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 chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Tim Wakefield
And we’re back! Nick Cafardo returns with his amazingly amusing mail bag! This week’s questions are just as eye-roll inducing as the ones we’ve seen over the last two weeks. Rather than keep you waiting, I’m going to jump right in to answer...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Erik Bedard, Hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Roy Oswalt, Tim Wakefield
Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past, but instead focus on the future. While I don’t plan on taking it quite to the extent Darryl alluded to on Sunday, I’m hoping to...
by darryl johnston | Oct 23, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Theo Epstein
I have advice for all you Red Sox fans: Stop paying attention until the New Year. I am just asking you to walk away. I thought as a fanbase we had grown past the internal witch hunts and doomsday behavior, but too many of you are disappointing and need to just take...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 17, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Tim Wakefield
There has been a lot of talk about how bad the September pitching was and a lot of blame has been placed on the “fried chicken and beer” theory, but 2011 came down to a lack of pitchers making healthy starts. In September the Red Sox staff had 14.2...
by chipbuck | Oct 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
When the Red Sox completed their 7-20 September collapse, and missed out on a once-certain playoff berth; it was pretty clear that a few heads would roll. Now, a little over two weeks later, former manager Terry Francona and ownership have “mutually”...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Ryan Lavarnway
Today is a great day. The Red Sox won in nailbiting fashion to keep pace with the Rays in the Wild Card race last night; Oriole killer, Jon Lester, will toe the rubber in the most important game of the season; and I ousted Titanium399 as Mayor of the IRS National...
by charliesap | Sep 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
<img class="alignright" style="margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/9f/fullj.051baf7386aea1d6bc6fe5c05336414d/051baf7386aea1d6bc6fe5c05336414d-getty-127233542.jpg" alt=" Centerfielder Jacoby...
by scandage | Sep 26, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Buckner, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Rice, Josh Beckett, Marty Pattin, Rico Petrocelli, Tommy Hunter, Wade Boggs
Boston Red Sox (89-70) @ Baltimore Orioles (67-92) Josh Beckett (13-6, 2.70) @ Tommy Hunter (4-4, 4.86) 7:05 PM EDT | Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES In a game the Red Sox had to win, Jacoby Ellbury hit a...
by Troy Patterson | Sep 26, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kyle Weiland
While I have tried to maintain my positivity it has become increasingly hard. There have been injuries and poor outings that surely no one could have predicted or dealt with, but the injuries to the staff and poor performance that can find blame. The Red Sox entered...
