Feature: Dead Red

With the Boston Red Sox as popular worldwide now as they've ever been, there's certainly no shortage of Sox blogs, fan sites, and sportswriters out there. And while there may be many entertaining and informational Sox sites out there to follow on a daily basis, who has time to read them each and every day?

Dead Red aims to summarize, analyze and opine on the most important events and developments in Red Sox world on a weekly basis. In each column, you get a little bit of perspective (from this Boston native) and a lot of information and research that readers will hopefully find useful towards understanding the state of the Sox, whether they be Sox fans, Sox haters, or baseball fanatics in general.

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• Hangin' Tough: Red Sox Have First Winning West Coast Trip Since 2004

  After disappointing outcomes in Oakland and Seattle, Boston renewed its dominance over Anaheim to end its 10-game road trip.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jul 29, 2010

• Red Sox Still Reeling; Reinforcements On The Way

  The Red Sox have been lousy lately, but with healthy bodies on their way back, should fare better in the upcoming games ahead.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jul 19, 2010

• Red Sox Continue Battling Injuries And Division Rivals For Playoff Spots

  The Boston Red Sox are limping into the All-Star break but are still in the thick of two playoff races.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jul 06, 2010

• Red Sox Reclaim Leads In AL Wild Card, Hospital Fees

  Boston tattooed Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez but lost the series. In San Francisco, they lost three players to injury but won the series. Go figure.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jun 29, 2010

• Red Sox Welcome Back Manny With A Broom

  The current best offensive team in baseball, the BoSox, beat Arizona and Manny’s Dodgers as part of an undefeated week.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jun 22, 2010

• Boston Is "Riding The Nava Wave"

  Wakefield knocks The Rocket from the record books, while Daniel Nava debuts at Fenway with a historic knock of his own.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jun 15, 2010

• Papi And Lester Among Hot Sox Entering June

  Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester excel again, Daniel Bard continues bullpen dominance, while Youk and Victor Martinez power BoSox through the week.

  News by Charlie Doherty — on Jun 07, 2010

• Red Sox On A Roll, Back In AL East Race

  The BoSox put it all together in sweeping the Rays, but split four games with the lowly Royals.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Jun 01, 2010

• Red Sox Get Hot At The Right Time

  Minus a couple of duds, Boston has a winning week and gains ground in the AL Wild Card race.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on May 24, 2010

• Big Papi Finally Gets Hot, But The Sox Are Not

  Another week, another .500 record for this .500 Boston squad.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on May 17, 2010

• Nomar Never Wanted To Leave Boston, Despite Claims

  A look back at Nomar Day on Cinco de Mayo, and look ahead to upcoming Sox games and other news.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on May 10, 2010

• Sox Get Back On Track, But What About Ortiz?

  The Red Sox embarrassed a surprisingly lousy Angels team. Then those damn Yankees had to ruin the fun.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on May 10, 2010

• BoSox, Week 4: Sox Slay Jays, Reach New Low Vs. The O’s

  It started out as a promising week, then turned into a weekend to forget for Red Sox Nation.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on May 03, 2010

• Red Sox, Week Three: Better? You Bet, But Not Good Enough

  The BoSox won series at home vs. Texas and Baltimore last week, and look to do the same @ Toronto and Baltimore this week.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Apr 27, 2010

• Red Sox Week Two: Mediocre Almost All The Way Through

  A recap of BoSox series losses to Minnesota and Tampa Bay last week, and what to look forward to this week.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Apr 20, 2010

• Red Sox First Week: Win Some, Lose Some, And Then Some

  A recap and analysis of the BoSox's first week bouts against their Yankee rivals and subsequent roadtrip in Royals Town.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Apr 12, 2010

• Red Sox Bolstered By New And Familiar Arms

  Pitching is the name of the game for the BoSox, starring Alan Embree, Dice-K, and Scott Atchison.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Mar 26, 2010

• The 2010 Boston Red Sox: Frustrating, Boring, But Potentially Playoff-Bound

  The Red Sox 2009 Offseason and 2010 Outlook: Summarized And Evaluated

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Feb 25, 2010

• The (Rally) Monkey Is Off LAA's Back

  This week I look back at the BoSox’s last games of 2009 and assess the long season gone by.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Oct 14, 2009

• 2009 ALDS Preview: Red Sox-Angels (Round Five)

  Boston looks to keep up its playoff success against Anaheim.

  Opinion by Charlie Doherty — on Oct 08, 2009