by dpoarch | Aug 11, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Chris Davis, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout
Last year’s AL MVP race may have been the most memorable in recent memory. In one corner, you had Miguel Cabrera: the league’s top slugger, freshly minted as the first Triple Crown winner since Carl Yastrzemski. In the other, 20-year-old Mike Trout, who compiled a...
by akhatchaturian | Aug 10, 2013 | Bill Mueller, Brandon Snyder, Brock Holt, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jose Iglesias, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Throughout the past decade, the third base position in Boston has been plentifully occupied with gritty, hard workers like Bill Mueller, Kevin Youkilis, and Mike Lowell, who helped the Red Sox reach new heights. Fast forward to 2013 and the position is a glaring weak...
by jcookson | Aug 9, 2013 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox were in Houston this past week for a three game series, and I attended two of the games. I enjoy seeing games at Minute Maid Park in Houston, but it can’t compare to Fenway Park, one of my favorite places on earth. My baseball memories start at an...
by bcowett | Aug 9, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Pawtucket Red Sox, Alex Hassan, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Daniel Bard, David Ross, Garin Cecchini, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli
Bruce Chen, guys. Bruce effing Chen. I mean, being inept against that rookie lefty in Houston was somewhat understandable, but Chen? Really? That first inning…could’ve gone a lot better. Jon Lester didn’t have his best stuff, but Jonny Gomes...
by chipbuck | Aug 8, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Devin Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Garin Cecchini, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about ' Welcome to this week’s incarnation of the Cafardo mailbag. No, I’m not back to doing this regularly. That’s still Tim’s...
by huntergolden | Aug 8, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Jake Peavy, Jon Lester
Fire Brand’s Editor and Lord Protector Hunter Golden was invited to be on the Toucher & Rich Show this morning on 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston to talk a little Red Sox. During his segment he talked Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, playoff rotations and Jake...
by bcowett | Aug 8, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Bartolo Colon, Billy Butler, Bruce Chen, Eric Hosmer, Ervin Santana, Felix Doubront, George Kottaras, James Shields, Jeremy Guthrie, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Matt Thornton, Miguel Tejada, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez, Wade Davis
No jet lag on this flight! Which is good, because I’d probably feel awful coming out of Houston having to work my backside off for two wins against the American League’s worst team. Be gentle, Central Time Zone. Please. KANSAS CITY ROYALS – 58-53,...
by bcowett | Aug 7, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Steven Wright, Xander Bogaerts
Well, that was a nice little bounce-back win there for the Red Sox after and immensely frustrating Monday. On to the rubber match! There have been better first innings, that’s for sure. But when Jacoby Ellsbury rediscovers his 2011 self, that first inning...
by huntergolden | Aug 7, 2013 | C.J. Wilson, Chris Sale, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Justin Masterson, Justin Verlander, Matt Harvey, Max Scherzer, Ryan Kalish, Stephen Strasburg, Yu Darvish, Zack Greinke
Sometimes I wonder why Felix Doubront isn’t held in higher regard among Red Sox fans, but then again, I’m not that surprised. After all, Doubront was signed as an international free agent in 2004 at the age of 16 – during a period in time where the Red Sox farm system...
by bcowett | Aug 6, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Just a couple more left! Question: Since the start of the fabled 2004 season, who has started the most games at shortstop for the Red Sox? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: That other player is none other...
