Red Sox News Announced

Craig Hansen has been optioned to Triple-A (gee, what a surprise…). Alex Ochoa has accepted his assignment to Triple-A, and could have a chance of coming up as a backup outfielder due to injury. Bryan Corey has been sent to minor league camp, which firms up the...

Todd Helton. Red Sox. Good or Not?

My knee-jerk reaction to the Todd Helton deal occured on Saturday, and with all the new information and opinion having been dissected, I have changed my thinking somewhat even though the crux of my thinking remains: I don’t see a reason to add an aging, overpaid...

A Bullpen Fight

The Red Sox’s bullpen increased in size with the inking of Joel Pineiro to a one-year, $4 million contract. This means that the competition for the final one or two spots in the bullpen is now a lot tighter. The Red Sox will probably carry 12 pitchers until they...

The "State of the Nation"

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have fantastic news for you today. Rather, I think it’s fantastic, and it impacts Fire Brand. Fire Brand will be at a new home on Monday. I will let you know the URL to update your bookmarks. As you know (or don’t know), I am the...