Mike Carlucci

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Series Preview: White Sox at Red Sox for Marathon Weekend

6 days ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Fresh off a rebound series that saw them take two out of three from the Tampa Bay Rays on the road, the Red Sox welcome the Chicago White Sox to Fenway. The Pale Hose took two of three from Boston just last week accounting for two of their four wins on the season.
Red Sox City Connect uniform leaks, Sam Kennedy speaks

1 week ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images As the sun was setting on the 2024 season in late September the news broke that the Red Sox would be shaking up their uniforms for 2025. The original Boston Marathon inspired yellow and blue City Connect jersey that, at times, seemed to have magical properties would have been the first thought for elimination, given that when other teams (Dodgers, Astros, etc.) replaced a City Connect design it dropped right into the same uniform slot.
Series Preview: Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays of Steinbrenner Field and Actually Now in Tampa

1 week ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

It seems like only a few months ago the Oakland Las Vegas Sacramento — well, they’re just going by The Athletics at the moment, but you know the team — anyway it seemed like they would be the ones playing major league baseball in a minor league park. But after a hurricane removed the roof of Tropicana Field the Rays were forced to find a new home ASAP. Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images The plans for the Rays‘ new stadium and/or repairs to The Top have been anything, but, smooth.
Series Preview: Red Sox at White Sox

1 week ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images It’s a homecoming of sorts for Garrett Crochet, returning to Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time since his trade to the Boston Red Sox. Although, as was mentioned during the winter, over his four years in Chicago Crochet made only 32 starts — all coming last year. The rest of the time was bullpen work.
Rafael Devers, small samples, and pace

2 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images On May 31st, 2009 David Ortiz was hitting .185/.284/.287 with one home run in 46 games. He’d struck out 48 times against 23 walks. He stopped brining his son to the Red Sox clubhouse. Things looked bleak. As April turned into May the question “was Big Papi done?” was on many minds. But it didn’t last. From the calendar change to June all the way through a few regular season games in October, Ortiz, hit .264/.356/.548 with 27 home runs.
Series Preview: Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox

2 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Baltimore Orioles. St. Louis Cardinals. Toronto Blue Jays. Three series, three bird teams. It’s time to get the flock out of here. Well, one more bird to go…. 2024 was supposed to be the Blue Jays year. But a slow start from Vlad Jr. and a really big down year from Bo Bichette were just some of the problems that ailed them and slipped the Jays out of the playoffs and even behind the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays into fifth place in the AL East.
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox Starting with the Home Opener!

2 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images For the first time since, possibly, the 2022 home opener the Red Sox are starting the season with excitement. Three years ago they were coming off an ALCS appearance and finished just shy of the World Series. It looked like Chaim Bloom had pulled off a near 2013 style rebuild mixing and matching small deals. And then the wheels fell off, the house of cards collapsed, checkmate.
A look Red Sox third basemen as Alex Bregman takes over for Rafael Devers

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by J Rogash/Getty Images The combination of a day game on Monday and an off day on Tuesday finally gave me the chance to watch The Comeback: 2004Boston Red Sox. What a journey. So many memories. When they got to June 30, 2004, against the Yankees, there’s a clip of Nomar throwing to Big Papi at first, who can’t scoop the ball. David Ortiz did fill in at first during interleague games. And he was in the mix in 2003 with Kevin Millar and Jeremy Giambi. But by 2004 he was the DH.
Series Preview: Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles to begin bird life

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The Red Sox are staying on the road a few more days. After a series in Arlington against the Texas Rangers they will face a flock. Three games in Maryland against the Baltimore Orioles, three games at home against the St. Louis Cardinals, and hosting the Toronto Blue Jays for a four-game set. Let the bird times roll. Boston enters the second series of the season 1-3 while the Orioles are 2-2. The stories for the Red Sox? Kristian Campbell impressing.
Age is only a number for Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

You may have heard this during the Opening Day broadcast: At 22 years, 272 days old, Kristian Campbell is the youngest Red Sox player to make their MLB debut in the Opening Day starting lineup since Joe Lahoud in 1968 (20 years, 363 days), who was the first Arab-American to play in the big leagues. That is truly an amazing fun fact. The Red Sox have had a lot of prospects over the years who have come up to rave reviews. Some have succeeded right away, others struggled.