by evan brunell | Feb 1, 2008 | Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players: For those who wanted Sean Casey over Chris Carter, Carter is projected to hit .259/.325/.394 with a -9 FRAA, while Casey is at .275/.330/.380, with a -2 FRAA. As Daniel Rathman revealed in...
by josh lacey | Feb 1, 2008 | Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
Note by Evan: I’d like to welcome Tim Daloisio, formerly of RedSoxTimes.com to the Fire Brand staff! He’ll be joining us to cover the Red Sox. Shawn Medeiros will be returning once the regular season starts to do our game recaps. Welcome, Tim! With...
by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
On October 20th at Fenway Park under the bright lights, he found redemption. All year, he struggled to find a niche in his new home, with fans already against him being there. It was a long, taxing year for him personally as his son struggled through a malady of...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 17, 2008 | Mike Lowell
Pretty much Mike Lowell is right on with saying if one sport is going to be ridiculed, well why not all? Lowell said that he feels baseball exists in a double standard. Quoted in the Globe: “”I don’t know Shawne Merriman and I don’t know Rodney...
by evan brunell | Dec 31, 2007 | Dustin Pedroia, Mike Lowell
It’s December 31. That means that Fire Brand has hit its fourth-year anniversary and it comes on the heels of what was by all designs a grand year for the Red Sox and a grand year for Boston. Boston put itself squarely on the map as the current capital of the...
by shawn medeiros | Dec 26, 2007 | Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
The defensive play from the corner infield positions was remarkable last season. Hopefully, this year Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis can continue that stellar defense. Electrified by their second baseman Dustin Pedroia, Boston had a strong defensive right side of the...
by shawn medeiros | Nov 21, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin
Mike Lowell is coming back and now the Boston Red Sox are virtually the same team they were last year. Sign my personal favorite player in Mike Timlin and I will be content. I was never content with the decisions made after the Red Sox won the World Series in...
by zach hayes | Nov 20, 2007 | Mike Lowell
Loyalty is a rarity in sports these days. In the new age where free agency and greedy agents rule the sports universe, demanding players to make career moves just to grab the extra bundle of cash, to treat franchises as toys in your game of Pass Go and Collect $200,...
by shawn medeiros | Nov 19, 2007 | Adam LaRoche, Arizona Diamondbacks, Ben Broussard, Bobby Kielty, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Doug Mientkiewicz, Free Agency, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Vidro, Lars Anderson, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Lowell, Mike Piazza, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Richie Sexson, Ryan Klesko, Scott Boras, Todd Helton, Trades
Editor’s Note: Sorry this post is late, got caught in a central Pennsylvania snowstorm on the way home from Philadelphia last night. Costello: Well then who’s on first? Abbott: Yes. Costello: I mean the fellow’s name. Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy...
by zach hayes | Nov 16, 2007 | Adrian Beltre, Andy LaRoche, Dan Haren, Eric Chavez, Garrett Atkins, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Nomar Garciaparra, Trades
With each growing day here in the early stages of Off-Season 2007-08, the idea of Mike Lowell taking the extra year + cash to play for a different team looks more and more truthful. The Red Sox have maintained through this process that they will not go further than...
