by josh lacey | Apr 3, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Delcarmen, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell
The 2009 Boston Red Sox are in the final stages of preparing for what is certain to be an entertaining and exciting season. The spring is finally behind us, the roster is set and the team is moving northward to christen Citi Field with some Major League talent. Now...
by evan brunell | Mar 26, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,333,783663,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() On Monday, I discussed Jason Varitek‘s seeming inability to field given The Fielding Bible Vol. II‘s...
by evan brunell | Mar 12, 2009 | Bill James, Brad Wilkerson, Brayan Pena, Casey Kelly, Che-Hsuan Lin, Chris Iannetta, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jeff Bailey, Joe Mauer, John Buck, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Julio Lugo, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Miguel Olivo, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Hagadone, Ryan Kalish, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
David Ortiz – Samara Pearlstein Sit down with a big cup of coffee, because have I a treat for you. I participated in a chat on Tuesday night and they have made the transcript available for Fire Brand to peruse. Enjoy… Do you think that the Red Sox will be...
by evan brunell | Feb 19, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Rocco Baldelli
Apologies to those that don’t follow the shows I do, but I was thinking about the multitude of TV shows that I watch and I thought it would be pretty funny and cool to pair up who I think represents a certain character best on the Red Sox. I’m not limiting...
by evan brunell | Jan 12, 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero, Theo Epstein
The Boston Red Sox have made a few sensational low-cost, high-reward moves lately, bringing in Rocco Baldelli, Brad Penny, Takashi Saito and John Smoltz. This has led several people to posit that the Red Sox may now be more amenable to dealing Michael Bowden, Clay...
by evan brunell | Dec 4, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson
IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON! WHY NOT GIVE A ‘DESTROIA’ OR ‘MONSTERSON’ SHIRT AS A GIFT? With the acquisitions of relievers Ramon Ramirez and Wes Littleton, the likelihood that the Red Sox utilize Justin Masterson as a starter is rather high....
by evan brunell | Nov 16, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Nick Hagadone, Quick Post
Peter Gammons: Boston wouldn’t part with either Clay Buchholz or two out of the Justin Masterson/Nick Hagadone/Michael Bowden trio for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. What do you think? Should Boston have parted with what the Rangers wanted? Sounds like a straight up...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2008 | Brian Fuentes, C.C. Sabathia, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Colorado Rockies, Francisco Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Jake Peavy, Jason Varitek, Javier Vazquez, Julio Lugo, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Paul Byrd, San Diego Padres, Will Ohman
Lot of twiddling our thumbs right now as we wait for the free agent season to officially kick off. Let’s take a whirl throughout the rumors in baseball and see what’s going on… Out west, the San Diego Padres are committed to trading starter Jake...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 30, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Quick Post
Clay Buchholz, currently playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League, pitched five innings of one run ball yesterday evening against the Mesa Solar Sox. Buchholz struck out three and walked two, dropping his ERA to 2.60 over his four starts for...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Jake Peavy, Jed Lowrie, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden
The Boston Herald has a very intriguing piece today about the Red Sox potentially getting involved in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes. A quick recap: Jake Peavy, a Cy Young winner for the San Diego Padres, is being put on the block by the team after a disappointing 2008...
