by jkeller | Jun 13, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Lidge, Carlos Beltran, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Joey Votto, Michael Young, MLB, Phil Coke, Rick Porcello, Sean Casey, Yasel Puig
One of my favorite new follows on Twitter has been the Heard on MLB Tonight account. It’s a pretty basic idea but a thoroughly enjoyable one. They watch The MLB Network’s MLB Tonight studio show and tweet (some of) the stupid stuff they say. It could...
by bcowett | Jun 12, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Clayton Mortensen, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joe Maddon, Jon Lester, Jose De La Torre, Jose Iglesias, Tampa Bay Rays
Goodbye bullpen, hello slow, painful pitching torture! Eight homers given up in the last two days. Un-freakin’-believable. If Monday’s win was a pyrrhic victory, then Tuesday’s loss was a bloody defeat. Jon Lester couldn’t help relieve the...
by huntergolden | Jun 12, 2013 | Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Justin Verlander, Ryan Dempster
As we begin to creep up on the halfway point of the season, it’s worth taking a look at the Red Sox starting rotation to see how things have gone, how they’re going and where they might be headed. While the pitching has certainly cooled off lately with nearly everyone...
by tbrooks | Jun 11, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Deven Marrero, Jose Iglesias, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
I read the comments. I see that there are those amongst you that think I am too mean. Fair enough, I really have no interest in being mean, near as much as I want to modify how ridiculous professional pieces are these days. Seriously, they are bad. You know...
by bcowett | Jun 11, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! Back in the USA! Question: Of players with 50 or more PAs in the MLB, Mike Carp is 3rd in ISO with a .344 mark. Name the two players above him on the list. (As always, answers with just one correct player that are posted before the full correct...
by chipbuck | Jun 10, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brandon Workman, Brian Price, Bryce Brentz, Bryce Cox, Caleb Clay, Casey Kelly, Christian Vazquez, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Richardson, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Kolbrin Vitek, Kris Johnson, Kyle Weiland, Lars Anderson, Manny Delcarmen, Matt Barnes, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Reymond Fuentes, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Sean Coyle, Tommy Hottovy, Trey Ball, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
With the 2013 Rule 4 draft finally in the books, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at all of the drafts that have occurred during the John Henry ownership era. In this piece, we’ll review their successes, their failures, the trends they’ve...
by bcowett | Jun 10, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ryan Dempster, Trey Ball
Yet another consecutive series win by the Red Sox. While sweeps are great, seeing this team consistently beat tough opponents is better. The bleachers in center & right fields were busy yesterday, as the Red Sox belted four round-trippers as a send-off for the...
by dpoarch | Jun 9, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Iglesias, Josh Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Trey Ball, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Last week, I had the bright idea of starting a Fire Brand mailbag. I thought I would have some fun with it, but mostly, it would focus on legitimate Red Sox analysis in a way Nick Cafardo typically fails to provide. I… was wrong. You can read the first part here....
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 scandage | Jun 7, 2013 | Albert Pujols, Alberto Callaspo, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Andrew Taylor, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Chris Iannetta, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Erick Aybar, Ernesto Frieri, Felix Doubront, Garrett Richards, Hank Conger, Howie Kendrick, J.B. Shuck, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joe Blanton, Jose Iglesias, Josh Hamilton, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Jepsen, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Mark Trumbo, Mike Carp, Mike Trout, Pedro Ciriaco, Peter Bourjos, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Madson, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Scott Downs, Sean Burnett, Stephen Drew, Texas Rangers, Tommy Hanson
After taking two of three against the Rangers, the Boston Red Sox (37-24, 1st place in the AL East, 1.5 games ahead) welcome the Los Angeles Angels (26-34, 3rd place in the AL West, 10.5 games back) to Fenway Park for a three-game series. Friday night’s game was...
