by charliesap | Apr 8, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Last season, the Sox got off to a horrific start, which ended up hurting them in the end. Now, they’ve kicked off the 2012 season by dropping their first two to the Tigers and are down 4-2 in game three of the series. Granted, the Tigers are a formidable foe,...
by scandage | Apr 5, 2012 | Al Alburquerque, Alex Avila, Andy Dirks, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Inge, Clay Buchholz, Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers, Doug Fister, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Luis Marte, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Ramon Santiago, Ryan Raburn, Victor Martinez
Welcome to Opening Day! The Advanced Scout will be a regular feature on Fire Brand of the American League that will present a preview of the upcoming series for the Red Sox. It will focus on the upcoming opponent. We’ll tell you who is expected to be on the...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 5, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Mariano Rivera, Mike Adams, Troy Percival, Vicente Padilla
With the announcement that Aceves will be the Boston Red Sox closer on opening day there was a mix of emotions from Red Sox Nation. The Globe sure wasn’t pleased as this mornings articles included picking Vicente Padilla or the insane idea of moving Daniel Bard...
by chipbuck | Apr 4, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Franklin Morales, Jonathan Papelbon, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden, Scott Atchison
By now you’ve probably heard the news about our new closer. If not, here’s the scoop from the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham: “The Red Sox took a gamble when they acquired Andrew Bailey from the Oakland Athletics in December. The righthander...
by aconvery | Apr 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Its been 484 days since the Red Sox finalized a trade for all-star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the player they envisioned as a franchise bat for years to come, and 480 days since they signed outfielder Carl Crawford to a lucrative 7-year, 142 million dollar deal....
by chipbuck | Apr 2, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney
The regular season is finally just a couple of days away! On Thursday, all of the Red Sox’s supposed overblown sins of the previous season will be washed away. The club will start anew with a fresh start, a different direction, and a chip on their shoulder. ...
by charliesap | Apr 1, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard
We’re almost there. As spring training winds down and the roster starts to take shape, we can’t help but begin to feel anxious and excited about the start of the season. The Sox have a team capable of capturing a pennant, but like any capable team on...
by aconvery | Mar 31, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
It’s hard to believe that on Thursday afternoon the Sox will be playing games that matter. Spring Training has flown by as it always does, and Boston is ready to kick off the season against Detroit. Here’s a look at what transpired over the penultimate week of Spring...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 29, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla
The 2012 season is finally almost ready to start and the Boston Red Sox can finally put all the stories from last season out of the news with a solid start. The team is largely intact much the same as last year and while the media has spent many pages hand wringing...
by charliesap | Mar 28, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The Rays are not a surprise anymore. Last season, they hung around the ultra-competitive AL East long enough to challenge, catch up to, and eventually, on the last day of the season, overtake the Red Sox to capture the AL-Wild Card crown. It was one of those moments...
