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...
by evan brunell | Oct 13, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury
Yesterday, I asked if Terry Francona should start Coco Crisp over Jacoby Ellsbury in Game 3, as Coco ended the season hot and Jacoby has been ice cold. Jacoby has shown that he can disrupt pitchers and when he is hot, he directly impacts the games that he plays. If he...
by evan brunell | Oct 12, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury
Should the Red Sox make a move to insert Coco Crisp into the lineup in place of the struggling Jacoby Ellsbury? Jacoby’s line this postseason is .207/.258/.310 in 29 AB, Coco’s is .400/.455/.600 in 10 AB. I plan on writing about this very question...
by josh lacey | Sep 9, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury
When words like those that follow are uttered in Spring Training, they usually precede a player shooting their way out of town. “I want to play everyday. I think everybody wants to play everyday. If you don
by evan brunell | Sep 4, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Mark Kotsay
We’re starting a new series here at Fire Brand. Once a week, you’ll hear from numerous Red Sox bloggers on the Internet on a Red Sox related issue, and we’ll aggregate the answers here. Answers are placed in the order they were received. Thanks to...
by evan brunell | Aug 4, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
July was certainly a month of change… none more so than the end of the month. Manny Ramirez long overstayed his welcome in Boston, and he was long due to move on to (in his opinion) greener pastures. Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To...
by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Tim Wakefield
With the halfway point (just after, really — it’s been 90 games) it’s time to break out the midseason Red Sox awards! Only players currently with the Red Sox are eligible. Players could only win or be the runner up once. Once their name comes up,...
by guest | Jul 4, 2008 | Coco Crisp
Prior to last night’s impressive shutout victory over the Yankees, the Red Sox had lost five consecutive games, their longest skid of the season. Each of those five defeats had something in common — something other than an utter lack of clutch and...
by evan brunell | Jul 3, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Chris Smith, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A 16-11 swing has left the Sox in second place to start July, behind the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. Today comes the hated, the vaunted meek New York Yankees. Let’s kick butt and take names! Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To the Fire...
by evan brunell | Jun 18, 2008 | Chicago Cubs, Coco Crisp, Matt Murton, Rich Hill
Sent to Chicago in the Nomar Garciaparra trade, could Matt Murton be on his way back to Boston? The Chicago Tribune speculates that the Cubs called up Murton yesterday to showcase him in a possible trade, and Paul Sullivan thinks it could be to Boston as GM Jim Hendry...
