by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Wakefield
After taking a look at all four of the 2011 first round picks signed by the Red Sox, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the current roster and see where everyone came from. You’ll notice a bit of home-grown talent as well as some former first...
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
You’ve got Jon Lester. You’ve got Josh Beckett. Everything else is one big cluster of discomfort. Erik Bedard was throwing the ball well against the Rangers last night until a base hit, a bad call (Josh Reddick made the catch, though it was called a trap)...
by charliesap | Aug 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Lavarnway
Ryan Lavarnway’s huge numbers in the minors this season have been well documented. He hit .293/.372/.559 with 30 home runs between double and triple-A this season. Now, he’s on his way to the show. The Boston Globe broke the news of Lavarnway’s...
by charliesap | Aug 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
If it seems like you’ve heard this before, it’s because you have. Last season, while in the midst of a bounce-back campaign, David Ortiz became upset that the team wasn’t approaching him about a long-term contract extension. That offseason, Ortiz...
by jdecotis | Jul 11, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carlton Fisk, David Ortiz, Game Threads, Home Run Derby, Jack Clark, Jim Rice, Jose Bautista, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Robinson Cano, Tom Brunansky
AL @ NL 8:00PM EDT | Chase Field (Phoenix, AZ) TV: ESPN RADIO: ESPN Radio GAME NOTES It’s not the AL vs. the NL in this Home Run Derby. It’s the AL East vs. the NL. For the first time, the NL and AL squads were chosen by captains, David Ortiz chose the AL...
by jdecotis | Jul 9, 2011 | Alfredo Simon, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Game Threads, John Lackey, Johnny Peacock, Ted Williams
Baltimore Orioles (36-50) @ Boston Red Sox (53-35) Alfredo Simon (1-1, 4.64) @ John Lackey (5-8, 7.47) 7:10PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES David Ortiz hit his 19th home run of the season last night, as weel as threw...
by charliesap | Jun 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
John Lackey has been the target of many angry Red Sox fans as well as the media. We here at Fire Brand are guilty of that as well. However, that isn’t to say that Lackey hasn’t earned at least some of the criticism that has been fired his way. For one,...
by charliesap | Jun 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Philadelphia Phillies
While some are dubbing this Red Sox vs. Phillies series as a World Series preview, we need to see a little more consistency first. The Sox are 2-4 in their last two series against two not-so-scary teams and the rotation is starting to unravel a bit. As it stands, the...
by chipbuck | Jun 24, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
With the Red Sox sitting on top of the AL East world, albeit by a slim half-game margin, there’s really not a lot from which we can complain. Sure, we could complain about John Lackey (and I’m sure I will at least once in this piece), but Darryl and...
by chipbuck | Jun 22, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
Oh, interleague play. You are quite the vixen, aren’t you? According to Nick Carfardo at the Boston Globe, the Red Sox are considering the possibility of shifting Gold Glove first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from first base to right field for two or three games...
