Roberts Coming Back?

The pieces are in place for Dave Roberts to return to Boston. The first step was taken last week when David Wells openly requested a trade back to the West Coast, while the Padres grinned at the chance of retaining Wells leadership and experience for their club. San...

Hot Stove Beginning To Heat Up

Some rumors and reactions coming from a weekend with no real news to report… Rumor: Did the Red Sox make Damon an offer when they met with agent Scott Boras at the winter meetings? The Boston Herald believes the Sox made an offer to one of their free agents, and...

GM Candidates Increasing

Jim Bowden- Former Reds and now Nationals GM Jim Bowden was interviewed on Wednesday by Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner for the job. Bowden did an extraordinary job with the Nationals in their transition year to Washington, and is a Massachusetts native. He has...

Analyzing Theo: 2005

[NOTE BY EVAN] Now that we’re in the off-season, Fire Brand’s going to be switching to a weekday website. Not only do all three of us manage to somehow take time out of every day to bring to you the latest Red Sox news, rumors, and opinions, but...

Analyzing Theo: 2004

On Halloween afternoon, Theo Epstein officially stepped down as the Red Sox GM. His Ïdream jobÓ may have been a dream after winning the World Series in 2004, but the ÏjobÓ part of the deal was beginning to be too much to handle. Theo was frustrated with the constant...