by Troy Patterson | Jan 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
This offseason has seen the insults, comments, questions and general malaise come from all angles. The team hasn’t had much to be positive about after the worst regular season collapse of all time and the resulting flight of both the manager and GM. If that...
by chipbuck | Jan 18, 2012 | Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
People often ask me why I continue to recap the Cafardo mailbag week after week. Really, it’s simple. As the lead writer here at Fire Brand, I’m tasked with writing a minimum of three articles a week. Some weeks, I’ll make upwards of five or six...
by aconvery | Jan 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury
It’s easy to forget that Jacoby Ellsbury only played in eighteen games two years ago. It’s easy to forget that in his last full season before 2011, his defense cost the Red Sox runs. It’s easy to forget that many, including Kevin Youkilis, questioned his toughness. In...
by guest | Jan 16, 2012 | Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Robinson Cano
This guest post was written by Mark Smith of The Platoon Advantage, It’s About the Money Stupid, Chop ‘n’ Change, and The Outside Corner. This is his first guest post for Fire Brand of the American League. It’s the elephant in the room. It’s the...
by chipbuck | Jan 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Hiroki Kuroda, Jesus Montero, Michael Pineda, New York Yankees
The 2011-2012 off season sure has been a strange one. Let’s quickly recap it. Ryan Madson went from being on the cusp from signing a four year $44M contract to remain with the Phillies, only get to get spurned at the last second. The Phillies signed Jonathan...
