by bcowett | May 6, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Lee, David Ortiz, Koji Uehara, Texas Rangers, Will Middlebrooks
Someone needed to have hit the ejector seat switch way before Sunday for the Red Sox. What a frustrating series. Just cannot win in Arlington. I mean, sure, it wasn’t as bad since the walk-off was hit by our old buddy Adrian Beltre, but…it was still pretty...
by dpoarch | May 5, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jack Morris, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Bautista, Spitball Controversy, Toronto Blue Jays
You’ve probably already heard, but Jack Morris, a not-quite-Hall-of-Fame former pitcher and current Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster, came out this past week to accuse Clay Buchholz of throwing a “spitball,” conveniently right after Buchholz dominated his Blue Jays to...
by jreilly | May 4, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dennis Eckersley, Dick Hayhurst, Jack Morris, John Gibbons, Jon Lester, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
3 Up 3 Down The race to achieve 20 wins is over and your winner is the Boston Red Sox. The Sox who currently sit at 20-8 easily own baseballs best record (Yankees are 17-10 which is good for 2nd in baseball), and have for some time now. Funny how much difference a...
by dpodheiser | May 3, 2013 | Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, Green Monster, Mike Napoli
With a 19-8 record entering Thursday night’s game against Toronto, the Red Sox have, at the very least, surpassed our expectations so far in 2013. Much of Boston’s hot start can be attributed to dynamic performances from a handful of key contributors. Clay Buchholz is...
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 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 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...
by jreilly | Apr 27, 2013 | 2012 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alfredo Aceves, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
3 Up 3 Down Since the last 3 Up 3 Down column the Boston Red Sox have won 3 of their last four against Western foes Oakland and Houston. Tonight gives the Sox a chance to win their 3rd in a row tonight, against the Astros. Despite the solid pitching throughout the...
by dpodheiser | Apr 26, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, Jon Lester
Sixty-nine wins and a last-place finish in the American League East in 2012 was the culmination of one of the most disappointing seasons in Red Sox history. Boston was a bad baseball team last year, and the press that followed the club only made things worse. The 2012...