by chipbuck | May 7, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
This is a pretty long mailbag, so I’m just going to hop right into it. No time for discussion. No time for clever narratives today. It’s all mail, all the time. I hope you have a strong stomach because you’re really going to need it today…...
by chipbuck | Apr 25, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Barnes, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison
Two mailbags in a week! I’m so excited. Just a few thoughts. The scouts that claim Jon Lester is throwing too many cutters are idiots. According to pitch f/x, he’s throwing the fewest cutters in his career. He’s throwing a lot more sinkers these...
by chipbuck | Apr 20, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Anibal Sanchez, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Bobby Valentine has a problem. He likes to talk. For most people, this wouldn’t be a problem. For Bobby, though, he tends to gossip to people he shouldn’t. To be fair, I feel a little bad for him. He’s a new guy in a big city without a lot of...
by chipbuck | Mar 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Oh, what a glorious day! It’s time for another Cafardo mailbag, and this one is pretty epic. We have a confirmed troll, a likely troll, more Youk trade questions, a Shaughnessy appearance, and much, much more. Let’s not waste any time, though....
by chipbuck | Mar 6, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
March 6th is a magical day. No, it’s not quite as amazing as Leap Day (there isn’t an equivalent of Leap Day William after all), but it’s pretty special nonetheless. For those of you who don’t know, some pretty important things have happened...
by chipbuck | Feb 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Did you realize that it’s been almost three weeks since Nick graced us with his last mailbag? Three weeks! That’s far, far too long if you ask me. Now that we’ve exited the doldrums that is late offseason, and we’ve treaded into Spring...
by chipbuck | Feb 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Fred Lynn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Theo Compensation, Tim Wakefield, Vicente Padilla
Can you believe it? It’s been more than two weeks since the illustrious Nick Cafardo graced us with the little nugget of gold he calls his mailbag. I have to admit, I was a little worried that he’d grown tired of sharing and answering the thoughts,...
by chipbuck | Jan 18, 2012 | Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
People often ask me why I continue to recap the Cafardo mailbag week after week. Really, it’s simple. As the lead writer here at Fire Brand, I’m tasked with writing a minimum of three articles a week. Some weeks, I’ll make upwards of five or six...
by chipbuck | Dec 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
On December 3rd, the day after I posted my last Cafardo mailbag, I entered into rehab with the intent of never stealing Nick’s mail ever again. I don’t want to go into the gory details of going through withdrawal, but let’s just say cold sweats,...
by chipbuck | Dec 2, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
At this point, there’s no need for an introduction. We all know the drill, so let’s jump right in. I have two questions. 1. When a player has major surgery and misses an entire year and is still under contract, I know that they are still getting paid, but...
