by bcowett | Feb 6, 2013 | Alex Hassan, Boston Red Sox, Dana Levangie, David Ortiz, Houston Astros, Jed Lowrie, Joel Hanrahan, Keith Law, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Kalish, Spring Training
It’s almost time to put your caps back on those lovable heads of yours. Ft. Myers is about to be filled with a lot of navy and red. The baseball & food enthusiast Keith Law released his top 100 prospects on Tuesday, with quite a few Red Sox on the list....
by bcowett | Feb 5, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! It’s not just for the 7th inning stretch anymore! Question: Of all the players who pitched for the 2007 Boston Red Sox, which two induced the most double plays? (Half-credit will be given to those with one answer until the response with both...
by bcowett | Feb 4, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Carpenter, J.D. Durbin, Mike Napoli, Peter Gammons, Spring Training, Terry Francona
So the Super Bowl’s over, you can’t stand hockey or basketball, and you hope summer’s here soon. What’s a guy to do? Prepare for baseball, of course! Wait, you’re telling me that Terry Francona‘s book has poor representations of the...
by bcowett | Feb 1, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Jackie Robinson, John Farrell, John Lackey, Junichi Tazawa, Lyle Overbay, Ryan Kalish, Scott Atchison
It’s actually February. That felt like the longest January ever. Yeah, it’s always 31 days but…there’s no baseball. The Sox signed Lyle Overbay, otherwise known as Insurance Plan Option #1, and finally got themselves a lefty bench bat. (Minor...
by bcowett | Jan 30, 2013 | Alex Rodriguez, Allen Webster, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, Hideki Okajima, Jerry Remy, John Farrell, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Scott Atchison
If you know what that title is from, then you most likely know what begins in two months. And you’re probably pretty awesome too. It’s a real shame this guy is moving on from the Red Sox. Your reigning Fire Brand of the Year, Scott Atchison, has signed...
