by andrew lipsett | Apr 7, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis
After Sunday’s win – on a day after a thrilling come from behind opening night, a day on which Josh Beckett signed a contract which gives the Red Sox baseball’s best rotation through 2014, and a day during which we were all recovering from Neil...
by mike silver | Apr 5, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, cc sabathia, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
On a night when the Boston marketing department pulled out all the stops, the players on the field managed to match them every step of the way. There was no shortage of excitement in this one. From Neil Diamond’s 8th inning appearance to Pedroia’s two-run...
by mike silver | Apr 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Quick Post
And the season begins… There’s no doubt the bureaucrats “got it right” on this one – pairing the league’s biggest rivals in the 2010 MLB opener. All signs point to a classic, fit with a marquee pitching matchup, palpable hatred on both sides, and the two best teams...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 25, 2010 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Wakefield
Every spring, we get the March stars who try to earn a roster spot, but hopefully we all know by now that a month or so of at bats is not enough to tell anything. Half the time, players are facing minor leaguers and the rest are players working on their approach. Any...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 18, 2010 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
An idea I’m mad I didn’t think to use as I was looking more at home run power and distance, but Jeff Zimmerman at Beyond the Boxscore takes a look at hitting spray charts for wrist injuries. As you might expect there is some pretty self explanatory...
by lee perrault | Mar 10, 2010 | David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera
Our rivals/enemies/counterparts 210 miles to the South came out with their own bit of news on the heels of CC Sabathia’s poor 2 inning performance today (who cares if it’s spring stats, it’s still fun to say!). With the contracts of future Hall of...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 25, 2010 | David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez
It didn’t take long for David Ortiz to ask for a “power” bat to protect him in the lineup after Manny Ramirez was traded. This was oddly timed last year as the team was returning Jason Bay to the lineup and was expecting big things from him. Now...
by lee perrault | Feb 14, 2010 | David Ortiz, Hall of Fame
David Ortiz’ last two seasons have been considered disappointments, there’s no way to spin his plummeting OPS numbers. 2008 and 2009 were Ortiz’ worst seasons since his final days in Minnesota, when he started to look more like a...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 13, 2010 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Marco Scutaro
With trucks heading to Florida yesterday it’s a good time to look at the questions for what the Red Sox hope will happen in 2010. With breakouts and new levels of performance there is always the possibility of regression. That can also include getting better as...
by lee perrault | Feb 7, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
In honor of the Super Bo.. um, Big Game today (please don’t sue me, Roger Goodell!), Fire Brand is going Vegas today and presenting some prop bets for the upcoming season. Which ones would you be laying money on or avoiding? 10-1: Tim Wakefield opens the season...
