by evan brunell | Dec 20, 2012 | Aubrey Huff, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Drew Sutton, Ivan De Jesus, Jason Giambi, Jerry Sands, Jose Iglesias, Pedro Ciriaco, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Raburn
Much of the attention this offseason has so far (rightly) been focused on who will be in the lineup and rotation for the Red Sox. But what about who will be coming off the bench? These players, while their value is less than those of starters, will still play...
by chipbuck | Nov 6, 2012 | Adam LaRoche, Aubrey Huff, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Lee, Carlos Pena, James Loney, Kevin Youkilis, Lance Berkman, Lyle Overbay, Mike Napoli
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve taken a long look at the Red Sox’s current roster. I’ve reviewed player performance, examined contract situations, and made assessments of each player’s future in Bostonin 2013. (See Part 1 on Position Players and Part...
by chipbuck | Jun 6, 2012 | Aubrey Huff, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Belt, Brett Pill, Casey Kotchman, Ike Davis, Jim Thome, John Mayberry, Kevin Youkilis, Mat Gamel, Pablo Sandoval, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Travis Ishikawa
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'On Monday, I examined teams that might be interested in trading for Kevin Youkilis as a third baseman. Today, I’ll be examining teams that...
by evan brunell | Jul 21, 2009 | Adam LaRoche, Alex Rios, Aubrey Huff, Garrett Atkins, J.J. Hardy, Matt Holliday, Nick Johnson
On the heels of the Sox’s fourth disappointing offensive game in a row, it’s becoming abundantly clear that despite the team’s top five offense, it’s a top five incapable of sustaining any sort of playoff-caliber offense. With that in mind, I...
by evan brunell | Mar 30, 2009 | Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Cesar Izturis, Chris Ray, Danys Baez, Dennis Sarfate, Felix Pie, George Sherrill, Gregg Zaun, Hayden Penn, Jamie Walker, Jeremy Guthrie, Jim Johnson, Koji Uehara, Luke Scott, Mark Hendrickson, Matt Albers, Matt Wieters, Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis, Rich Hill, Ryan Freel, Ty Wigginton
It’s time for Fire Brand’s annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with. In most seasons, the predictions...
by evan brunell | Feb 9, 2009 | Aubrey Huff, Jack Wilson, Matt Holliday, Rick Ankiel, Victor Martinez
One reason why many clubs are shying away from doling out big-money free agent extensions (besides the economy, of course) is the potential to land a game-changing hitter at more favorable prices in-season from teams that experience a budget crunch. The Milwaukee...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 11, 2008 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Bartolo Colon, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jay Payton, Josh Beckett, Kevin Millar, Manny Ramirez
Another Red Sox rally led this time by J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez was squandered by the bullpen brass as Boston lost 10-6. Down 4-3 headed into the bottom of the fifth inning Drew and Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs to give the Sox a 6-4 lead.
by evan brunell | Mar 18, 2008 | Adam Jones, Adam Loewen, Andy McPhail, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Burres, Brian Roberts, Chad Bradford, Daniel Cabrera, Dave Trembley, Dennis Sarfate, Freddy Bynum, George Sherrill, Greg Aquino, Guillermo Quiroz, James Hoey, Jamie Walker, Jay Gibbons, Jay Payton, Jeremy Guthrie, Kevin Millar, Lance Cormier, Luis Hernandez, Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Melvin Mora, Mike Flanagan, Nick Markakis, Ramon Hernandez, Steve Trachsel
Welcome to the 2008 Know Thy Enemy series. A staple of Fire Brand that covers all AL East foes plus itself, it starts early this year because the Red Sox are headed to Japan to open the 2008 season against the Oakland Athletics. What follows is Fire Brand’s...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 2, 2007 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Daniel Cabrera, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Millar, Melvin Mora, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis, Ramon Hernandez
Jacoby Ellsbury hit his first Major League homerun for the Boston Red Sox and Jon Lester earned his third victory of the season beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Hideki Okajima earned his 25th hold of the season and Jonathan Papelbon closed the door in the ninth for...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 2, 2007 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Corey Patterson, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jay Payton, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
Read the initial reaction to the no hitter by Evan Brunell Even if Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start he was going to be sent back down to the minor leagues. No need for Buccholz to go back down to the minors now as Buccholz pitched his...
