by tim daloisio | May 11, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Josh Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Theo Epstein, Victor Martinez
With the Red Sox treading water just above .500 after a month and a half of the season, its too early to fully embrace the “wait ’till next year” mentality. At the same time however, you had better believe Theo Epstein and his advisors have played...
by mike scandura | May 10, 2010 | Mike Cameron, Quick Post, Torey Lovullo
Outfielder Mike Cameron was scheduled for only four at-bats Monday night as he began a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket. He unsuccessfully tried to persuade manager Torey Lovullo to give him a fifth in the ninth inning of a game in which the Gwinnett...
by andrew lipsett | May 5, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Victor Martinez
These past two nights, we’ve gotten a glimpse of what this team could look like with things going right. Strong pitching performances by Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester, backed by an offense that at worst grinds down opposing pitchers and at best can be explosive,...
by brandwon stewart | Apr 30, 2010 | Bill Hall, Boston Red Sox, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Poll
As the baseball season enters the second month, what is the lasting impression from the Red Sox start? The mighty struggles David Ortiz, and his decreased role as of late? Starting the month with two center-fielders in the outfield and finishing it with two...
by lee perrault | Feb 17, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Bill Hall, Boof Bonser, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Ryan Westmoreland
Spring Training is only a day away, and it’s been a busy offseason for the Red Sox in 2010. The team struggled in the playoffs last year after putting up another solid regular season; tweaks were made to sew up the loose ends on the team’s defensive...
by lee perrault | Feb 7, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
In honor of the Super Bo.. um, Big Game today (please don’t sue me, Roger Goodell!), Fire Brand is going Vegas today and presenting some prop bets for the upcoming season. Which ones would you be laying money on or avoiding? 10-1: Tim Wakefield opens the season...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 7, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Theo Epstein
Since Moneyball was published in 2003 there has been a clear misunderstanding of what the book meant. I’m sure much of this is by people who never read the book, but perhaps some who missed the message. The message that is spread and widely understood is that...
by mike silver | Dec 30, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Michael Bowden, Mike Cameron
There is a difference between the Red Sox and nearly every other team in baseball – and it’s pretty obvious. How lucky are our home town fans, that our very own Boston squad has significantly more money to spend on players most other teams. Actually, all but one...
by lee perrault | Dec 27, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron
[picappgallerysingle id=”3228312″ align=”right”]After Troy’s article on Ellsbury’s impending shift to left field, some feedback from our readers had some questions about some of the reasons for Ellsbury’s decline in defense...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 24, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron, Rickey Henderson
Earlier today I heard a bit of an interview with Peter Gammons on WEEI and he discussed some interesting topics, but the one that really caught my attention was the discussion on Jacoby Ellsbury. Gammons believed the Red Sox should and are contemplating a move for...