by jreilly | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brooks Baseball, Dustin Pedroia, fWAR, Greg Maddux, John Lackey, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, OPS, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Steve Avery, Tom Glavine, Xander Bogaerts
Maybe you are one of the optimistic Red Sox fans who believes this 2014 team has a second half run in them. You argue that despite being a season worst ten games under .500, the team is actually only nine games out of first place. You remind your fellow fans that...
by jreilly | Jun 30, 2014 | AL East, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Joe Maddon, John Farrell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, NL West, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yasiel Puig
After an extended hiatus, 3 Up 3 Down returns to give you a look at who performed well and who did not over the past week of Red Sox baseball. After what has been a tumultuous season (that could be the understatement of the season), the Boston Red Sox, after taking 2...
by jreilly | Mar 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
Fire Brand readers, below are the staff’s predictions for the 2014 MLB Season. While there is a very good chance many of these will be incorrect, it will make all of you proud to note that not a single writer picked the Yankees to make the playoffs. scratch...
by jreilly | Jan 30, 2014 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, 2013 World Series, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia
David Ortiz is the owner of 3 Boston Red Sox World Championship rings; this is a feat that no other Boston player or coach can claim. It is a feat that 99.9% of professional athletes can not dream of accomplishing. It is also the type of triumph that should earn you...
by jreilly | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, 2013 Playoffs, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Back in March of this year, the Fire Brand writers got together and submitted their 2013 Preseason Predictions. Well, in short, they weren’t pretty. And, quite frankly, preseason baseball predictions usually are not accurate, evidenced by 4 of the 7 writers at...
