by aconvery | Feb 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'I never shut games off. It doesn’t matter if the Sox are down by seven in the fifth inning or up by five in the seventh inning. It doesn’t matter if...
by aconvery | Feb 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Currently, seven different people are tied for first place! (Check out the trivia leaderboard here.) Who will pull out the victory? We will continue this round in...
by charliesap | Feb 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Tim Wakefield
After 19 seasons in the major leagues, 17 with the Boston Red Sox, 45-year-old Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is set to announce his retirement according to MLB Trade Rumors. Wakefield retires as one of the most beloved Red Sox players of his time and perhaps of all...
by charliesap | Feb 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
<img class=" wp-image-15723 alignleft" style="margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px" title="No one projected Carl Crawford to play so poorly last season. Rather, many experts thought that his move to Fenway and into a loaded lineup would...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Sabermetric Spring Training
After reviewing FIP last week I thought we would take a look at a stat on the offensive side. This stat attempts to incorporate all things a hitter does at the plate and give a value similar to OBP. That raises the question “Why not use OBP, or OPS?”...
by charliesap | Feb 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
This past Monday, the Red Sox announced that they will celebrate 100 years of Fenway Park with the All-Fenway team. Fans can vote for who they believe belongs on the team at Fenway100.com. While the official results won’t be completely published until mid-May,...
by chipbuck | Feb 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Sweeney
After a September collapse that knocked the Red Sox out of the playoffs, many fans and analysts expected the organization to make some big sweeping moves this offseason. While a shakeup with field and front office management occurred in late-September and...
by tim daloisio | Feb 14, 2012 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #117 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/117_2_14_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] Who knew when the Red Sox hired their successor to Terry Francona as manager of the club that he would come with his own national...
by aconvery | Feb 14, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
A few thoughts as we wait out that anticipatory time between Truck Day and Spring Training: Is Roy Oswalt even really worth the effort? The guy doesn’t seem to want to pitch in Boston, and honestly if that’s the attitude he’s going to have, I’d rather not dish out...
by chipbuck | Feb 13, 2012 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
This one came down to the eleventh hour, but it looks like the Red Sox’s streak of avoiding arbitration will continue on for at least one more year. According to the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo, David Ortiz has agreed to a one year deal worth $14.575M. ...
