by charliesap | Feb 5, 2012 | Poll
Since there is this little game called the Super Bowl going on today and there is this little football team from Massachusetts called the Patriots playing in said game, we’re going to push Sunday’s normally scheduled article to early Monday morning. In the...
by chipbuck | Feb 5, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Quick Post
According to Peter Abraham (by way of Nick Cafardo) of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox and Alfredo Aceves have agreed to terms on a one year deal worth $1.2M. The contract includes upwards of $100K in performance based bonuses, and allows both sides to avoid going...
by aconvery | Feb 4, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs
It’s easy to root against Brandon Jacobs this week. No one in New England wants to see him rush for too many yards or score too many touchdowns. What people don’t realize is that there is a prospect on Boston’s outfield named Brandon Jacobs, an outfielder who has been...
by chipbuck | Feb 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Fred Lynn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Theo Compensation, Tim Wakefield, Vicente Padilla
Can you believe it? It’s been more than two weeks since the illustrious Nick Cafardo graced us with the little nugget of gold he calls his mailbag. I have to admit, I was a little worried that he’d grown tired of sharing and answering the thoughts,...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 2, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Javier Vazquez
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'Javier Vázquez' or find free 'I can’t say this option has much of a shot, as this player has been pretty solidly quoted as saying...
by chipbuck | Feb 1, 2012 | Alex Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia, Cole Hamels, Derek Jeter, Freddy Garcia, Hiroki Kuroda, Jesus Montero, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Michael Pineda, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Zach Grienke
Today, I’m releasing the first installment of a new series I’ll be starting here at Fire Brand. From time to time, I’ll check in with other writers within the baseball blogosphere to discuss their team, an upcoming series with the Red Sox, or just...
by chipbuck | Feb 1, 2012 | Daily Links
Today’s featured article will be out later this morning at 9:30 sharp, so please stop back and check it out. In the mean time, let’s dive into a few links. Our very own Troy Patterson posted his first article over at The Hardball Times recently. In his...
by aconvery | Jan 31, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Bobby Valentine is going to do things differently than Terry Francona. With last season ending the way it did, he has no other choice but to bring change to a franchise that seems to have grown too comfortable with itself. The only question is just how radical will...
by chipbuck | Jan 30, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Franklin Morales, Jonathan Papelbon, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden
One of the biggest difference we’ll see between the 2011 and 2012 versions of the Boston Red Sox is their revamped bullpen. Ace reliever Jonathan Papelbon has taken his services to Philadelphia; fireballing set-up man Daniel Bard has been moved into the...
by charliesap | Jan 29, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, Josh Beckett, Roy Oswalt
I like the fact that GM Ben Cherington has put an emphasis on adding Triple-A depth with regards to starting pitchers, but at some point the real need needs to be addressed. This team needs at least — and I emphasis AT LEAST — one more dependable fourth or...
