by jkeller | Feb 14, 2013 | 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Dave Roberts, David Ortiz, Edgar Renteria, John Henry, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Beckett, Larry Lucchino, Spring Training, Theo Epstein
I can pinpoint exactly when it all began. It started with Joe Reilly’s January 5th column right here on Fire Brand. Soon enough, I started to show symptoms of a developing case of Lackey Optimism. The more I thought about the possibilities, the more I started to see...
by bcowett | Feb 11, 2013 | Alex Hassan, Andrew Bailey, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Giambi, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jose Canseco, Theo Epstein
It’s the unofficial start of Spring Training! Time to drown yourselves in baseball, photos of new guys in your favorite team(s) uniforms, and what have you. Someone/something has it out for Red Sox minor league outfielders lately. First, Ryan Kalish has surgery,...
by huntergolden | Jan 16, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Cherington, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dan Wheeler, Liverpool FC, Matt Albers, Shank, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
So today Houghton Mifflin released several excerpts from Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy’s new book “Francona: The Red Sox Years” which is due to hit shelves in a few days and my oh my, what a stir it caused. Well, not really. Things like owners being worried about...
by bcowett | Jan 14, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Vazquez, Justin Upton, Michael Morse, Mike Napoli, Pedro Martinez, Rubby de la Rosa, Theo Epstein
It’s that time of the year where baseball is so close, yet so far away. I can’t stand these once-a-week football games, even if the team I cheer for is doing well. Too stressful. The Red Sox like this guy who’s relatively cheap, is now expendable for...
by scandage | Sep 29, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Bob McClure, Boston Red Sox, Brad Mills, Dustin Pedroia, Franklin Morales, Gary Tuck, Gene Lamont, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Kevin Youkilis, Larry Lucchino, Pedro Ciriaco, Randy Niemann, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Tim Bogar, Will Middlebrooks
By now it seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will fire Bobby Valentine at the end of this season. Ben Cherington all but admitted that it would occur in a recent interview on WEEI, although he walked back the comment later that day. Although Bobby V’s...
by chipbuck | Jul 6, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Cherington, Blake Swihart, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brent Lillibridge, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Barnes, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Theo Epstein, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
I’m not going to waste any time today. On to the mailbag! With Jon Lester not performing like the ace we expected, do you see the Sox making a bid for a proven ace? Zack Greinke or King Felix are the two I would love to see GM Ben Cherington pursue. I would be...
by darryl johnston | Nov 6, 2011 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Dan Duquette, Joe Cronin, John Henry, Jose Offerman, Mo Vaughn, Roger Clemens, Theo Epstein
Ben Cherington is the 11th general manager in Boston Red Sox history. He was originally hired by former Sox general manager and now Orioles GM, Dan Duquette in 1997. After spending time as an advanced scout for the Cleveland Indians, Duquette brought Cherington into...
by darryl johnston | Oct 23, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Theo Epstein
I have advice for all you Red Sox fans: Stop paying attention until the New Year. I am just asking you to walk away. I thought as a fanbase we had grown past the internal witch hunts and doomsday behavior, but too many of you are disappointing and need to just take...
by charliesap | Oct 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Theo Epstein, Trey McNutt
As you have probably heard, the Red Sox brass reportedly asked for starting pitcher Matt Garza in exchange for the services of Theo Epstein. My first reaction was to laugh a little, but then I thought, “Man, that takes a set of balls to ask for Garza…and I...
by charliesap | Oct 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Kevin Youkilis, Poll, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
A tornado ripped through the streets of Boston this past week and it wasn’t made by mother nature. Gone are the Red Sox manager and GM (supposedly). The dirty laundry is hanging from the rafters of Fenway Park and no one, it seems, is safe. The front office has...
