by bcowett | Feb 6, 2013 | Alex Hassan, Boston Red Sox, Dana Levangie, David Ortiz, Houston Astros, Jed Lowrie, Joel Hanrahan, Keith Law, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Kalish, Spring Training
It’s almost time to put your caps back on those lovable heads of yours. Ft. Myers is about to be filled with a lot of navy and red. The baseball & food enthusiast Keith Law released his top 100 prospects on Tuesday, with quite a few Red Sox on the list....
by jreilly | Feb 2, 2013 | Alex Cora, Alex Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Edgar Renteria, Greg Maddux, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Johnny Damon, Jose Iglesias, Julio Lugo, Marco Scutaro, Mike Aviles, Nick Green, Nomar Garciaparra, Orlando Cabrera, Stephen Drew, Steve Avery, Tom Glavine, Xander Bogaerts
My plan last week was to write an article on Boston Red Sox shortstop attrition since the departure of Nomar Garciaparra, but as I began writing about Nomar nostalgia got the best of me and it turned into a Nomar love fest. Thus, this Saturday morning piece will be...
by scandage | Dec 23, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Houston Astros, Ivan De Jesus, Jed Lowrie, Jerry Sands, Joel Hanrahan, Kyle Weiland, Lastings Milledge, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Melancon, Nyjer Morgan, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sean Burnett, Stolmy Pimentel, Washington Nationals
According to Jim Bowden of ESPN and other reports, the Red Sox have acquired Joel Hanrahan and another player from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mark Melancon, Jerry Sands, Stolmy Pimentel and another player. The former Pirates closer had 36 saves in 2012 and 40 saves in...
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 chipbuck | Jul 18, 2012 | Anthony Ranaudo, Anthony Rizzo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Weiland, Reymond Fuentes, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Stolmy Pimentel, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
<a title="" When Theo Epstein assumed the role of Red Sox General Manager prior to the 2003 season, one of his missions was to build a “$100M player development machine.” While his goal was certainly ambitious, he faced two big obstacles: a...
by chipbuck | Jun 15, 2012 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brian Price, Bryce Brentz, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Victor Martinez, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Red Sox Nation can’t resist the boy wonder, Theo Epstein. He is our Bill Clinton…our Elizabeth Taylor…our Michael Jackson. Regardless of his relevance in Major League Baseball, we will follow his every move until the day he dies. Really though,...
by darryl johnston | Dec 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Quentin, Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro, Mark Reynolds
In April 2011, the Legend of Jed Lowrie was born. In what became a popular Twitter meme where unicorns drink the blood of Lowrie, fans across the globe submitted their commentary into a repository that was mentioned repeatedly by blogs, radio shows and newspapers....
by charliesap | Dec 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish
The Red Sox were in on Mark Buehrle and we here at Fire Brand would have been happy to see him in Boston. However, Buehrle is no longer on the market, as he will be spending the next four years in Miami, having signed a four-year, $58M deal with the Marlins. In...
by charliesap | Nov 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Huston Street, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish
The Colorado Rockies brass has made it clear that they are comfortable with Rafael Betancourt as their closer and that Huston Street is on the trading block. It has been reportedthat the Red Sox are among a few teams that have already shown interest in trading for...
by charliesap | Nov 15, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Poll, Ryan Kalish
As Chip pointed out today in his latest Cafardo Mailbag, it seems like every trade suggestion coming from Red Sox Nation involves sending away Kevin Youkilis. Jacoby Ellsbury has been another name whispered in the trade winds, as his breakout season is going to cause...
