by huntergolden | Nov 27, 2012 | Asdrubal Cabrera, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Pena, Cody Ross, David Ross, Giancarlo Stanton, Hiroki Kuroda, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Farrell, John Henry, Josh Hamilton, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Ryan Lavarnway, Stephen Drew, Will Myers
It was quiet week in Red Sox rumor land this week, as the front office, it’s fans and those of us with enough time on our hands to write about them fell in and out of Turkey coma. However with the mass slaughter of birds over and cream puffs consumed, it’s time to get...
by huntergolden | Nov 14, 2012 | Alex Anthopolous, John Farrell, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Pat Gillick, Toronto Blue Jays
Part of me wonders why last night’s blockbuster trade between the Blue Jays and Marlins caught so many people by surprise. In hindsight, all the ingredients were there – at least from Toronto’s perspective – to do something huge. Over the past few years, the Blue Jays...
by scandage | Nov 10, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Don Cooper, Jackie Bradley, Jerry Sands, John Farrell, John Henry, Juan Nieves, Justin Upton, Mitch Maier, New York Yankees, Rick Peterson, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Boras, Terry Doyle, Xander Bogearts
Dear Evan and Chip, Hi, it’s Scott. I know I haven’t written a lot lately, and I’ve been incommunicado. On the latter, I’m on vacation in San Francisco (I know, I should have told you) but I’m writing anyway because, well, I’m...
by evan brunell | Nov 2, 2012 | John Farrell
The offseason is set to start in full swing and there will be no shortage of rumors surrounding the Red Sox. Flush with cash and a desire to trade makes Boston one of the most intriguing teams to follow all winter, as they could go in any conceivable direction as well...
by tim daloisio | Oct 25, 2012 | Fireside Chats Podcast, John Farrell
Episode #133 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck [podloveaudio src=”http://archive.org/download/Episode133WhereWeWelcomeBackJohnFnFarrell/133_10_24_12_firesidechats.mp3″] During last year’s managerial search Tim and Paul talked about...
by evan brunell | Oct 22, 2012 | John Farrell, Poll
Well, that was fast. The Red Sox have tabbed John Farrell as the new skipper. It appears as many Sox fans would have preferred Brad Ausmus, as a poll to Fire Brand readers showed. This poll was only up Friday through the weekend, but Ausmus had a convincing lead and...
by brandwon stewart | Oct 21, 2012 | Brad Ausmus, John Farrell
Insomniac Red Sox fans were treated to a flurry of tweets around midnight which proved that Brad Ausmus or Tim Wallach will not be Bobby Valentines successor. Former Sox pitching coach (2007-2010) John Farrell has been signed to a three year deal with Boston to...
by scandage | Oct 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, John Farrell, Mike Aviles, Toronto Blue Jays
According to Peter Abraham, the Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell the 46th manager in the history of the team. Compensation for Farrell’s hiring has yet to be announced. However, as the Red Sox were granted permission to speak with Farrell before his...
by huntergolden | Oct 20, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brad Ausmis, John Farrell, John Henry, Paul Beeston, Quick Post, Toronto Blue Jays
Can we back up the John Farrell express for just a minute here? Word broke over the past few days that the Boston Red Sox have opened talks with the Toronto Blue Jays to work out potential compensation that would allow them to bring Farrell to Boston to be their new...
by evan brunell | Oct 11, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, John Farrell
As the Red Sox embark on yet another hunt for a new manager, the availability of John Farrell has come up yet again. After a second straight disappointing season north of the border, the Red Sox are hoping that Toronto will be more willing to move on from Farrell as...
