by chipbuck | Jun 1, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Melancon, Mike Aviles, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Nick Punto, Pedro Ciriaco, Rocco Baldelli, Scott Rolen, Todd Helton, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
<a title=" First of all, I’d like to apologize for not being around much lately. In the middle of a wonderful weekend in New York City, I managed to suffer a scratched cornea. Yes, that’s about as comfortable as it sounds. After several days of...
by chipbuck | May 2, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daniel Bard, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick
Hey Bobby V! Grady Little called. He wants his slow hook back. Ok. Well maybe things aren’t quite that bad, but it certainly hasn’t been great either. In fact, I’d call Valentine’s penchant for leaving his starting pitchers in the game...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Dallas Braden, Daniel Bard, Daric Barton, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Parker, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jemile Weeks, Joey Devine, Johnny Gomes, Jordan Norberto, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Kila Ka'aihue, Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Seth Smith, Tommy Milone, Trevor Cahill, Washington Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox (10-11) return to Fenway Park tonight after an almost perfect 6-1 road trip to take on the Oakland Athletics (11-12) in the first of a three-game set. The Athletics have played better than expected so far in 2012 but, as always, the question is for...
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 30, 2011 | Alex Wilson, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Jim Callis, Executive Editor of Baseball America, recently agreed to sit down and answer a few questions about Red Sox prospects. He provides a lot of great insight on what we can expect out of our some top prospects, up-and-comers, and those who have fallen from...
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...
by chipbuck | Nov 15, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Barry Zito, Bobby Valentine, Carlos Beltran, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonathan Sanchez, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Lincecum
To those of you who read Nick Cafardo regularly, this will come as no surprise to you. Mr. Cafardo has a giant non-sexual man crush on Bobby Valentine. Just huge. Massive. At times, the gushing is unbarable to the point of being a bit embarrassing. Still, Cafardo...
by charliesap | Nov 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Josh Reddick, Josh Willingham, Michael Cuddyer, Ryan Kalish
The natural answer to that question would be, “If healthy, Sizemore is a great fit on any club.” Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald speculates that Grady Sizemore might be worth a look for the Sox on a one or two year deal that included a low...
by chipbuck | Oct 21, 2011 | Andre Ethier, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Quentin, Cody Ross, David DeJesus, Domonic Brown, J.D. Drew, Josh Reddick, Josh Willingham, Michael Cuddyer, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Ludwick
As much fun as it’s been dissecting every rumor, and providing rational responses to every over-the-top editorial written for the past two months; I’ve decided it’s time to stop living in the past and look toward planning for the future. The 2011...
