by bcowett | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Jose Bautista, Koji Uehara, Michael Young, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
The Red Sox are the first American League team to reach 50 wins. Yeah, the view’s pretty clear from way up there, isn’t it? A walk-off error? The Red Sox will take it. It clinched a series win over the division rival Toronto Blue Jays, and helped widen the...
by dpoarch | Jun 30, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Back in March, I wrote a column in which I analyzed the Red Sox in MLB 13: The Show. The results were… well, interesting. With June coming to a close, it seems like a good time to revisit the Virtual Sox. Factoring in call-ups, demotions, injuries, and lineup...
by jreilly | Jun 22, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Koji Uehara, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
On June 9th Andrew Bailey’s ERA stood at a miniscule 1.47 and he was 6 of 7 in save opportunities. On June 21st Bailey’s ERA now stands at 4.03 and has blown 4 of his 12 save opportunities. Thus, it is safe to say that it has been a tumultuous week for Bailey....
by dpoarch | Jun 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Iglesias, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino
I think we can all agree that stats are pretty dumb, right? I mean, why talk about things like stats, when storylines fit so much more nicely with generalizations? Rather than use silly things like facts, I think we should watch the players and then kind of guess....
by jreilly | Jun 8, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Joe Nathan, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Michael Kirkman, ron washington, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
A little more than a week ago Fire Brand’s Dan Podheiser wrote about the upcoming “Stretch from Hell” that the Red Sox were about to embark upon. They were slated to play 25 games in 27 days; 22 of those games were going to be against teams with winning records. The...
by tbrooks | Jun 4, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Garin Cecchini, Jose Iglesias, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Hey Nick, when and where are you writing to us? In case we wanted to stop you for an autograph and pic to put on Instagram? Writing to you after a 9-2 win over the Phillies as we head to New York. Thanks for the update. The bag this week is a Jose Iglesias lovefest....
by bcowett | Jun 3, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Shane Victorino, Texas Rangers
Well, that was a good start by the Red Sox to one of the most hellish June schedules you’ll ever see. Back to Boston to take on the Rangers! Rain or shine, the Red Sox came to play on Sunday night. And even before the storm rolled in, there were a couple...
by jreilly | Jun 1, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
The mark of a very good baseball team is resilience. In other words, the ability to withstand injuries, weather the storm that is an elongated losing streak, and understand what your job is night in and night out regardless of the circumstances. The 2013 Boston Red...
by bcowett | May 31, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Shane Victorino
A few pitchers batting and some fluky homers later, we’re back from the hell that is interleague to play the New York Yankees. Sox have a tough road ahead. Your wristwatch? He’ll have it. That gold ring? He’ll take that too. Jacoby Ellsbury was...
by jkeller | May 30, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Verlander, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Robinson Cano, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks
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 or April editions check them out for the criteria of these rankings. As always, tell me if you agree or disagree in the comment...
