by bcowett | Nov 26, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! The end of it all! With Tim P getting the last question right, he moves into a tie with Walter T. So we’ll have a tiebreaker between them! Here’s how it’ll go: First person of the two to answer correctly (or with more players) wins,...
by tbrooks | Nov 26, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox
2013 was fun, but it wasn’t enough, was it? I used to think that I only wanted “one,” but now that I have 3, I want 4…or 20. So, we at Fire Brand of the American League have gleefully turned to 2014. Some are not happy that we are talking...
by bcowett | Nov 25, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Brian McCann, Burke Badenhop, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Kemp, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees
The Hot Stove is heating up. Thing is, the Red Sox haven’t been the fire under the frying pan. Is it something to fret about? Not exactly. But keep your eyes open. There’s a lot of tantalizing guys out there on the free agent market. But the Sox must...
by bcowett | Nov 23, 2013 | 2012 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Aaron Cook, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Cliff Lee, Darin Ruf, Devin Marrero, Freddy Galvis, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Kyle Weiland, Matt Barnes, Miami Marlins, Michael Young, Mike Trout, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Tim Wakefield, Xander Bogaerts
To be honest, the offseason frustrates me more than the regular season does. At least in the regular season, the team can right some wrongs just by winning a game the next day and everyone will be happy and content. Beers all around. Now, however, no one will be fine...
by jcookson | Nov 22, 2013 | 1999 ALDS, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tim Hudson
After our “stellar” performance picking the baseball playoff teams, the Fire Brand staff turned their prognostication powers on the top 25 free agents of the offseason. Here is our sure to be correct list of the landing spots for each player. We’re off to...
by bcowett | Nov 22, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Ruiz, David Ortiz, Ian Kinsler, Mike Napoli, Prince Fielder, Shane Victorino
Is the Hot Stove sizzling yet? Maybe. Big trades tend to do that, but since then, there’s been a lot of middling signings and random rumors. You always hear that a player and a team have “had dialogue”. But it might who who the Red Sox aren’t...
by bcowett | Nov 20, 2013 | Alex Rodriguez, Anthony Ranaudo, Bill James, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Carlos Ruiz, Corey Hart, Garin Cecchini, Mike Napoli
And now the cascade of signings has begun. Pitchers going cross-country, outfielders being signed by the worst GM in baseball…fun times, guys. Fun times. It’s no secret that the Red Sox have employed Bill James for 10 years now. After the debacles of last...
by bcowett | Nov 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! You gotta finish strong! Question: Who was the only Red Sox outfielder (>10 PA) with an Isolated Power over 200 in the second half? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Kneeling fanatic Adrian Beltre gave the Sox the...
by tbrooks | Nov 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Freddie Freeman, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Xander Bogearts
I wanted to entitle this article: “Why the MVP Vote is Wrong,” but I didn’t want to make you think this was another one of those tired “Mike Trout should be the MVP” articles. He should be, but that is besides the point of what needs to...
by bcowett | Nov 18, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mark Trumbo
It’s been a pretty quiet couple weeks for the Red Sox. This is what the offseason will do to you. Although, it could just be championship hangover. Who knows. It’s been a long while since we’ve heard good things about the Red Sox going into an...
