by scandage | Aug 6, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Colby Lewis, Craig Breslow, David Murphy, Elvis Andrus, Franklin Morales, Ian Kinsler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joe Nathan, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Mark Lowe, Mark Melancon, Matt Harrison, Michael Young, Mike Aviles, Mike Napoli, Minnesota Twins, Mitch Moreland, Neftali Feliz, Nelson Cruz, Oakland Athletics, Robbie Ross, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Kalish, Texas Rangers, Will Middlebrooks, Yu Darvish
After losing three of four to the lowly Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox (54-55, 10 games back in the AL East) welcome the Texas Rangers (63-44, 5.5 games ahead in the AL West) to Fenway Park for a three-game series. Both teams are 5-5 in their last 10 games....
by evan brunell | Jul 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Francisco Liriano, Franklin Morales, James Shields, Jason Vargas, Joe Blanton, Josh Johnson, Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Wade Davis, Zack Greinke
Leading up to the trade deadline, all signs point to the Red Sox being buyers. It’s obvious what the team needs most: starting pitching. With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester not pitching up to snuff, the rotation has been in shambles all season long. Felix Doubront...
by chipbuck | Jul 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kelly, Cole Hamels, Felix Hernandez, Jackie Bradley, James Shields, Jeremy Guthrie, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Matt Barnes, Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Wandy Rodriguez, Zack Greinke
With the trading deadline just 15 days away, I thought I’d take a few moments to examine the starting pitchers the Red Sox could be looking to acquire for the stretch run. Let’s jump right in! Felix Hernandez – Rrrrrr. LMFAO! That’s funny....
by Mike Simmons | Jun 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Marmol, Casey Coleman, Chicago Cubs, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Manny Corpas, Paul Maholm, Randy Wells, Ryan Dempster, Shawn Camp
The title of this post is a fruitless attempt to make the 2012 Chicago Cubs pitching staff sound formidable. Outside of some quality starting pitching, it’s more than a little scary and a lot less than formidable. The Red Sox are in town, taking over for the...
by evan brunell | Jun 14, 2012 | Bryce Brentz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway
Lately, the question bouncing around Boston is whether the Red Sox should pack in the season and rebuild, or if they should go for it once more and try to make the playoffs. Given how the Sox have struggled to reach and stay over .500 and paired with the seeming lack...
by aconvery | Jun 12, 2012 | Brandon McCarthy, Cody Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Kevin Youkilis, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Podsednik, Wandy Rodriguez, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Xander Bogearts
After last night’s tough loss in Miami, the Red Sox sit a full seven games out of first place. Of course, if last season taught us anything, it’s that as long as a team is not mathematically eliminated, it’s never too late to make a run. Yet, it’s hard to look at this...
by evan brunell | Jun 23, 2008 | Blogpoll Awards, Chipper Jones, Dan Uggla, Edison Volquez, Geovany Soto, Jair Jurrjens, Joey Votto, Lance Berkman, Ryan Dempster, Tim Lincecum
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running master list...
by zach hayes | May 14, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Adam Dunn, Ben Sheets, Brad Lidge, C.C. Sabathia, Francisco Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Pat Burrell, Rafael Furcal, Ryan Dempster
The Red Sox hit a bump in the road over the weekend and through Monday in the Metrodome, losing three of four mainly due to lackluster starts from Lester, Wakefield and Buchholz. Still, Boston sits above its competition in the American League with a 24-17 record and...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
