by dpoarch | Jul 14, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Well, I’d say the results of that last poll are pretty conclusive. Last week, I asked you to pick your ideal starting five for the Boston Red Sox, and your top-five lined up exactly the same as my own: Jon Lester, John Lackey, Rubby De La Rosa, Clay Buchholz,...
by dpoarch | Jul 7, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Well, I had said previously that I wanted a unanimous poll, and it looks like I finally got one. Our last poll asked you, the readers, if Brock Holt is a future Hall of Famer, and a miraculous 100% of you answered “Yes!” The absence of a “No”...
by dpoarch | Jun 23, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Many years ago, Fire Brand Poll #109 asked you about Stephen Drew and what his role should be upon rejoining the Red Sox a couple weeks ago. Most of you responded that Drew should take over the full-time shortstop role, with the two platoon options (Middlebrooks and...
by dpoarch | Jun 16, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, runs, Runz, Score More Runs Plz
The Boston Red Sox of Boston have now won 32 games, which would be a great amount of wins if they had only played in 40 games, but unfortunately, they’ve already played in 70. Given this disappointing ratio of wins to losses, it seems clear that some changes need to...
by dpoarch | May 26, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Christian Vazquez, Dan Butler, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Today marked the end of the Red Sox 10-game losing streak, a dubious accomplishment that I can say I wouldn’t have expected from the defending champs. The Sox currently sit at 21-29, solidly in last place in the AL East. With still over 100 games remaining in the...
