by bcowett | Dec 21, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Jackson, Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Dempster, Scott Boras
Happy Apocalypse Day, everyone! While you’re waiting for your oh so inevitable demise, here’s some links. These will help you come to grips with the end. Trust me. Let’s face it – Boston’s bats were pretty quiet last year. A “down...
by bcowett | Dec 20, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
The world-famous Fire Brand Trivia is back everyone! Everyone has a clean slate now, so good luck! Are you ready? Here it comes… Question: Who are the top two pitchers in Red Sox history in games played? (Comments that only have one name will get partial...
by evan brunell | Dec 20, 2012 | Aubrey Huff, Daniel Nava, David Ross, Drew Sutton, Ivan De Jesus, Jason Giambi, Jerry Sands, Jose Iglesias, Pedro Ciriaco, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Raburn
Much of the attention this offseason has so far (rightly) been focused on who will be in the lineup and rotation for the Red Sox. But what about who will be coming off the bench? These players, while their value is less than those of starters, will still play...
by huntergolden | Dec 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox finally addressed their starting pitching problem last week by inking veteran RHP Ryan Dempster to a 2 year, $26.5 million deal. While most people more or less expected the Red Sox to grab a pitcher on a similar contract to the one Dempster got, the...
by bcowett | Dec 19, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, John Farrell, Jose Iglesias, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, R.A. Dickey, Stephen Drew, Terry Francona, Toronto Blue Jays, Xander Bogearts
Since you’re reading this, I can assume you’re fully prepared for the end of the world this Friday, bunker and all. So here’s some links to go with your non-perishable food & bottled water. While it doesn’t seem like it, the Red Sox have a...
by scandage | Dec 17, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Jose Iglesias, Milwaukee Brewers, Stephen Drew, Xander Bogearts
Today the Red Sox signed Stephen Drew to a one-year, $9.5 million dollar deal, pending a physical. Drew, the brother of former Red Sox player J.D. Drew, was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (pick #15) in the 2004 draft. Having hit well at high-A...
by scandage | Dec 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Stephen Drew
According to Jon Heyman and other sources, the Red Sox have signed free-agent shortstop Stephen Drew to a one year, $9.5 million deal, pending a physical. Drew can make another $500,000 in incentives in the deal. More as this...
by bcowett | Dec 17, 2012 | Anibal Sanchez, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, J.D. Drew, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Dempster, Stephen Drew, Toronto Blue Jays
Yep, it’s Monday again. The Hot Stove is now the Mildly Warm Stove. And with all this quiet time, we look back to look forward. With links, of course. Looks like the Red Sox are shifting down a few gears in the offseason. And with hindsight, that Ryan Dempster...
by scandage | Dec 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Trout, New York Yankees
By now you’ve all heard that Kevin Youkilis has signed a one-year, $12 million contract with the hated New York Yankees. In his introductory press conference, Youkilis said, “It was more of a shock at first of like ‘Oh my God, I never thought...
by evan brunell | Dec 14, 2012 | Poll
It’s time again for a new poll. This one is going to be open-ended as we are curious who you think should be the Fire Brand of the Year for the 2013 season. Handed out every year to represent the blog the forthcoming year, the Fire Brander is a referendum on who...
