by bcowett | Aug 5, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Barnes, Brett Wallace, Bud Norris, Daniel Nava, Houston Astros, J.D. Martinez, Jason Castro, John Lackey, Jordan Lyles, Jose Altuve, Matt Dominguez, Matt Thornton, Ryan Dempster, Steven Wright, Tim Wakefield
I have to write a Red Sox at Astros preview piece tonight and I don't know how I'm gonna do that without typing "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA" for hours — Brett Cowett (@BACowett) August 5, 2013 The struggle is real. HOUSTON ASTROS – 36-74, 5th place...
by akhatchaturian | Aug 3, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Ryan Dempster
Red Sox Nation cheered in jubilation when Ben Cherington acquired Jake Peavy in a heist calculated more efficiently than Walter White’s methylamine robbery in Breaking Bad. That said, the team’s inability to bring in a reliever is a cause for concern. There is no...
by bcowett | Aug 2, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Felix Hernandez, Jake Peavy, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Dempster, Seattle Mariners
I’m still amazed over what I saw last night. That’s not something I’m gonna forget for a long, long time, and probably forever. That’s one of those games that stick with you. A sharp Felix Hernandez. An awful Ryan Dempster. Things were looking...
by jkeller | Aug 1, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Craig Kimbrel, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jim Johnson, Joe Nathan, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose De La Torre, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mariano Rivera, Matt Thorton, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Pedro Beato, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Ted Williams, Will Middlebrooks, Wins Above Replacement, Xander Bogaerts
Every month, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. If you missed the March, April, May, or June editions check them out for the criteria and history of these rankings. This month sees a season high six...
by huntergolden | Jul 31, 2013 | 2013 MLB Trade Deadline, Anibal Sanchez, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Workman, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Cleuluis Rondon, Cliff Lee, Derek Holland, Felix Doubront, Francellis Montas, Giancarlo Stanton, Gio Gonzalez, Hiroki Kuroda, J.B. Wendelken, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jake Peavy, Jose Iglesias, Justin Turner, Mat Latos, Matt Garza, Matt Moore, Mike Olt, R.A. Dickey, Ryan Dempster, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Zack Greinke
I’ll be honest with you guys, I still feel pretty baseball drunk from what happened tonight. First there were the Cliff Lee rumors. Then Jackie Bradley Jr. was pulled from his game in Pawtucket. Then there was a false report that Giancarlo Stanton had been pulled from...
by bcowett | Jul 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Miller, Brandon Workman, Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Justin Smoak, Kendry Morales, Kyle Seager, Michael Saunders, Mike Zunino, Nick Franklin, Raul Ibanez, Ryan Dempster
Didn’t think to see Seattle again so soon after the All-Star Break, but it’s a welcome appearance after the stretch the Red Sox have just had. I’d rather not face David Price twice in the span of six days, but what can you do, right? (Send scathing...
by bcowett | Jul 29, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, David Price, David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonny Gomes, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
Hey everyone! Are you ready to see David Price again so soon? No? Neither am I! Thanks rain delay, you da best! So you’re telling me…Jon Lester‘s used his cutter a lot less often, and now he’s doing really well? What is this madness? Because...
by bcowett | Jul 26, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Ryan Dempster, Scott Feldman, Wilson Betemit
Now would be a really, really convenient time for the Red Sox to start hitting again. Just spray those line drives all over the pl- oh. They’re playing the Orioles. Whelp, time to consider every line drive hit as an out, since all Baltimore does is catch them....
by chipbuck | Jul 17, 2013 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Well, we’ve made it. We’re finally at the artificial mid-point in the season, and the Red Sox are a cool 58-39.* Despite some twists, turns, and impromptu injuries, life should feel pretty damn amazing if you’re a Red Sox fan. Seriously, by a show...
by jreilly | Jul 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
With the All-Star break looming on the horizon (it begins after Sunday’s game) I think now is a good time as ever to take a look back over the first 94 games of the season and grade out the Boston Red Sox. The categories we will use are the typical five: offense,...
