Ryan Braun & the Monday Link Around
As I’m sure most of you have heard by now, National League MVP Ryan Braun tested positive for a banned…
Month: December 2011
Stretching Out Daniel Bard
This weekend Bobby Valentine spoke clearly about Daniel Bard entering 2012 spring training looking to be stretched out as a…
2011 Player Review: Jed Lowrie
In April 2011, the Legend of Jed Lowrie was born. In what became a popular Twitter meme where unicorns drink…
.296/.401/.484
.296/.401/.484 In 2009, this is what Ryan Westmoreland was to most people. A stat line. Raised in Portsmouth Rhode Island,…
Winter Meeting Thoughts and Friday Links
Well, the Winter Meetings are officially over. They closed up shop in Dallas yesterday afternoon, and everyone went back to their…
Poll: Should the Sox Bid on Darvish?
Just a quick poll for everyone as we head into the weekend. Chip basically posed the question yesterday, but let’s make it…
It Had to be Yu: Darvish to be Posted
According to Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker (with a hat tip to the incomparable Drew Silva of NBC Hardball Talk…
Sox Remain Quiet as Top Free Agents Sign
The Red Sox were in on Mark Buehrle and we here at Fire Brand would have been happy to see…
Dear Santa
Some people feel that baseball’s winter meetings are an overblown festivity, but I couldn’t disagree more. For a hot stove…
Rumors: Papi, Bailey, Pitching
Here are some rumors from Tuesday’s winter meetings… Update #3: ESPNBoston.com, through ESPN Deportes, reports that David Ortiz is likely…