by aconvery | Jun 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
My grandfather swears to this day that he only met my grandmother because he passed up tickets to a Giants game to go on a blind date. In a way, I guess it’s ironic that the only reason I exist is because a man missed a baseball game. Fifty-two years later, he’s...
by evan brunell | Jun 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox will look to keep their recent 4-2 streak going along with a third straight series win by taking on the Marlins in a three-game series starting on Tuesday. Fire Brand & TiqIQ have taken the hassle out of scouring the web for tickets by aggregating...
by chipbuck | Jun 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis
Obnoxious Boston Fan. Perhaps you’ve heard of him. He’s the latest in a long string of irrational writers the Boston Globe, once a paragon of sports media, has on their payroll. Their sole purpose? Creating visceral reactions that drive newspaper...
by Mike Simmons | Jun 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Marmol, Casey Coleman, Chicago Cubs, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Manny Corpas, Paul Maholm, Randy Wells, Ryan Dempster, Shawn Camp
The title of this post is a fruitless attempt to make the 2012 Chicago Cubs pitching staff sound formidable. Outside of some quality starting pitching, it’s more than a little scary and a lot less than formidable. The Red Sox are in town, taking over for the...
by chipbuck | Jun 15, 2012 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brian Price, Bryce Brentz, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Victor Martinez, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Red Sox Nation can’t resist the boy wonder, Theo Epstein. He is our Bill Clinton…our Elizabeth Taylor…our Michael Jackson. Regardless of his relevance in Major League Baseball, we will follow his every move until the day he dies. Really though,...
by aconvery | Jun 13, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Which Red Sox rookie hit two home runs in the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Bob Stanley pitched in the most games in franchise history, appearing in...
by chipbuck | Jun 13, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Che-Hsuan Lin, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Repko, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Mauro Gomez, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Oscar Tejeda, Rich Hill, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Stolmy Pimentel, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'Surplus. Every team wants it, but very few teams have it. If you were to look solely at the Red Sox 25-man roster, you’d see a roster bereft...
by evan brunell | Jun 12, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
Over the course of the season, Fire Brand has been holding a contest to participate in a one-night fantasy game that could net up to $350 for a lucky Fire Brand reader. The third such contest will be played on Friday, June 15 and it is open for teams to be drafted....
by scandage | Jun 11, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Chris Coghlan, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Donovan Solano, Dustin Pedroia, Emilio Bonifacio, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Gaby Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Heath Bell, John Buck, Jose Ceda, Jose Reyes, Josh Beckett, Josh Johnson, Justin Ruggiano, Kevin Youkilis, Logan Morrison, Mark Buehrle, Miami Marlins, Omar Infante, Randy Choate, Ricky Nolasco, Ryan Sweeney, Steve Cishek, Vicente Padilla, Washington Nationals
The Boston Red Sox (29-31), having been swept over the weekend by the Washington Nationals, take the show on the road for a three-game skein against the Miami Marlins (31-29). The Marlins are on a cold streak, having lost their last six games in a row. And the Red Sox...
by scandage | Jun 8, 2012 | Adam LaRoche, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brad Lidge, Bryce Harper, Carlos Maldonado, Chad Tracy, Chris Marrero, Cole Kimball, Craig Stammen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Drew Storen, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Gio Gonzalez, Henry Rodriguez, Ian Desmond, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jayson Werth, Jesus Flores, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Mark DeRosa, Michael Morse, Mike Aviles, Pedro Martinez, Rich Hill, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Mattheus, Ryan Zimmerman, Sandy Leon, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Sean Burnett, Stephen Strasburg, Steve Lombardozzi, Tyler Clippard, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks, Wilson Ramos, Xavier Nady
After avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Orioles, the Boston Red Sox (29-28) welcome the Washington Nationals (32-23) for a three-game series at Fenway Park. Led by the stellar Stephen Strasburg and the phenom Bryce Harper, the Nationals have surprised the baseball...
