by jreilly | May 4, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dennis Eckersley, Dick Hayhurst, Jack Morris, John Gibbons, Jon Lester, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino
3 Up 3 Down The race to achieve 20 wins is over and your winner is the Boston Red Sox. The Sox who currently sit at 20-8 easily own baseballs best record (Yankees are 17-10 which is good for 2nd in baseball), and have for some time now. Funny how much difference a...
by scandage | May 3, 2013 | A.J. Pierzynski, Adrian Beltre, Alex Wilson, Alexi Ogando, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Lewis, Craig Gentry, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, David Murphy, David Ortiz, David Ross, Derek Holland, Dustin Pedroia, Elvis Andrus, Felix Doubront, Geovany Soto, Ian Kinsler, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Frasor, Jeff Baker, Joakim Soria, Joe Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Miller, Lance Berkman, Martin Perez, Matt Harrison, Michael Kirkman, Mitch Moreland, Neftali Feliz, Nelson Cruz, Robbie Ross, Tanner Scheppers, Texas Rangers, Will Middlebrooks, Yu Darvish
After taking two of three in Canada, the Boston Red Sox (20-8, 2.5 games ahead in the AL East) travel to Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers (17-11, 1.5 games ahead in the AL West) for a three-game weekend series. The Boston Red Sox, still holders of the best...
by jcookson | May 3, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Greenville Drive, Madison Younginer
Taking a look at the Greenville Drive this week, a roster that features a loaded rotation but a lineup weak in prospects. 2012 Season: With manager Carlos Febles at the helm , the Greenville Drive finished the 2012 season at 66-73, missing the South Atlantic League...
by dpodheiser | May 3, 2013 | Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, Green Monster, Mike Napoli
With a 19-8 record entering Thursday night’s game against Toronto, the Red Sox have, at the very least, surpassed our expectations so far in 2013. Much of Boston’s hot start can be attributed to dynamic performances from a handful of key contributors. Clay Buchholz is...
by bcowett | May 3, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, American League East, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nelson Cruz, Ryan Dempster, Texas Rangers
Everyone ready for this Sox-Rangers series? Where we see the best Boston basher this side of our current 1st baseman in Nelson Cruz? Yeah. It’s gonna be an adventure. A win against each of the other four AL East teams. Strikeout rate above 9. But what does Clay...
by jkeller | May 2, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew
Every month, here on Fire Brand, I take a look at the relative value of the 25 players on the current active roster. In case you missed the last one, here are the criteria for the power rankings: 1) What is the value of each player on the Red Sox roster relative to...
by huntergolden | May 1, 2013 | Allard Baird, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jared Porter, Mike Hazen
“It’s a ridiculous long shot,” (Mike) Hazen said. “It’s amazing that a guy with that kind of talent has been passed-over every step of the way including the amateur draft. But Allard Baird, Jared Porter, and our scouting staff did an...
by bcowett | May 1, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Houston Astros, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, Nelson Cruz
April showers? Not this time. It’s actually quite sunny out, with a good chance of the Red Sox winning in the forecast. Can you really blame Jarrod Saltalamacchia for this? What’s worse is that the guy blames himself for it all. Not the best of situations...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2013 | Aaron Loup, Adam Lind, Alex Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Esmil Rogers, J.P. Arencibia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Altuve, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Maicer Izturis, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, Miami Marlins, Michael Schwimer, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Munenori Kawasaki, Ryan Dempster, Sergio Santos, Stephen Drew, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
After sweeping Jose Altuve (because, let’s face it, he was the only Astros player worth a damn), the Boston Red Sox (18-7, 3 game lead in the AL East) fly north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (9-17, 9.5 games behind in the AL East) in a...
by tbrooks | Apr 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
(Key – Bold – Fan Questions, Italics – Cafardo, Regular – Me) Of course, I predicted we would come together this week and face Middlebrooks hysteria. Here we go… Despite a good start by the Red Sox, there are still concerns out...
