Who’s The Next V-Tek/Wake?
Inevitably, all baseball heroes ride off into the sunset. Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, both Boston legends, have found their…
Category: Boston Red Sox
Katrina Reid Art Trivia: Remembering The Good Parts Of Last Year
We’re back with another trivia question for you! In what month did the Red Sox have the most wins last…
Minor League Roundup 3/10
Welcome to the first edition of the Fire Brand Minor League Round-Up. Throughout the season we’ll be looking at what’s…
Lester Looking to Make Adjustments
Although he had an incredibly productive 2011 season, Jon Lester enters the season feeling like he has something to prove. Last season, Lester…
Will Carroll’s Red Sox Team Health Report
If you have not yet read Sports Illustrated writer Will Carroll’s 2012 team health reports, stop what you are doing…
The Cafardo Mailbag: The Super Awesome Birthday Edition
March 6th is a magical day. No, it’s not quite as amazing as Leap Day (there isn’t an equivalent of…
Carl Crawford’s Left Wrist And The Paradox Of Fandom
Well, the Red Sox have won back-to-back games for the first time since late August of last year. There’s always…
Where Should Ellsbury Hit in the Lineup?
Last spring, lineup construction was one of the hottest topics of discussion surrounding the Red Sox. With so many weapon’s…
Katrina Reid Art Trivia: The First Day Of Spring
We’re back with another trivia question for you! What was Boston’s record last year in Spring Training? HONOR CODE: No…
Sabermetric Spring Training: wRC and wRC+
After looking at what is the basis for much of our sabermetric offensive value in wOBA, I wanted to take…