by akhatchaturian | Mar 13, 2014 | Adam Dunn, Adam Jones, Adam Lind, Alfonso Soriano, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Chris Davis, David Ortiz, Derek Dietrich, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Jose Bautista, Justin Ruggiano, Marcell Ozuna, Mark Teixeira, Matt Joyce, Matt Joyce, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, New York Yankees, Ryan Zimmerman, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wil Myers
The human heart is essential for life. It pumps blood through our system and without it, a person can’t live. The same applies to the heart of a baseball order and a team’s success. A team could have a flailing heart that could lead to a dead offense, much...
by jcookson | Mar 7, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays
This column came from a Tweet from fellow Fire Brand columnist Timothy Brooks: Pawtucket’s potential rotation of Webster, Workman, De La Rosa, Barnes, and Ranaudo is better than some major league rotations. #redsox — Timothy Brooks (@pastortimbrooks) February...
by dpoarch | Jan 26, 2014 | Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chris Davis, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Johnson, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Manny Machado, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Xander Bogaerts
Around this time ever year, we hit that tipping point where most of the offseason’s notable moves have already occurred. Sure, there are some free agents left to sort out (I.E. Stephen Drew, Nelson Cruz, Ubaldo Jimenez, etc.), but for the most part, the bigger pieces...
by bcarsley | Nov 4, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Bronson Arroyo, Bruce Chen, Carlos Pena, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, James Loney, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Lyle Overbay, Mark Kotsay, Marlon Byrd, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
The 2014 offseason is officially underway. The Red Sox don’t figure to be the big players in free agency this year that they were before the 2013 season, but depending on which players leave and which players stay, there will still be a few holes to fill. You’ll see...
by dpoarch | Nov 3, 2013 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Clayton Kershaw, Detroit Tigers, Jose Bautista, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Toronto Blue Jays, Yasiel Puig
I projected the Red Sox to finish fourth in the division this season. To be fair, I am an idiot. I predicted Jason Heyward would win the National League MVP award, and he went on to be only the third-most-valuable player on his own team in terms of fWAR, with a...
by jreilly | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, 2013 Playoffs, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Back in March of this year, the Fire Brand writers got together and submitted their 2013 Preseason Predictions. Well, in short, they weren’t pretty. And, quite frankly, preseason baseball predictions usually are not accurate, evidenced by 4 of the 7 writers at...
by bcowett | Sep 20, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Anthony Gose, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Esmil Rogers, Felix Doubront, J.P. Arencibia, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Moises Sierra, R.A. Dickey, Rajai Davis, Shane Victorino, Toronto Blue Jays
And once more with the Blue Jays. We’ve already seen 2012, Toronto – we don’t need you coming back here to remind us of how bad a “superteam” can get. And for just the seventh time in team history, the Red Sox have a chance to clinch the...
by dpoarch | Aug 29, 2013 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Iglesias, Ryan Lavarnway, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogaerts
This is Fire Brand’s fifth iteration of the TrollBag, and I’m feeling particularly generous this week, so it’s going to be a big one. Before we get started though, I’d just like to mention that the TrollBag now officially has its own Twitter account...
by bcowett | Aug 16, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Frustration, thy name is the Red Sox. They’ll fly in from Toronto hungry for some wins, and the New York Yankees will be in town. They had tons of opportunities to score. To win. To get past the Blue Jays. But the Red Sox just couldn’t pull through at any...
by bcowett | Aug 13, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Adam Lind, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Snyder, Brett Lawrie, Colby Rasmus, Edwin Encarnacion, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Rajai Davis, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays
That Royals series was very frustrating. But for every sequence of games like that, there’s three others against teams like Toronto. Teams with no pitching that if you don’t tee off against, you should feel pretty distraught. And back to the Great White...
