Welcome to 2023 and the eighth year of 210Sports, and in what has become a New Year’s tradition here on the blog I'll begin the year off by casting my completely unofficial Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. To be eligible to cast a real ballot a person must be a Baseball Writers' Association of America... Continue Reading →
WooSox Rewind: Worcester sweeps Rochester to end season
The Worcester Red Sox finished their 2022 season this week with what was supposed to be a three-game series against the Rochester Red Wings at Frontier Field, but only managed to get two games in due to rainstorms in northern New York. The WooSox finished the season with a 75-73 record, in sixth place in... Continue Reading →
WooSox Rewind: Worcester stumbles in final homestand, in danger of finishing season under .500
The Worcester Red Sox took on the Syracuse Mets last week at Polar Park with nothing on the line but pride, and managed to go just 2-4 for the week. They start a three-game series in Rochester with a 73-73 record, so they'll need two wins to avoid finishing the 2022 season under .500. Tuesday... Continue Reading →
WooSox Rewind: Worcester playing out string after 2-4 series vs RailRiders
The Worcester Red Sox went into last week's six-game series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders needing a sweep and a lot of help to keep their slim playoff hopes alive, and they got neither as the WooSox went just 2-4 against the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees and now find themselves further behind first-place... Continue Reading →
WooSox Rewind: Worcester’s playoff hopes all but dead with 2-3 week at Lehigh Valley
The Worcester Red Sox went into last week's series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Park needing at least five wins and some help from their International League East Division rivals, and they got neither in a rain-shortened series that sees them still in the middle of the standing with five teams between them... Continue Reading →
WooSox Rewind: Worcester wins series 4-2 over Buffalo but loses ground on first place
The Worcester Red Sox took four of six against the Buffalo Bisons last week at Polar Park, and while they gained one spot in the standings they still lost ground on first place Durham. The WooSox are now in fifth place in the International League's East Division, six games behind the first-place Bulls. Tuesday Buffalo... Continue Reading →