by Troy Patterson | Feb 10, 2010 | Josh Beckett
There has been a lot of talk this offseason of how Josh Beckett will approach 2010 with John Lackey signed for the next five years. Will he be pissed or determined? We can’t know, but while Curt Schilling is feeling free to share his opinion again I’ll...
by evan brunell | Feb 9, 2010 | Byung-Hyun Kim, Edgar Renteria
Last week, we put to a vote on Fire Brand who should win the honorable mention spot on the All-Aughts Team of the Decade. The winner of the poll, which looks to be Mike Lowell, will be officially added to the team later this week when we recap his accomplishments in...
by mike silver | Feb 8, 2010 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Felix Pie, Koji Uehara, Matt Wieters
Starting this season, the Orioles will be one of the more interesting teams in the division for what should be the better part of the decade. The top of the minors are awash with upper echelon pitching prospects (Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta) to go along...
by lee perrault | Feb 7, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
In honor of the Super Bo.. um, Big Game today (please don’t sue me, Roger Goodell!), Fire Brand is going Vegas today and presenting some prop bets for the upcoming season. Which ones would you be laying money on or avoiding? 10-1: Tim Wakefield opens the season...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 5, 2010 | Nomar Garciaparra
It has been leaked this week that Nomar Garciaparra will be announcing his retirement. One of the more interesting names in Red Sox history with an origin from his fathers first name turned backwards and his last name is a combination of his parents last names. He...
by evan brunell | Feb 4, 2010 | Clay Buchholz
Clay Buchholz is poised to take another step forward this year as a full-time member of the Red Sox rotation. He spent much of the first half of 2009 dominating Triple-A competition, and finally got his shot when Tim Wakefield experienced injury problems most of the...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 3, 2010 | Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain finally got his full season to start and things didn’t turn out as the Yankees had hoped. His splits crashed and he wasn’t the same pitcher. At the same time Phil Hughes established himself in the bullpen after being unable to stay healthy...
by evan brunell | Feb 2, 2010 | Dave Roberts, J.D. Drew, Keith Foulke, Kevin Millar, Mike Lowell
Now that the All-Aughts Team of the Decade roster is complete, it’s time to fill out the two remaining spots available: honorable mention and dishonorable mention. We’re tackling the former today. The Red Sox have players worthy of being immortalized on...
by mike silver | Feb 1, 2010 | B.J. Upton, Desmond Jennings, Kelly Shoppach, Pat Burrell, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis
For a team that, in any given year, is a collection of sleepers, this team has a number of high-upside contributors looking for either a rebound or breakout season. For the Rays to compete, they will need every player on the roster firing at all cylinders as the 2010...
by evan brunell | Jan 30, 2010 | Terry Francona
The Red Sox had four managers from the span of 2000-2009. First up was Jimy Williams, captaining the ship from 1997 to August 16, 2001 when he was abruptly fired by GM Dan Duquette on my birthday. (I was so chagrined, I cut out pictures of Jimy from the newspaper and...
