by bcowett | Jul 9, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Never one to drop a bunt down! Question: Clay Buchholz has given up a amazingly low 0.21 home runs per 9 innings. As of today, what other starter in the rotation also has as sub-1 HR/9? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches, and no B-Ref...
by bcowett | Jul 8, 2013 | Aaron Harang, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Ackley, Endy Chavez, Felix Doubront, Franklin Gutierrez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jason Bay, Justin Smoak, Kendry Morales, Kyle Seager, Michael Morse, Mike Zunino, Raul Ibanez, Ryan Dempster, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino
And now the Red Sox leave the warm confines of Southern California to head north to Seattle, home of grunge, Starbucks and we’ll even give them the honor of inventing “rain that never stops”. Why not. I’ll give Seattle some credit, though,...
by bcowett | Jul 8, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jose Iglesias, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Ricky Nolasco
This is why we hate west coast road trips so much. The team can do so much better…but they just don’t. It’s infuriating. Awesome O’Clock came and went, but the Red Sox couldn’t back John Lackey on a night where he was striking out nearly...
by bcarsley | Jul 8, 2013 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, Garin Cecchini, Juan Carlos Linares, Michael Almanzar, Miguel Sano, MiLB, Portland Sea Dogs, Travis Shaw
Garin Cecchini is very good. That’s perhaps the biggest takeaway I can relay from my trip to Portland to see the Sea Dogs last Friday. With Portland playing a good New Britton Rock Cats (Twins affiliate) team, this game afforded me the opportunity to see four Top 100...
by dpoarch | Jul 7, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Ted Williams, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
As I was brainstorming ideas for my weekly column, I had a vision. In it, people asked me legitimate questions, and I responded to them to the best of my knowledge. It was nice. I decided then that this week’s column needed to be a mailbag. I took to Twitter over the...
by bcowett | Jul 5, 2013 | Alex Rodriguez, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose De La Torre, Koji Uehara, San Diego Padres
Winning 8 of 9 games on a homestand? I’ll take that any day – or, well, week, if we want to get more technical about it. The brightest stars shined on a day where everyone was looking up to the sky. Dustin Pedroia & David Ortiz got it done to complete...
by bcowett | Jul 5, 2013 | Albert Pujols, Alberto Callaspo, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Hank Conger, J.B. Shuck, Jered Weaver, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout, Tommy Hanson
Ready for a road trip to Southern California? It’s time for beaches and smog and…beaches…yeah. Well, another West Coast road trip for the Red Sox, and their first stop is Orange County to play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (of California [of the...
by jkeller | Jul 4, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brian Daubach, Chris Davis, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Drew Sutton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Homer Bailey, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
(Happy 4th of July everyone…scoreboard, England…USA, USA, USA!) Every month, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. If you missed the March, April, or May editions check them out for the...
by bcowett | Jul 3, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Cincinnati Reds, David Ortiz, Homer Bailey, John Lackey, Mike Napoli
The #Lacktators fan club is accepting members. Don’t wait any longer – join today and watch as 2013 becomes even more awesome. And at the forefront of that fan club, John Lackey is having one hell of a 2013. Last night was just another gem to add to the...
by chipbuck | Jul 2, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Trey Ball, Will Middlebrooks
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about '5. Is Jacoby Ellsbury ever going to hit another home run? Do you guys remember 2011 Jacoby Ellsbury? Man, he was a fun guy. That year he hit 46...
