by charliesap | Aug 17, 2010 | Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon
A few days ago, MLBTradeRumors.com posted a poll on whether or not the Red Sox should trade Jonathan Papelbon. Out of 1,877 votes, 66.5 percent thought that the Sox should trade their current closer. Emotions, especially in Red Sox Nation, can run high. Sometimes too...
by charliesap | Aug 12, 2010 | Clay Buchholz
With yet another brilliant performance Wednesday night against the slugging Blue Jays, Clay Buchholz continues to solidify his breakout 2010 season. Buchholz is now 13 and 5 with a 2.49 ERA and a ground ball rate over 50 percent. His K/BB rate, however, has been very...
by charliesap | Aug 10, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Marco Scutaro, Ryan Kalish, Victor Martinez
The Red Sox ended up splitting their four-game series in the Bronx Monday with a 2-1 win. While it was pitching that won the game, it was a small change in lineup construction that could pay dividends over the last two months, should it stick. However, along with...
by charliesap | Aug 5, 2010 | Alex Rodriguez, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Yesterday, Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run. While fanfare was mixed — most non-Yankee fans could care less — the one thing that jumped to my mind was how rough of a season A-Rod is actually having and how hard it was for him to finally reach...
by charliesap | Aug 3, 2010 | John Lackey
Please welcome Charlie Saponara as the newest writer on Fire Brand. He also pens Fantasy Baseball 365 and contributes to Project Prospect. On Monday night, John Lackey took the mound looking to continue his stretch of 22.1 effective innings in which he had only...
