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  • Sunday Morning Odds ‘n Ends

    In what’s becoming a regular feature, here are notes and thoughts for Red Sox fans this week: The Sox were on the wrong end of a historical oddity this past week, falling to the Rays 1-0 in a 10-inning loss. It…

  • Sox & Jays Split Series

    Despite 6.2 shutout innings by Clay Buchholz, the Red Sox had to settle for a series split in Monday’s 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Patriots’ Day. Boston is now 69-52 for all time on the holiday. Buchholz allowed no…

  • Sanchez holds Sox Down

    With the Sox amassing at least seven hits in each of their first 10 games, it was startling to watch them hitless against the Blue Jays until the 5th inning Sunday. The first Boston hit, a bloop shot to short…

  • Sunday Morning Odds ‘n Ends

    Red Sox offensive consistency, the great Jackie Robinson, and the late Bob Sheppard, among other topics, have made their way into this Sunday Morning’s Odds ‘n Ends: After avoiding a sweep in the first homestand of the season, the Red Sox have gone…

  • Sox Fall Short in Home Opener

    It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Monday’s Red Sox Home Opener at Fenway, the club’s 116th such game and the 105th at Fenway, had the feeling of one of those great Sox games. In a back-and-forth affair all day, it…

  • Sox shut out in series finale

    Sox shut out in series finale

    Early season Red Sox offensive power ran into Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada Sunday and the result was Boston’s first shut out loss of the season. Estrada pitched 7.0 strong innings, allowing five hits but no runs with two walks and…

  • Sunday Morning Odds ‘n Ends

    Sunday Morning Odds ‘n Ends

    A few thoughts at the end of this first week of the 2016 Major League season: At the top of every Sox fan’s mind has to be what happens after David Price each week? During a weather shortened first week of…

  • Sox take series vs Jays

    It’s the start of the season, so it’s easy to read too much into what you see. At the same time, it’s foolish to underestimate the importance of each game, particularly against a tough division rival. After a hobbled start to…