by bcowett | Feb 17, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Patterson, Francisco Cordero, Jon Lester, Ryan Dempster
Four years and some odd number of games ago, a Red Sox second baseman by the name of Eric Patterson prowled his position. Yeah, that was 2010. Ryan Dempster might’ve been feeling his age all of a sudden. The 36-year-old hurler decided to step back and forego...
by scandage | Jun 25, 2012 | Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Atlanta Braves, Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Francisco Cordero, Franklin Morales, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Drabek, Rajai Davis, Ricky Romero, Ryan Kalish, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking two of three from the Atlanta Braves and closing out the interleague portion of the season schedule, the Boston Red Sox (38-34) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (37-35) to Fenway Park for a three-game skein. Toronto’s starting pitching has been...
by scandage | Jun 1, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Francisco Cordero, Franklin Morales, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kelly Gruber, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mike Aviles, Omar Vizquel, Rajai Davis, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox (26-25) take off to the Great White North for a weekend set with the Toronto Blue Jays (27-24). The Blue Jays seem to be doing their annual “We look better than we are” routine, but...
by aconvery | Mar 27, 2012 | Adam Lind, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Jansen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Thames, Francisco Cordero, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jason Frasor, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Ricky Romero, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
“The Tampa Bay Rays certainly have enough young talent, but they’re in the toughest division in baseball, and it’s going to be hard to win anything with the Red Sox and Yankees looming above them.” This quote comes from no one in particular, but it was the general...
by chipbuck | Nov 9, 2011 | Albert Pujols, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Hiroki Kuroda, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Michael Cuddyer, Prince Fielder, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Madson
As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and crashing waves of criticism coming from the Sabermetric/blogging community from over yonder…and by yonder, I mean Twitter. ...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 13, 2008 | Aaron Harang, Adam Dunn, Cincinnati Reds, Edison Volquez, Francisco Cordero, Jay Bruce, Justin Masterson, Manny Ramirez
Jay Bruce and Adam Dunn both hit solo homers to help lead the Reds past the Boston Red Sox in a 3-1 decision. Boston’s only run came in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Manny Ramirez.
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
by zach hayes | Dec 11, 2007 | Andrew Miller, Andruw Jones, Atlanta Braves, Brad Lidge, Brendan Harris, Brian Schneider, Cameron Maybin, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers, Dontrelle Willis, Eduardo Morlan, Eric Bruntlett, Eric Gagne, Florida Marlins, Francisco Cordero, Geoff Geary, Houston Astros, Jason Bartlett, Jon Garland, Jorge Posada, Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals, Lastings Milledge, LaTroy Hawkins, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Matt Garza, Michael Bourn, Miguel Cabrera, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Orlando Cabrera, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Church, Scott Linebrink, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Glavine, Torii Hunter, Troy Percival, Washington Nationals
I hate being mean….. LaTroy Hawkins signs with Yankees for 1 year, $4 million Hawkins is the first of a few moves the Yankees have to make in order to find a diamond in the rough at the setup man spot in their bullpen. With Joba Chamberlain moving to the...
