by bcowett | Jul 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Just a couple more left! Question: Mike Napoli has a strikeout rate of 33.7% and a .380 BABIP. While that seems out of the ordinary, there is one other player (w/200+ PA) with a K-rate over 33% & a BABIP north of .380 on the Sox. Who is it?...
by bcarsley | Jul 29, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Bryce Brentz, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Jose Iglesias, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The trade deadline is just two days away, and let’s face it: the Red Sox need to bolster their pitching if they want to make a deep run into the playoffs. You can argue all day about whether they should be targeting a starter or a reliever (or both). You can debate...
by bcowett | Jul 29, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, David Price, David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
Hey everyone! Are you ready to see David Price again so soon? No? Neither am I! Thanks rain delay, you da best! So you’re telling me…Jon Lester‘s used his cutter a lot less often, and now he’s doing really well? What is this madness? Because...
by dpoarch | Jul 28, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Fenway Park, Mariano Rivera, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees
I have a confession to make: prior to this past weekend, I had never been to Boston before. That’s right. I’ve written about the Red Sox here on Fire Brand since January, and followed Boston sports for years at a level that could probably be considered “obsession,”...
by huntergolden | Jul 26, 2013 | jobs
Would you like to write for Fire Brand? Well, good news – we’re looking for writers! In order to write for our site, we require that you: -Love baseball -Have a sound understanding of advanced metrics (sabermetrics) -Love the Red Sox or at least find them mildly...
