by evan brunell | Aug 30, 2012 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, Colby Lewis, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Jake Peavy, James Shields, Josh Johnson, Matt Garza, Zack Greinke
One of the biggest problems — you could even say the problem — with the Red Sox this season was starting pitching. Josh Beckett (see ya!) and Jon Lester just didn’t pitch up to snuff, and Clay Buchholz’s early troubles contributed to digging...
by evan brunell | Aug 27, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Carl Crawford, Ivan De Jesus, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Nick Punto, Rubby de la Rosa
The biggest Red Sox trade since Babe Ruth headed to the Yankees has been in the books for a couple days now. The Red Sox have moved on from the drama surrounding the club over the last calendar year, shedding almost a quarter-billion dollars and repositioning the team...
by evan brunell | Aug 26, 2012 | Poll
Well, brave new world in Boston, indeed. Now that the Red Sox have completely rebooted their franchise, how are you feeling moving forward? How do you feel about the Red Sox post-trade? Thrilled. This fell into our laps and I can’t wait to watch the Sox now....
by evan brunell | Aug 23, 2012 | Alex Gonzalez, Cliff Pennington, Elvis Andrus, Jed Lowrie, Jhonny Peralta, Jose Iglesias, Mike Aviles, Pedro Ciriaco, Stephen Drew, Tyler Pastornicky, Yunel Escobar
Let’s be realistic — the Red Sox have shifted into “next-season” mode, and we here at Fire Brand need to start taking a look at what comes ahead. As Fire Brand readies to turn a whopping 10 years old on New Year’s Eve (when did THAT...
by evan brunell | Aug 22, 2012 | Clay Buchholz
Yesterday, I wrote a piece on Clay Buchholz’s turnaround for the mothership, ESPN’s SweetSpot blog. Below is an excerpt from the piece. Follow the link at the end to read the rest of the article! One of the hottest pitchers the last couple of months has...
