalists, “It’s a business.” Yes, it was—and good business at that. The Astros went on to win the World Series, and the Red Sox acquired Enmanuel Valdéz and Wilyer A...2040Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:16:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rookie-of-the-year-wilyer-abreu-david-hamilton-ceddanne-rafaela/Before we get into the players and the case for each, it is important to put this into context. The last time an AL team had three players get Rookie of the Year votes in the same season was in 2021. The Rays trio of Randy Arozarena, Wander Franco, and Shane McClanahan were prophesied to be the...2039Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:50:01 +0000