by bcowett | Aug 2, 2013 | A.J. Pollock, Aaron Hill, Adam Eaton, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon McCarthy, Cliff Pennington, Cody Ross, Eric Chavez, Felix Doubront, Gerardo Parra, Jake Peavy, Jason Kubel, Jon Lester, Martin Prado, Matt Reynolds, Miguel Montero, Patrick Corbin, Paul Goldschmidt, Randall Delgado, Trevor Cahill, Wil Nieves, Willie Bloomquist
Y’know, if you think about it, team names would be very strange if they were rooted in reality. “Oh man, those creepily-alive socks just fought off a bunch of sailors and now they have to face a bunch of deadly, poisonous snakes!” That’s not...
by scandage | Aug 31, 2012 | A.J. Griffin, Aaron Cook, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Carignan, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brandon Moss, Brett Anderson, Chris Carter, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Damaso Marte, Derek Norris, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Sogard, Evan Scribner, Felix Doubront, Grant Balfour, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jerry Blevins, Joey Devine, Jon Lester, Jordan Norberto, Jose Iglesias, Josh Donaldson, Josh Reddick, Junichi Tazawa, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Oakland Athletics, Pat Neshek, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Cook, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Sizemore, Sean Doolittle, Seth Smith, Stephen Drew, Tommy Milone, Travis Blackley, Vicente Padilla, Yoenis Cespedes
After getting swept by the Angels, the Boston Red Sox (62-70, 14 games back in the AL East) travel north on their final West Coast trip of the season to take on the Oakland Athletics (73-57, 4 games back in the AL West). The Athletics are 8-2 in their last 10 and have...
by evan brunell | Aug 23, 2012 | Alex Gonzalez, Cliff Pennington, Elvis Andrus, Jed Lowrie, Jhonny Peralta, Jose Iglesias, Mike Aviles, Pedro Ciriaco, Stephen Drew, Tyler Pastornicky, Yunel Escobar
Let’s be realistic — the Red Sox have shifted into “next-season” mode, and we here at Fire Brand need to start taking a look at what comes ahead. As Fire Brand readies to turn a whopping 10 years old on New Year’s Eve (when did THAT...
by scandage | Jul 2, 2012 | A.J. Griffin, Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Carignan, Bartolo Colon, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Hicks, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brandon Moss, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Anderson, Brian Fuentes, Chris Carter, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Cody Ross, Colin Cowgill, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dallas Braden, David Ortiz, Derek Norris, Franklin Morales, Jarrod Parker, Jemile Weeks, Jim Miller, Joey Devine, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Kurt Suzuki, Matt Albers, Nick Punto, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Seattle Mariners, Seth Smith, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
Having earned a split against the surprisingly tough Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox (42-37, 6-4 in the last 10 games) travel to Oakland for a three-game set against the Athletics (38-42, 4-6 in the last 10 games). Billy Beane has always loved young pitchers and...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Dallas Braden, Daniel Bard, Daric Barton, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Parker, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jemile Weeks, Joey Devine, Johnny Gomes, Jordan Norberto, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Kila Ka'aihue, Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Seth Smith, Tommy Milone, Trevor Cahill, Washington Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox (10-11) return to Fenway Park tonight after an almost perfect 6-1 road trip to take on the Oakland Athletics (11-12) in the first of a three-game set. The Athletics have played better than expected so far in 2012 but, as always, the question is for...
