by bcowett | Mar 25, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Houston Astros, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Kyle Lohse, New York Yankees, Stephen Drew, Vernon Wells
In just one week, your Red Sox will take the field for their first game of 2013. Kick back, grab a bottle of your favorite brew, and prepare to enjoy the sweetness that is Boston baseball. What kind of links post would this be if Jackie Bradley wasn’t the first...
by dpoarch | Mar 24, 2013 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury
The start of the season is nearly upon us, and as such, now seems like a good time to begin my new column series for Fire Brand. In my very first column with the site, I broke down the top storylines about the upcoming season that would inevitably annoy me the most....
by jreilly | Mar 23, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew McCutchen, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Troy Tulowitzki
With Opening Day a mere week and change away, Red Sox fans, me included, eagerly await the announcement for who will be on the 2013 Boston Red Sox roster. Eager is a fitting word because an abundant amount of excitement has surrounded one player in particular this...
by bcowett | Mar 22, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Bard, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Scott Boras, Stephen Drew, Theo Epstein
I don’t know about you guys, but I have a doozy of a Friday ahead of me. 10 hours of work in an MLB team shop. Let the fun begin, right? I hate to sound like a cold-hearted fan here, but with Jackie Bradley in the fold, he makes Jacoby Ellsbury pretty much...
by dpodheiser | Mar 22, 2013 | Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino
It appears the Red Sox have decided on their five outfielders to begin the season. Daniel Nava is a front-runner to make the Opening Day roster, according to ESPN.com. The 30-year-old switch-hitter will likely serve as the fifth outfielder in what could be a platoon...
by jkeller | Mar 21, 2013 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
I’m with Brandon McCarthy, Spring Training in a World Baseball Classic year is outrageously long. The first week or two I am so excited to see live baseball and the green grass again, but by the time you get this late in the process it borders on torturous. I just...
by bcowett | Mar 20, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, John Olerud, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew
Everyone, I’ve made a deal with a devil. I promised a Yankees fan that I’d get a beer with her on Opening Day, when the rivalry renews. If I don’t survive, remember…I love you all. Stephen Drew‘s concussed, and Pedro Ciriaco isn’t a...
by tbrooks | Mar 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
You are not going to believe me, so I am going to provide the evidence. But here goes: the man that the Boston Globe asks to rank the MLB managers last year, at one point, ranked Bobby Valentine as the fourth best manager in the season. Yes, I remember that the Red...
by bcowett | Mar 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Your number one source for Laser Show factoids! Question: When Dustin Pedroia arrived at Arizona State to play college baseball in 2001, he played briefly with what other major league middle infielder before that player transferred? HONOR CODE: No...
by bcowett | Mar 18, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Spring Training, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays
Just under two weeks until the beginning of the season. We’ll have to struggle through a Texas-Houston match-up on Opening Night, but after that, the fun begins. Sure, perfect innings don’t mean much in Spring Training. But when Jon Lester is tearing...
