3 Up 3 Down Says It’s Time for a Reality Check

  Maybe you are one of the optimistic Red Sox fans who believes this 2014 team has a second half run in them. You argue that despite being a season worst ten games under .500, the team is actually only nine games out of first place. You remind your fellow fans that...

#Hot #Takes with Daniel

We’ve finally reached MLB Opening Day, and I’m sure you all are just as excited as I am that those ESPN score update texts finally count now, instead of being just a tease like they were in Spring Training. For this week’s column, I’m just...

Roster Power Rankings, March Edition

Every month during the season, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. The criteria for the power rankings: 1) What is the value of each player on the Red Sox roster relative to the other players? If a...

Jonny Gomes, Game Changer

I don’t think anyone will truly be able to express the elation + stomach-turning cocktail of feelings that come with postseason play. Language just isn’t that precise enough, nor is it truly that descriptive. But in the end, it’s something of a...

This Stove is on Fire

The MLB offseason is here, and there are 126 days until Opening Day. Luckily, there’s no shortage of things for us to talk about, as free agency has kicked off and the past couple days have already given us several big names changing area codes. Let’s take a look at...

Proven Closers Need Not Apply

The stress of the playoffs is killing me.  Everything from Tim McCarver and Joe Buck droning on about the most ridiculous of narratives; Farrell’s insistence on starting Jonny Gomes over Daniel Nava when facing right handed starting pitching (the last two nights...

Random Thoughts from Game One of the 2013 World Series

Prior to tonight, the Red Sox have only played in 15 World Series games in my lifetime. I was too young to really have any recollection of the first seven, but those last eight have been something that I will never forget. What will the next four to seven games bring?...