by domara | Nov 26, 2014 | Allen Craig, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Red, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Fister, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, James Shields, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Mat Latos, Max Scherzer, New York Yankees, Pablo Sandoval, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes
With the signings of Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval squared away, the Red Sox can now shift their focus to retooling the top of the starting rotation. As has been the case the entire offseason, Boston seems poised to bring back their former home grown starter...
by domara | Nov 21, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Chicago Cubs, Curt Schilling, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays
After extending an offer to Jon Lester, and hosting Pablo Sandoval earlier this week, all was quiet on Yawkey Way on Thursday. The team appears to be in holding pattern of both free agents while Lester visits other clubs, and Sandoval gauges his market. Yesterday we...
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 broach | Jun 2, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Alex Hassan, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Cleveland Indians, David Price, Detroit Tigers, Garin Cecchini, Rubby de la Rosa, Tampa Bay Rays, Xander Bogaerts
The Boston Red Sox are now 27-29 on the season after a perfect 7-0 week. The win on Monday ended a 10-game losing streak in which the Red Sox pitching was subpar and the hitting with runners in scoring position barely happened. Over the past week, the Red Sox pitching...
by domara | May 28, 2014 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Edward Mujica, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Stephen Drew
After snapping their 10 game losing streak on Monday, the Red Sox looked to build off their first win in over 2 weeks. In the second game of a four game home-and-home series against the Atlanta Braves, Jon Lester toed the rubber for the Sox and was opposed by veteran...
by bcarsley | Nov 4, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Bronson Arroyo, Bruce Chen, Carlos Pena, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, James Loney, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Lyle Overbay, Mark Kotsay, Marlon Byrd, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
The 2014 offseason is officially underway. The Red Sox don’t figure to be the big players in free agency this year that they were before the 2013 season, but depending on which players leave and which players stay, there will still be a few holes to fill. You’ll see...
by chipbuck | Oct 29, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays
The stress of the playoffs is killing me. Everything from Tim McCarver and Joe Buck droning on about the most ridiculous of narratives; Farrell’s insistence on starting Jonny Gomes over Daniel Nava when facing right handed starting pitching (the last two nights...
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...
by jreilly | Mar 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Aaron Hicks, Adrian Beltre, Andrew McCutchen, Atlanta Braves, Brandon Mauer, Bryce Harper, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Red, Clayton Kershaw, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Detroit Tigers, Dylan Bundy, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jason Heyward, Jedd Gyorko, Joey Votto, Jose Bautista, Julio Tehran, Jurickson Profar, Justin Upton, Kyuji Fujikawa, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp, Mike Trout, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Predictions, Robinson Cano, Ryan Braun, San Francisco Giants, Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Wil Myers, World Series, Yasel Puig
Fire Brand readers, below are the staff’s predictions for the 2013 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. Some...
by jreilly | Feb 9, 2013 | Alex Rodriguez, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Dan Naulty, Kansas City Royals, Ken Caminiti, Kenny Rogers, Lance Armstrong, Melky Cabrera, MiLB, MLB, New York Yankees, PEDs, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Steroids, Tom Verducci
Like many of you, I grew up with Lance Armstrong as one of my select few heroes. Every June, for seven straight years (1999-2005), I would watch Lance throttle his Tour de France competition into submission. He was a cancer survivor, philanthropist, PED-less cyclist,...
