by tim daloisio | Mar 31, 2010 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #73 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none Finally the season is upon us. But before we dig into our season preview, Paul and I discuss the contract situations of Josh Beckett and Victor Martinez. How much did the Joe Mauer signing impact the Red Sox...
by andrew lipsett | Mar 31, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Nomar Garciaparra, The Nomar Trade
Since agreeing to come back to Fire Brand recently, I’ve been reading the site’s archives — in part to get a feel for the place after a few years and in part to try and brush off the writing cobwebs and remember how to do this again (and I’m...
by evan brunell | Mar 27, 2010 | Brian Shouse, Kevin Frandsen, Scott Schoeneweis
The Red Sox made a couple moves yesterday to shore up their depth. For starters, Brian Shouse was released and Scott Schoeneweis picked up. It was clear the Sox weren’t too keen on Shouse and his low 80s fastball from day one. Schoeneweis certainly throws harder...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 25, 2010 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Wakefield
Every spring, we get the March stars who try to earn a roster spot, but hopefully we all know by now that a month or so of at bats is not enough to tell anything. Half the time, players are facing minor leaguers and the rest are players working on their approach. Any...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 23, 2010 | John Lackey
After pitching a game against minor leaguers yesterday and giving up his first home run, which was also his first earned run, of the spring John Lackey made some very good comments. The topic was raised after striking out six and walking none in the match-up with...
by mike silver | Mar 22, 2010 | Alan Embree, Boof Bonser, Boston Red Sox, Brian Shouse, Joe Nelson, Scott Atchison
Sox Sign Alan Embree Just after noon yesterday, the Sox officially agreed to a minor league deal with veteran lefty reliever Alan Embree. Embree, who last pitched for the Sox in 2005, comes off a shaky 2009 season that saw him struggle in limited duty, posting an even...
by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jed Lowrie, Quick Post, Ryan Westmoreland
Do the Red Sox have another curse on their hands? Two separate Boston players have had bouts with cancer. David Ortiz had heart problems a few years ago. This year, Boston has had injuries befall two, with another stricken with an illness. Daisuke Matsuzaka has what...
by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2010 | Alan Embree, Boof Bonser, Brian Shouse, Quick Post, Scott Atchison
The Red Sox’s bullpen search has taken on an interesting look these days. With Tim Wakefield virtually certain to open the season as No. 5 starter and Dice-K on the shelf, there are two spots open. The favorites are Boof Bonser and Brian Shouse (the latter...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 18, 2010 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
An idea I’m mad I didn’t think to use as I was looking more at home run power and distance, but Jeff Zimmerman at Beyond the Boxscore takes a look at hitting spray charts for wrist injuries. As you might expect there is some pretty self explanatory...
by Troy Patterson | Mar 18, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury
As we enter 2010 the Red Sox have made large strides to lock up the core of their young players through their arbitration and early free agency years. That raises the question why the Red Sox have apparently made no attempts to start talks to extend him through...
