by jreilly | Aug 11, 2014 | Bryce Harper, Christian Vazquez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Koji Uehara, Kolten Wong, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes
After a week hiatus from @firebrandal “Tweets of the Week” we return with this past week’s best tweets from Red Sox Nation. I hope everyone enjoyed the short-lived west coast trip out to Anaheim because I know our east coasters really enjoy 19-inning...
by jreilly | Jul 14, 2014 | AJ Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chris Sale, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Twitter
Starting today, on every other Monday (3 Up 3 Down will appear twice a month as well), we over here at Fire Brand of the American League are going to bring you what we think were the Top 10 Tweets of the Week. If you have a Twitter you know that Twitter is essentially...
by domara | Jun 23, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Koji Uehara, Oakland Athletics, Tommy Milone
After losing the first three games of the weekend series in Oakland, the Red Sox were able to salvage the series finale on Sunday afternoon. Boston’s offense got to work quickly against Athletics starter Tommy Milone, scoring twice in the first and collecting...
by domara | Jun 9, 2014 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Xander Bogearts
Stop me if you’ve heard this before — David Ortiz saved the Red Sox. Down a run with runners on first and second in the eighth inning, the long tenured Boston slugger drilled a 3 run shot to give the Red Sox a two-run cushion during Sunday nights game...
by akhatchaturian | May 24, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Koji Uehara
Andre Khatchaturian Burke Badenhop stared down Cole Figueroa with the winning run in scoring position during a scoreless tie in the bottom of the ninth. The runner did not belong to Badenhop – it was inherited from the previous pitcher, Andrew Miller. The pitch...
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 broach | Apr 13, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Koji Uehara, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox may have finished the week with a 3-4 record, but it could have been a lot worse had it not been for the heroics of David Ortiz on Wednesday evening and the ace Jon Lester stepping up once again. The Red Sox starters have struggled, but the real...
by domara | Apr 9, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Chris Capuano, Craig Breslow, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Westmoreland
Fresh off their first Fenway Park win of the season, the Red Sox and Rangers squared off in game 2 of the series on Tuesday night. For his second straight start, Red Sox hurler Felix Doubront was not sharp and lasted just 2.2 innings, allowing 5 runs. The Red Sox...
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 akhatchaturian | Mar 8, 2014 | 2013 World Series, 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Burke Badenhop, Craig Breslow, Dennis Eckersley, Edward Mujica, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mariano Rivera
Koji Uehara and the Red Sox bullpen weren’t just average during their World Series run this past October. They were a major reason why they even won the title. However, repeating the kind of run the Sox bullpen established during the 2013 campaign will be incredibly...
