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Wednesday’s Links – Once More, With Feeling
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.net So, for the second straight Tuesday, the Red Sox do not play a game. At all. Why must you toy with us, MLB schedule makers? We Sox fans love baseball too, in...
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Don’t Call It a Comeback
Through the entire offseason, one of the main points analysts everywhere hammered home about the Red Sox was this: the team’s success will ride on the arms of top pitchers Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz....
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The Advanced Scout – Cleveland Indians
Terry Francona, as Red Sox manager, arguing with umpires Scott Barry and Jerry Crawford (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) Having swept the Rays, the Boston Red Sox (8-4, leading the AL East by 1.5 games)...
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The Advanced Scout – Kansas City Royals
Billy Butler (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) Having earned their second sweep in a row, the Boston Red Sox (11-4, 2.5 games ahead in the AL East) return home to Fenway Park for a three-game series (which...
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Red Sox Positivity
The Red Sox won their seventh consecutive game today as Daniel Nava hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth. It’s been quite a while since we’ve watched a Red Sox team play quite this well, and as...
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The Advanced Scout – Oakland Athletics
Jerry Blevins (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) After losing two of three to the Royals during an emotional weekend, the Boston Red Sox (12-6, leading the AL East by 1.5 games) welcome the Oakland Athletics...
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Red Sox Stats of the Month
Photo (c) Kelly O’Connor sittingstill.smugmug.com I like stats. Don’t you like stats? Let’s talk about stats. (Not included: Saturday’s game against Houston. The stats sites haven’t updated as of yet,...
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Monday’s Links – Alone At The Top
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of smugmug.sittingstill.com I’ll be the first to admit it – I would never have guessed that the Red Sox would be holding the best record in the majors even for a day. It’s the...
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Friday’s Links – Feat of Clay
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Everyone ready for this Sox-Rangers series? Where we see the best Boston basher this side of our current 1st baseman in Nelson Cruz? Yeah. It’s gonna...
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Monday’s Links – Clipped Wings
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Yet another consecutive series win by the Red Sox. While sweeps are great, seeing this team consistently beat tough opponents is better. The...
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Friday’s Links – Rising & Falling
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com If the BABIP gods covet one team above all the rest, it’s those Baltimore Orioles. Bloop singles everywhere and they’re catching every single liner....
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My 2013 All-Star Ballot
“Hey Dustin, can you believe that I’m 5th in All-Star voting for American League shortstops even though I haven’t played a single game yet this season?”(Kelly O’Connor/sittingstill.net) The Major...
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Friday’s Links – Clash Of The Titans
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Not the greatest of starts for the team last night. But there’s three more games left in the series – plenty of time to bounce back. All it took was...
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Monday’s Links – Motor City Blues
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.net The Red Sox won a game in Detroit, right? Because it really feels like they got swept. One of those series that really gets under your skin. The...
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The Advanced Scout – Colorado Rockies
You get to play, Papi!Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Ah, interleague play. A delightful little thing. Where the traditionalists love to tote the pitcher batting and – what? The...
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3 Up 3 Down- Red Sox Prospects Edition
With the minor league season already past the halfway point, I’ve borrowed Joe Reilly’s “3 Up 3 Down” feature to take a look at the Red Sox prospects & the health of the minor league system. 3 Up...
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Revisiting the Virtual Red Sox
Even video game Daniel Nava is irrepressible. Photo courtesy of Kelly O’Connor Back in March, I wrote a column in which I analyzed the Red Sox in MLB 13: The Show. The results were… well, interesting....
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As I was brainstorming ideas for my weekly column, I had a vision. In it, people asked me legitimate questions, and I responded to them to the best of my knowledge. It was nice. I decided then that...
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Friday’s Links – The Northwest Connection
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com From one bay to another. Now the Sox are in Oakland for the final leg of the last road trip of the first half. Steven Wright – the baseball player,...
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Roster Power Rankings, July Edition
This is the exact same face that Nick Cafardo made when he found out that Jose Iglesias was traded on Wednesday night.(Kelly O’Connor — sittingstill.net) Every month, here on Fire Brand, I take a look...
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