by mike scandura | Jun 17, 2012 | Jeremy Hazelbaker
Ask any coach regardless of the sport and he’ll tell you that “You can’t coach speed.” Speed is a commodity that center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker possesses in abundance. For example, in 2010 at Greenville (the year after he was drafted), he led all Red Sox farmhands...
by Mike Simmons | Jun 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Marmol, Casey Coleman, Chicago Cubs, James Russell, Jeff Samardzija, Manny Corpas, Paul Maholm, Randy Wells, Ryan Dempster, Shawn Camp
The title of this post is a fruitless attempt to make the 2012 Chicago Cubs pitching staff sound formidable. Outside of some quality starting pitching, it’s more than a little scary and a lot less than formidable. The Red Sox are in town, taking over for the...
by chipbuck | Jun 15, 2012 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brian Price, Bryce Brentz, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Victor Martinez, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Red Sox Nation can’t resist the boy wonder, Theo Epstein. He is our Bill Clinton…our Elizabeth Taylor…our Michael Jackson. Regardless of his relevance in Major League Baseball, we will follow his every move until the day he dies. Really though,...
by evan brunell | Jun 14, 2012 | Bryce Brentz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway
Lately, the question bouncing around Boston is whether the Red Sox should pack in the season and rebuild, or if they should go for it once more and try to make the playoffs. Given how the Sox have struggled to reach and stay over .500 and paired with the seeming lack...
by aconvery | Jun 13, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Which Red Sox rookie hit two home runs in the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Bob Stanley pitched in the most games in franchise history, appearing in...
by chipbuck | Jun 13, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Che-Hsuan Lin, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Repko, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Mauro Gomez, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Oscar Tejeda, Rich Hill, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Stolmy Pimentel, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'Surplus. Every team wants it, but very few teams have it. If you were to look solely at the Red Sox 25-man roster, you’d see a roster bereft...
by evan brunell | Jun 12, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
Over the course of the season, Fire Brand has been holding a contest to participate in a one-night fantasy game that could net up to $350 for a lucky Fire Brand reader. The third such contest will be played on Friday, June 15 and it is open for teams to be drafted....
by evan brunell | Jun 12, 2012 | Kevin Youkilis
It looks virtually certain by many that the Red Sox will trade Kevin Youkilis, a sentiment largely shared by Fire Brand readers (see below for results of previous poll). With that in mind, what kind of return should the Red Sox be looking for? The playoffs are still...
by aconvery | Jun 12, 2012 | Brandon McCarthy, Cody Ross, Jackie Bradley, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Kevin Youkilis, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Podsednik, Wandy Rodriguez, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts, Xander Bogearts
After last night’s tough loss in Miami, the Red Sox sit a full seven games out of first place. Of course, if last season taught us anything, it’s that as long as a team is not mathematically eliminated, it’s never too late to make a run. Yet, it’s hard to look at this...
by scandage | Jun 11, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Chris Coghlan, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Donovan Solano, Dustin Pedroia, Emilio Bonifacio, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Gaby Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Heath Bell, John Buck, Jose Ceda, Jose Reyes, Josh Beckett, Josh Johnson, Justin Ruggiano, Kevin Youkilis, Logan Morrison, Mark Buehrle, Miami Marlins, Omar Infante, Randy Choate, Ricky Nolasco, Ryan Sweeney, Steve Cishek, Vicente Padilla, Washington Nationals
The Boston Red Sox (29-31), having been swept over the weekend by the Washington Nationals, take the show on the road for a three-game skein against the Miami Marlins (31-29). The Marlins are on a cold streak, having lost their last six games in a row. And the Red Sox...
