1. Josh Beckett: His Latest Start More Evidence That the Sox Need to Move Him

    Only once prior in his Red Sox career did Josh Beckett give the team fewer innings than his 2.1-inning horror show of an outing. Beckett allowed seven runs on seven hits, allowing a pair of home runs while throwing 56 pitches...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 612 reads 7 comments

  2. Boston Red Sox: How Will Middlebrooks Compares to Wade Boggs as a Rookie

    It took the injury of Red Sox third baseman Carney Lansford in 1982 for a young Wade Boggs to get his chance to play in the big leagues. Up came Boggs, and the rest is history...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 967 reads 3 comments

  3. Boston Red Sox: Fans Should Boo Josh Beckett, Not Johnny Damon

    On Thursday, the Boston Red Sox will face the Cleveland Indians in the first of a four-game series against the Tribe. In what some might consider his final trip to Fenway Park, an old staple of the Sox lineup will be returning once again...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 704 reads 7 comments

  4. Bryce Harper and the Future 'Face of the Franchise' for All 30 MLB Teams

    The winds of change are blowing in Major League Baseball. An injection of youth, energy and talent has been the rage lately, seemingly regardless of which team you root for...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 2,452 reads 4 comments

  5. Why the Boston Red Sox Should Trade Josh Beckett After Latest Controversy

    First there was the "chicken and beer" controversy, now this. Josh Beckett reportedly was busy golfing with teammate Clay Buchholz the day after the team announced he would be scratched from his next scheduled start because of a sore lat muscle...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 3,514 reads 22 comments

  6. Boston Red Sox: Should They Put Will Middlebrooks in the Outfield?

    Settle down. I already know what you're thinking and no, I'm not an idiot. Rumors have been circling that upon the return of Kevin Youkilis to the Boston Red Sox lineup, the team could entertain placing Middlebrooks in the outfield...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,307 reads 4 comments

  7. Is 150 RBI a Realistic Goal for Andre Ethier in 2012?

    The Los Angeles Dodgers have played 29 games thus far this season. In those games, Andre Ethier has managed to drive in 30 runs. Not only does that lead all Dodgers, it also leads the National League and is the best number in Major League Baseball...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 792 reads 2 comments

  8. Dodgers Stan Kasten Holding off on Contracts Until End of Season

    The Los Angeles Dodgers new ownership group has two golden opportunities to make a mark on the new era of Dodger baseball. And...well, they're gonna wait to make that statement until the season is over...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 624 reads 0 comments

  9. Kevin Youkilis: Viable Trade Options the Boston Red Sox Could Entertain for Him

    The debate is raging all over Boston: When Kevin Youkilis returns to the Red Sox lineup in the next couple of weeks, what will the team do? Will they move Will Middlebrooks and his ...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,918 reads 6 comments

  10. Boston Red Sox: Why Boston Needs to Rebuild Around Will Middlebrooks

    Boston Red Sox fans near and far are hard pressed to make an argument for taking stud prospect Will Middlebrooks out of the starting lineup...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 3,026 reads 19 comments

  11. Adrian Gonzalez: How His Slow Start Compares to the Rest of the AL First Basemen

    Of all the stories that have surrounded the 2012 Boston Red Sox , the Adrian Gonzalez saga has seemingly flown under the radar for the most part. Saga, you say? Well, that might be a bit dramatic...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,157 reads 8 comments

  12. Los Angeles Dodgers: Odds That Each Key Dodger Makes the All-Star Game

    The Los Angeles Dodgers host the best record in the National League and the second best in all of baseball at 17-8. Dodger fans have been waiting for quite some time to see a team take the field that they could truly be proud of...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,608 reads 3 comments

  13. Will Middlebrooks: What We Can Take Away from His First Major League Start?

    Boston Red Sox fans watched the future of the team start his journey towards becoming an everyday third baseman. I'm a realist, I don't think the call-up will last for long right now...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 709 reads 2 comments

  14. Matt Kemp Earns National League Player of the Month for April

    There is one word that I keep reading over and over again that pertains to Matt Kemp and that word is "beast." Truly, there is little else that can be said that more accurately portrays what the man has become to the game of baseball...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 469 reads 8 comments

  15. Boston Red Sox Are Set to Sign Free Agent Pitcher Mark Prior

    The Boston Red Sox are making some noise this week, that's for sure. According to Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman, the Boston Red Sox are set to offer Mark Prior a contract that ...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,006 reads 0 comments

  16. Boston Red Sox: Will Middlebrooks Called Up and Kevin Youkilis Sent to the DL

    When Will Middlebrooks steps in to the batter's box at Fenway Park for the first time, he'll have his hands wrapped firmly around his custom made Old Hickory WMB16 bat...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,698 reads 0 comments

  17. Los Angeles Dodgers: Dee Gordon Has Been Dee-Lightful in Dodger Blue

    On Tuesday night, Dodger shortstop Dee Gordon led off the game by hitting his first career home run—against the Colorado Rockies ' Jhoulys Chacin. As soon as ball met bat there was little doubt that it was a goner...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 332 reads 4 comments

  18. Boston Red Sox Need to Add Aaron Cook to MLB Roster

    Sitting here waiting for the 12:01 deadline to come, it becomes increasingly obvious that the Boston Red Sox absolutely need to retain the services of Aaron Cook . It could be as a starter, or in relief...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 346 reads 1 comments

  19. Boston Red Sox Are Making Strides in the Right Direction

    Everyone, myself included, appears to have been consumed with the idea of adding a player or changing things up for this Red Sox team. However, I realized something last night watching the game against the White Sox ...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 1,724 reads 10 comments

  20. Chad Billingsley Should Be a Nice Matchup Against Bryce Harper

    Nineteen-year-old Bryce Harper will make his Major League debut today against the Dodgers' right-handed hurler, Chad Billingsley . Billingsley enters the game with a 2-1 record, 3...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 267 reads 3 comments

  21. MLB Rumors: Ned Colletti Wants to Add a Bat Before the Trade Deadline

    In an interview with Jim Bowden and Casey Stern of MLB Networks Radio on Sirius FM, Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti went on record stating that he would like to add a bat to the lineup before the July 31st trade deadline...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 2,515 reads 12 comments

  22. Boston Red Sox Should Try to Acquire Huston Street

    The Boston Red Sox just completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins . That is the good news. The bad news is, the Red Sox just finished a three game sweep of the Minnesota Twins...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 2,539 reads 9 comments

  23. Los Angeles Dodgers: Andre Ethier's Big Payday Is Just over the Horizon

    As you may have seen this week in the Los Angeles Times , Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti has expressed his desire to sign right fielder Andre Ethier to a contract extension...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 993 reads 4 comments

  24. Boston Red Sox: The Time Has Come for Will Middlebrooks and Aaron Cook

    Everyone in and around Boston can see it, so why can't Red Sox ownership? As the late, great Jim Morrison once said, "The time to hesitate is through." The Boston Red Sox need to make three significant changes to right this ship...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 3,822 reads 34 comments

  25. Los Angeles Dodgers: Ranking the 25 Most-Hated Opposing Players of All Time

    One of the greatest things about the game of baseball is the rivalries it breeds. They can come in the form of two franchises at each others' throats for decades, like the Dodgers and Giants or Red Sox and Yankees ...

    Christopher Benvie Written by Christopher Benvie about 1 year ago 4,415 reads 16 comments