by jake digregorio | Apr 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (0-0) @ Boston Red Sox (0-0) CC Sabathia (0-0, -.–) @ Josh Beckett (0-0, -.–) 8:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: ESPN2 / NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Yankees have had their moment in the sun. Now, Josh...
by mike silver | Apr 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Quick Post
And the season begins… There’s no doubt the bureaucrats “got it right” on this one – pairing the league’s biggest rivals in the 2010 MLB opener. All signs point to a classic, fit with a marquee pitching matchup, palpable hatred on both sides, and the two best teams...
by brandwon stewart | Apr 1, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
As we all gear up for the new season, Fire Brand wants to know what you think of the current Red Sox team. Are you satisfied that the new “run prevention” additions will be what the Sox need to prevail? Will they have problems in the bullpen after...
by andrew lipsett | Mar 31, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Nomar Garciaparra, The Nomar Trade
Since agreeing to come back to Fire Brand recently, I’ve been reading the site’s archives — in part to get a feel for the place after a few years and in part to try and brush off the writing cobwebs and remember how to do this again (and I’m...
by mike silver | Mar 22, 2010 | Alan Embree, Boof Bonser, Boston Red Sox, Brian Shouse, Joe Nelson, Scott Atchison
Sox Sign Alan Embree Just after noon yesterday, the Sox officially agreed to a minor league deal with veteran lefty reliever Alan Embree. Embree, who last pitched for the Sox in 2005, comes off a shaky 2009 season that saw him struggle in limited duty, posting an even...
by mike silver | Mar 13, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Ryan Westmoreland
Earlier today, the Red Sox front office released a statement reporting that top prospect Ryan Westmoreland will undergo surgery to correct a cavernous malformation. A cavernous malformation is a group of dilated blood vessels in the brain, often diagnosed following...
by evan brunell | Mar 5, 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball Personnel, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
As the advent of spring training games are upon us, I thought I’d kick off everyone’s favorite little exercise by providing my own personal predictions as to how I think the season will shake out. Now, before I do so, a word of caution: predictions can...
by mike silver | Mar 1, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jeremy Hermida, Manny Delcarmen, Michael Bowden
As the hometown team boasts one of the strongest starting nine in the American League, it can be difficult to detect sleepers among the pack. Don’t be fooled, however. They are there and prepped to support an elite cast looking to avenge last season’s early playoff...
by mike silver | Jan 25, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Rick Ankiel, Victor Martinez
As Buster Olney stated in a recent piece, the Red Sox may look to replace David Ortiz if he struggles again in the first half like he did last year. Certainly, the struggles of Big Papi have a lot to say about the success of the team. Like we profiled earlier, David...
by lee perrault | Jan 17, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon, Theo Epstein
With arbitration cases kicking in, payroll comes to the forefront of team concerns this week. While the Red Sox only have 4 arbitration cases left to settle, we can start to look at the overall payroll concerns going into 2010 and beyond. 2010 is supposed to be our...
