by bcowett | May 3, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, American League East, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, Ryan Dempster, Texas Rangers
Everyone ready for this Sox-Rangers series? Where we see the best Boston basher this side of our current 1st baseman in Nelson Cruz? Yeah. It’s gonna be an adventure. A win against each of the other four AL East teams. Strikeout rate above 9. But what does Clay...
by jkeller | May 2, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
Every month, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. In case you missed the last one, here are the criteria for the power rankings: 1) What is the value of each player on the Red Sox roster relative to...
by huntergolden | May 1, 2013 | Allard Baird, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jared Porter, Mike Hazen
“It’s a ridiculous long shot,” (Mike) Hazen said. “It’s amazing that a guy with that kind of talent has been passed-over every step of the way including the amateur draft. But Allard Baird, Jared Porter, and our scouting staff did an...
by bcowett | May 1, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Houston Astros, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, Nelson Cruz
April showers? Not this time. It’s actually quite sunny out, with a good chance of the Red Sox winning in the forecast. Can you really blame Jarrod Saltalamacchia for this? What’s worse is that the guy blames himself for it all. Not the best of situations...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2013 | Aaron Loup, Adam Lind, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmil Rogers, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Altuve, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Michael Schwimer, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Munenori Kawasaki, Ryan Dempster, Sergio Santos, Stephen Drew, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
After sweeping Jose Altuve (because, let’s face it, he was the only Astros player worth a damn), the Boston Red Sox (18-7, 3 game lead in the AL East) fly north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (9-17, 9.5 games behind in the AL East) in a...
by tbrooks | Apr 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
(Key – Bold – Fan Questions, Italics – Cafardo, Regular – Me) Of course, I predicted we would come together this week and face Middlebrooks hysteria. Here we go… Despite a good start by the Red Sox, there are still concerns out...
by bcowett | Apr 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! It’s all in the wrists! Question: With all the solid fielders on the 2013 Red Sox, who leads the team in Defensive Runs Saved with 5? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: With 20 RBI in April 2012, David...
by bcarsley | Apr 29, 2013 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, MiLB, Portland Sea Dogs
Anthony Ranaudo has been flat out dominant through 21 2/3 innings pitched at Double-A this season, and this is a good thing. “But, small sample size!” you exclaim. “And age relative to league,” you caution. And you have good reason to bring such caveats up. Yet...
by bcowett | Apr 29, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Houston Astros, John Lackey, Mike Napoli, Will Middlebrooks
I’ll be the first to admit it – I would never have guessed that the Red Sox would be holding the best record in the majors even for a day. It’s the little things, y’know? I mean, yeah, it’s the Houston Astros, but you can’t feel...
by dpoarch | Apr 28, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Will Middlebrooks
I like stats. Don’t you like stats? Let’s talk about stats. (Not included: Saturday’s game against Houston. The stats sites haven’t updated as of yet, and let’s face it: I’m not good enough at math to calculate these things myself.) 99.1 – Innings pitched by Jon...
