by askillin | May 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Alex Cobb, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Archer, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Dylan Bundy, Felix Doubront, Jeremy Hellickson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Matt Moore, Mike Gonzalez, Oakland Athletics, Wei-Yin Chen
The first six weeks of the season haven’t all gone according to plan for the Red Sox. Various injuries and some poor hitting with men on base have conspired to dampen their offensive production, Felix Doubront and Clay Buchholz have each turned in a stinker or two,...
by domara | May 5, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara
The Red Sox welcomed in the Oakland Athletics over the weekend for a 3 game set. Clay Buchholz toed the rubber for game one of the series, the slender right hander tossed 6.1 innings allowing just a run on 3 hits. Boston’s offense erupted for 7 runs, on 11 hits,...
by jkeller | May 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Fenway Park, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Thankfully, April is over (although May has been far from kind to us so far). The Red Sox ended the opening month of the 2014 season with a sub .500 record at 13-14. Now, the team that came into this season wanting to “Turn the Page” is heading into a new...
by domara | Apr 29, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Evan Longoria, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Nomar Garciaparra, Xander Bogearts
It was a quiet off day in Red Sox Nation, as the team headed back to Fenway after a weekend in Toronto. Boston is set to meet the Tampa Bay Rays for the first time this year, as John Lackey squares off against Erik Bedard. Like the Red Sox, the Rays have stumbled out...
by domara | Apr 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Edward Mujica, Grady Sizemore, John Lackey, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Xander Bogearts
The weekend was not kind to the defending World Champs. After dropping the opening game of the series on Thursday, Boston took game 2 on Friday thanks to a well pitched game by Jon Lester and a three run bomb by Grady Sizemore. However Saturday and Sunday’s...
by domara | Apr 11, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, John Farrell, John Lackey, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Mariano Rivera, Michael Pineda
When the Red Sox and Yankees meet, the stories usually write themselves. Whether it’s a big play, an extra innings marathon, or a close contest, there is always something to talk about the next day. Thursday’s game was no exception, as Michael Pineda and...
by domara | Apr 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Ryan Roberts, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
The Red Sox picked up their first win at Fenway Park this season. John Lackey toed the rubber and pitched 7 dominate innings of 1 run baseball, striking out 5 and walking just 1. Jackie Bradley was Boston’s offensive standout of the night. The rookie center...
by domara | Apr 3, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, koji uehara, Mike Napoli, Xander Bogearts
The Red Sox nabbed their first win of the 2014 campaign on Wednesday night. John Lackey picked up where he left off last season, and tossed 6 innings of 3 hit, 2 run ball. Mike Napoli and David Ortiz proved to be the games offensive standouts, each collecting 2 run...
by jkeller | Mar 29, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Burke Badenhop, Chris Capuano, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Herrera, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Every month during the season, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. The criteria for the power rankings: 1) What is the value of each player on the Red Sox roster relative to the other players? If a...
by domara | Mar 28, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Chris Capuano, Craig Breslow, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Ryan Kalish
John Lackey looked strong in his final tune up of the spring on Thursday. Lackey stymied the Twins over 6.1 innings, allowing just 4 hits while striking out 6. The Red Sox offense was in full force as well as the team collected 11 hits, 7 of which went for extra...
