by domara | Aug 19, 2015 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Jackie Bradley Jr., Larry Lucchino, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Rusney Castillo, Travis Shaw
What seemed like a normal, mid-August night at Fenway Park was quickly turned on its head on Wednesday. As the Red Sox were finishing up a tidy 9-1 win over the Cleveland Indians, FOX Sport’s Ken Rosenthal dropped two twitter bombs of epic proportions: #RedSox...
by domara | Dec 23, 2014 | Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chase Headley, Daniel Nava, David Phelps, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Detroit Tigers, Grady Sizemore, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Rusney Castillo, San Diego Padres
Amid all the craziness that has ensued this offseason, it’s pretty remarkable that the New York Yankees have been fairly quiet thus far. The typically free spending front office lead by Brian Cashman kept themselves out of the market for high price free agent...
by domara | Dec 16, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, Jordan Zimmermann, Justin Masterson, Miami Marlins, Mike Napoli, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Rick Porcello, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Wade Miley, Washington Nationals
First baseman/outfielder Allen Craig is perhaps the most interesting trade chip that the Boston Red Sox have left on their current roster. While the 30-year old’s 2014 numbers don’t seem to give him much trade value, Craig’s overall career stats seem...
by domara | Dec 8, 2014 | Allen Craig, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cole Hamels, David Price, Ervin Santana, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Josh Hamilton, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Max Scherzer, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Mookie Betts, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
On Monday, General Managers, front office executives, and agents across baseball will convene in San Diego for the 114th annual MLB Winter Meetings. With all of the offseason baseball world in one place at one time, the Winter Meetings typically involves a ton of...
by bcowett | Nov 27, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cleveland Indians, Giancarlo Stanton, John Henry, Jon Lester, Miami Marlins, Michael Bourn, Nick Swisher, Oakland A's, Tampa Bay Rays
Look, I know it’s Thanksgiving. We should be showing thanks, enjoying our families, and eating until we feel like exploding, not unlike one of those poor saps from Alien. It should be a time of coming together and appreciating everyone and everything in our...
by dpoarch | Mar 31, 2014 | Adam Wainwright, Alejandro De Aza, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Harper, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Emilio Bonifacio, Grady Sizemore, Jose Fernandez, Jose Reyes, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Nelson Cruz, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Wilson Ramos
We’ve finally reached MLB Opening Day, and I’m sure you all are just as excited as I am that those ESPN score update texts finally count now, instead of being just a tease like they were in Spring Training. For this week’s column, I’m just...
by akhatchaturian | Mar 13, 2014 | Adam Dunn, Adam Jones, Adam Lind, Alfonso Soriano, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Chris Davis, David Ortiz, Derek Dietrich, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Jose Bautista, Justin Ruggiano, Marcell Ozuna, Mark Teixeira, Matt Joyce, Matt Joyce, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, New York Yankees, Ryan Zimmerman, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wil Myers
The human heart is essential for life. It pumps blood through our system and without it, a person can’t live. The same applies to the heart of a baseball order and a team’s success. A team could have a flailing heart that could lead to a dead offense, much...
by jcookson | Mar 7, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays
This column came from a Tweet from fellow Fire Brand columnist Timothy Brooks: Pawtucket’s potential rotation of Webster, Workman, De La Rosa, Barnes, and Ranaudo is better than some major league rotations. #redsox — Timothy Brooks (@pastortimbrooks) February...
by bcowett | Jan 20, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Clayton Kershaw, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Miami Marlins, Xander Bogaerts
About a month until pitchers and catchers report, which means I have a full month of just crying to myself while baseball still isn’t happening. Sigh. Phenom Xander Bogaerts‘ fame isn’t limited to just the States. When he went back home to Aruba,...
by bcowett | Nov 23, 2013 | 2012 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Aaron Cook, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Cliff Lee, Darin Ruf, Devin Marrero, Freddy Galvis, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Kyle Weiland, Matt Barnes, Miami Marlins, Michael Young, Mike Trout, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Tim Wakefield, Xander Bogaerts
To be honest, the offseason frustrates me more than the regular season does. At least in the regular season, the team can right some wrongs just by winning a game the next day and everyone will be happy and content. Beers all around. Now, however, no one will be fine...