by aconvery | Oct 15, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish
J.D. Drew will be forgotten. His number won’t be retired. A statue of commemoration will never stand outside Fenway Park. We might mumble something about his grand slam to our grandchildren. The history books will mark him as the right fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
by charliesap | Sep 20, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Josh Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Kyle Weiland, Tim Wakefield
David Ortiz wants it to happen. Should you? The lead in the Wild Card standings is down to two games and the starting rotation continues to be the Red Sox biggest weakness. While I appreciate the effort from guys like Tim Wakefield and Kyle Weiland, they’re not...
by charliesap | Sep 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis
<img class="aligncenter" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Red_Sox_094_Jacoby_Ellsbury.jpg/500px-Red_Sox_094_Jacoby_Ellsbury.jpg" alt="Red Sox 094 Last week, Darryl Johnston wrote an outstanding piece on Adrian...
by chipbuck | Aug 31, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick
Do you remember when everyone was gushing about Jed Lowrie‘s emergence as a legitimate major league star back in April? Of course you do. Although those proclamations were foolishly optimistic, it was tough not to be impressed. After producing a remarkable...
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Wakefield
After taking a look at all four of the 2011 first round picks signed by the Red Sox, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the current roster and see where everyone came from. You’ll notice a bit of home-grown talent as well as some former first...
by chipbuck | Aug 17, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Che-Hsuan Lin, Felix Doubront, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Junichi Tazawa, Kyle Weiland, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway
With the non-waiver trade deadline having recently passed; the waiver deadline bearing few fruit in terms of rumors; and September call-ups right around the corner, I thought I’d take a little bit of time to examine who the Red Sox might consider promoting once...
by darryl johnston | Aug 14, 2011 | J.D. Drew, Josh Reddick, Matt Albers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
When Josh Reddick is the topic, I think of three versions of the same player. 1. Goggles-wearing Josh Reddick who was sent back to the minors 2. No-goggles Josh Reddick who was sent back to the minors 3. The 2011 breakout Josh Reddick who took the right field job away...
by charliesap | Aug 2, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway
The Sox certainly had their minds set on trading for an oft injured starting pitcher. They got their man in Erik Bedard. The positive is that this acquisition has cost the Sox very little in terms of their farm system. If Bedard can shake of the rust and stay healthy,...
by charliesap | Jul 21, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Richardson, Hiroki Kuroda, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good of a pitcher. In yesterday’s game, Miller went 5.2 innings while allowing no run and two hits, but he walked six batters to only three...
by charliesap | Jun 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
John Lackey has been the target of many angry Red Sox fans as well as the media. We here at Fire Brand are guilty of that as well. However, that isn’t to say that Lackey hasn’t earned at least some of the criticism that has been fired his way. For one,...
