by bcowett | May 28, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! The final showdown! Question: The Red Sox are not a fan of the intentional walk – how many have they surrendered? HONOR CODE: No search engines or keyword searches. Also, no BRef or Fangraphs for this one. Previous Question Answer:...
by scandage | May 27, 2013 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Antonio Bastardo, Ben Revere, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Ruiz, Chad Durbin, Chase Utley, Clayton Mortensen, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Craig Breslow, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Domonic Brown, Dustin Pedroia, Erik Kratz, Freddy Galvis, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jimmy Rollins, John Lackey, John Lannan, John Mayberry, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonathan Pettibone, Jonny Gomes, Jose De La Torre, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Justin DeFratus, Kevin Frandsen, Koji Uehara, Kyle Kendrick, Michael Stutes, Michael Young, Mike Carp, Pedro Ciriaco, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Howard, Tyler Cloyd
Having been victorious in three out of four games against the Indians, the Boston Red Sox (31-20, tied for first in the AL East) take on the Philadelphia Phillies (24-26, third place in NL East, 6.5 games back) in a four-game home-and-home series starting at Fenway...
by bcarsley | May 27, 2013 | Allen Webster, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Jose Iglesias, Pedro Ciriaco, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
The Red Sox have already played 51 baseball games this season. While those of us who watch the team day in and day out know this to be factually true, it’s also easy to be caught off guard by that number. In many ways it seems like Opening Day was just last weekend,...
by bcowett | May 27, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Chris Perez, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Jose Iglesias, Michael Bourn, Mike Aviles, Philadelphia Phillies, Terry Francona
What a comeback. The Red Sox are officially en fuego and ready to wreck Philadelphia. No one needed that hit more than Jacoby Ellsbury, who put the finishing touches on a furious rally in the 9th against Chris Perez and the Cleveland Indians. (Jacoby Ellsbury double...
by dpoarch | May 26, 2013 | Adam Warren, Boone Logan, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Chris Stewart, David Robertson, Francisco Cervelli, Hiroki Kuroda, Lyle Overbay, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells
Not long ago, I logged on to Twitter to see that the Yankees were in first place in the AL East. It was their first time there this season and they have stayed in that area since, currently leading the Sox by one game after tonight. Understandably, I was a little...
by jreilly | May 25, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, John Henry, Larry Lucchino, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Tom Werner
On Thursday evening before the Red Sox and the Indians took the field for their 7:10 start, Larry Lucchino walked over to Indians manager Terry Francona who was positioned behind the green, turtle shaped batting cage. The two shook hands and cordially spoke for a few...
by jcookson | May 24, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Michael Almanzar, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
One of my favorite sources for prospect info over the last few years has been Jason Parks, who writes for Baseball Prospectus and joins with Mike Ferrin on the “Fringe Average” podcast. He likes to emphasize a point that I think we often forget when looking at...
by dpoarch | May 24, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Terry Francona
I’ve seized the opportunity to commandeer Fire Brand’s regular links post from the tyrant Brett Cowett, since Brett is writing today’s column. As a result of that, today’s links have become 125% more awesome. Let’s get started. He’s baaaaack! Terry Francona made his...
by bcowett | May 24, 2013 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Brandon League, Clay Buchholz, Joel Hanrahan, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara
When the 2013 season began, most of us, including myself, were looking to the pitching staff to have a good bounce-back year. We looked at the stalwarts of the starters, Jon Lester & Clay Buchholz, and expected them to be their solid selves once more, leading the...
by scandage | May 23, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Andrew Miller, Asdrubal Cabrera, Blake Wood, Boston Red Sox, Brett Myers, Bryan Shaw, Chris Perez, Clayton Mortensen, Cleveland Indians, Cody Allen, Corey Kluber, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Drew Stubbs, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Frank Herrmann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Giambi, Jason Kipnis, Joe Smith, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Tomlin, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Koji Uehara, Lou Marson, Mark Reynolds, Matt Albers, Michael Bourn, Michael Brantley, Mike Carp, Nick Swisher, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Raburn, Scott Kazmir, Terry Francona, Yan Gomes, Zach McAllister
After winning just one of three in Chicago, the Boston Red Sox (28-19, second place, 0.5 games behind in the AL East) return home to face Terry Francona‘s Cleveland Indians (26-19, first place in the AL Central, 0.5 games ahead). The Red Sox are 6-4 in their...
