by jcookson | Nov 22, 2013 | 1999 ALDS, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tim Hudson
After our “stellar” performance picking the baseball playoff teams, the Fire Brand staff turned their prognostication powers on the top 25 free agents of the offseason. Here is our sure to be correct list of the landing spots for each player. We’re off to...
by jcookson | Nov 1, 2013 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Brandon Workman, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, John Farrell, Xander Bogaerts
Some random thoughts on the Red Sox as I recover from a champagne haze and try to figure out what to do with my playoff beard.* *Seriously, should I shave it right away? Leave it to frighten small children and provide a home for small forest creatures? When I asked my...
by jcookson | Oct 25, 2013 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 World Series, Carlos Beltran, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Michael Wacha, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The good, bad and the ugly from a tough, tough loss last night. My dreams of a perfect 12-0 Red Sox winning streak in the World Series have been shattered. The Highlights: – David Ortiz is in complete postseason beast mode right now. That’s two games and two...
by jcookson | Oct 18, 2013 | 1946 Red Sox, 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS, 2007 ALCS, Carl Mays, Carlton Fisk, Christy Mathewson, J.D. Drew, Roger Clemens, Ted Williams, Wade Boggs
After five grueling, tension-filled games, the Red Sox will be back home at Fenway Park on Saturday night. For this piece, I looked to see how the Red Sox have fared in either a game six or game seven at Fenway over the club’s history. It turns out they haven’t...
by jcookson | Oct 11, 2013 | Bobby Valentine, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Farrell, Terry Francona, Xander Bogaerts
Much has been made of the complete overhaul the Red Sox underwent in the offseason. Multiple players were brought in, changing the entire culture of the team. Perhaps more importantly, the front office claimed a familiar face to lead the team. John Farrell’s...
