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Red Sox Strut: Mitch Moreland catches fire, Craig Kimbrel throws fire

By Sean Penney

Jun 10, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland (18) runs out his two-run double against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 10, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland (18) runs out his two-run double against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The weekly article series where we examine two players who deserve to strut their stuff for the Boston Red Sox. This week – Mitch Moreland, Craig Kimbrel.

Apr 3, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park during the fifth inning of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; A general view of Fenway Park during the fifth inning of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

If you want to fully understand what the Red Sox Strut is, it means to have reason to walk with a confident, proud air around you. Some people mistake it for vanity, arrogance, or being pompous. This incorrect assumption is not what we mean. The Strut is about knowing that your deeds showed off your amazing skills to the baseball-loving public.

The Boston Red Sox won three of their six games over the past week. While they remain in second place in the AL East, they’ve fallen four games behind the division leading New York Yankees.

Dropping two out of three in the Bronx last week certainly didn’t help their chances of catching the Yankees. Rick Porcello and David Price both got knocked around by a powerful Yankees lineup, which isn’t a great sign for two of Boston’s vaunted Big Three.

The Red Sox salvaged the week by taking two out of three against the Detroit Tigers over the weekend at Fenway Park. Boston took advantage of the worst bullpen in baseball to take the first two games but couldn’t climb out of the hole Drew Pomeranz put them in Sunday night.

It was a mediocre week for the team, treading water at .500, but there were still some Strut-worthy performances.

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