by dpoarch | Mar 3, 2013 | 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
You’ve probably heard it mentioned plenty of times by now, but the Red Sox will enter the 2013 season with only one member of the 2004 championship team left on the roster – David Ortiz. I wrote last week about the changing times for the Red Sox organization, but the...
by jreilly | Mar 2, 2013 | Alex Cobb, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Chris Archer, Coco Crisp, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Fernando Rodney, Hak-Ju Lee, Jake McGee, Jake Odorizzi, James Loney, James Shields, Jeff Niemann, Jeremy Hellickson, Joel Peralta, Jonny Gomes, Jose Molina, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Farnsworth, Luke Scott, Matt Joyce, Matt Moore, Tampa Bay Rays, Taylor Guerrieri, Wil Myers, Yunel Escobar
Tampa Bay Rays 2013 Season Preview As you may recall, it began on June 5, 2008. The night prior, Coco Crisp had slid questionably hard into the knees of Rays’ second baseman Akinori Iwamura. Words were exchanged, but the teams shortly thereafter went about their...
by jcookson | Mar 1, 2013 | Allen Webster, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Devin Marrero, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Matt Barnes, Xander Bogearts
With the Red Sox minor league camp opening soon, I thought I would give my list of the top ten Red Sox prospects. The top four are probably the consensus picks of most prospect writers, while the rest get more subjective as you move further away from the upper minors....
by bcowett | Mar 1, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joel Hanrahan, Johnny Gomes, Pittsburgh Pirates, Spring Training, Will Middlebrooks
If a key player in the Red Sox system got badly injured before even setting foot in Fenway this year, I’d probably be beside myself with sadness and frustration. The baseball gods would’ve cursed us again! Okay, everyone. Deep breaths. He’s fine....
by dpodheiser | Mar 1, 2013 | Clay Buchholz, Hiroki Kuroda, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, red sox
Clay Buchholz had an absolutely dazzling season in 2010, and appeared to be on his way to becoming the Red Sox’ ace. The then-26-year-old right-hander went 17-7 with a 2.33 ERA that year, earning an All-Star appearance in his first real full season as a starter for...
by huntergolden | Feb 28, 2013 | Poll
THIS WEEK’S POLL Jackie Bradley Jr. has had quite the hot start to Spring Training, hitting a whopping .571 and turning more than a few heads. Do you think this is time to start getting excited about his potential to contribute to the team this year or do people...
by jkeller | Feb 28, 2013 | 2004 World Series, Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, J.D. Drew, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Juan Nieves, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Koji Uehara, Lyle Overbay, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Pedro Martinez, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, World Baseball Classic, Xander Bogaerts
Alfredo Aceves — Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) As a general rule of thumb, anyone who chooses their number as a tribute to Dennis Rodman has a screw, or two, lose. Aceves is certainly not an exception. Andrew Bailey — Everybody Hurts (REM) Every player gets hurt...
by tim daloisio | Feb 27, 2013 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #135 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [powerpress src=”http://media.blubrry.com/firecastatmvn/www.firebrandal.com/podcast/135_2_27_13_firesidechats.mp3″] Well, whatever we planned on talking about during tonight’s episode took an...
by bcowett | Feb 27, 2013 | Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jackie Bradley, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Sure feels good to have impact prospects in the Boston’s system again. I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited for the next generation of Sox. A strong spring, combined with shallow outfield depth, may just give Jackie Bradley Jr. his first cup of...
by huntergolden | Feb 27, 2013 | Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Jr., Mike Napoli, Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Ciriaco, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogaerts
This past offseason was a crowded one for the Red Sox, with several old faces moving out the door and many new ones coming in. While players like Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli and (believe it or not) Jonny Gomes received most of the headlines, the one singing that...
