by bcowett | Nov 29, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Brian McCann, David Ortiz, David Ross, Michael Young, Will Middlebrooks
Sorry everyone, there’s no deals or coupons here. There’s only a collection of good ole’ Red Sox links. Trust me, I wish there were deals here for free stuff too. The way that the 2013 Red Sox’ roster was constructed is remembered vividly by...
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...
by tbrooks | Sep 3, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Classy, Michael Young, Ned Coletti, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
On a near weekly basis, we delve into Nick Cafardo’s Mail Bag or Sunday Notes, but this week, we are going to divert a little bit. As if the sports pages of the Boston Globe were not a terrifying enough place, today we are going to enter into the unedited,...
by jcookson | Jul 19, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Michael Young, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Don’t worry Red Sox fans… Michael Young (hopefully) isn’t walking through that door. The third base situation has been in flux throughout the season, but the Sox have an in-house candidate who could solidify the spot going forward. Who is it? The same guy who started...
by huntergolden | Jul 17, 2013 | 2013 MLB Trade Deadline, Andrew Bailey, Aramis Ramirez, Chase Headley, Jerry Sands, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Koji Uehara, Mariano Rivera, Mark Melancon, Michael Young, Miles Head, Stolmy Pimentel, Yovanni Gallardo
With all the talk about whom the Red Sox should go out and try to get at the trade deadline, there hasn’t been much discussion surrounding some of the players they should avoid. And trust me when I say – there are a lots of guys who aren’t close to worth their...
by tbrooks | Jul 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Jose Iglesias, Michael Young, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
No, really. Nick Cafardo, in his weekly mail bag, said “The Red Sox are definitely in a state of need at the moment.” And that is not to say that anyone thinks that this team is perfect – the 1998 Yankees they are not – but you would have given...
by bcowett | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Jose Bautista, Koji Uehara, Michael Young, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
The Red Sox are the first American League team to reach 50 wins. Yeah, the view’s pretty clear from way up there, isn’t it? A walk-off error? The Red Sox will take it. It clinched a series win over the division rival Toronto Blue Jays, and helped widen the...
by huntergolden | Jun 26, 2013 | Alberto Callaspo, Jayson Nix, Jose Iglesias, Michael Young, Mike Moustakas, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
After suffering through a slump that wouldn’t go away, the Red Sox finally dropped the hammer Tuesday, optioning the struggling Will Middlebrooks to Triple-A Pawtucket where they’ll hope he can find whatever might be left of his swing. To some fans, the demotion was a...
by jkeller | Jun 13, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Lidge, Carlos Beltran, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Joey Votto, Michael Young, MLB, Phil Coke, Rick Porcello, Sean Casey, Yasel Puig
One of my favorite new follows on Twitter has been the Heard on MLB Tonight account. It’s a pretty basic idea but a thoroughly enjoyable one. They watch The MLB Network’s MLB Tonight studio show and tweet (some of) the stupid stuff they say. It could...
by dpoarch | Jun 2, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Cleyton Mortersan, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Garin Cecchini, Garin Cecchini, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, James Loney, Jon Lester, Lars Anderson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Young, Seattle Mariners, Will Middlebrooks
Ok. So I had a simple thought coming into this week’s column: I wanted to do a mailbag. We’ve had a long-standing tradition here at Fire Brand of mocking Nick Cafardo’s regular mailbags, and let’s face it—those things are ridiculous. What I wanted to accomplish, then,...
