by domara | Sep 11, 2014 | Allen Craig, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, Dan Butler, Daniel Nava, Dustin Pedroia, Joe Saunders, Mookie Betts, Ryan Flaherty, Xander Bogearts, Yoenis Cespedes
For the third straight day the Red Sox lost to the Orioles, as Baltimore completed their three game sweep of Boston. After breezing through his first two innings, Red Sox starter Brandon Workman endured a six run third inning, and was promptly knocked out of the game....
by askillin | Sep 10, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Brandon Workman, Christian Vazquez, Henry Owens, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Uncategorized, Xander Bogaerts
A handful of rookie pitchers have made their debuts for the Red Sox in 2014, but despite flying under the radar, their latest call-up, Matt Barnes, might have the brightest future of them all. 2014 has been a trying year for the Red Sox, but fans have at least gotten...
by domara | Sep 10, 2014 | Adam Jones, Alejandro De Aza, Allan Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chris Tillman, Dustin Pedroia, Joe Kelly, John Farrell, Matt Barnes, Philadelphia Phillies, Rubby de la Rosa, Rusney Castillo, Uncategorized, Xander Bogearts
Of all the days to record your first clunker in the Major Leagues, Anthony Ranaudo picked his 25th birthday. After allowing at least 4 runs in 5 innings in his previous 5 starts, the right-hander lasted just 3.1 innings before being lifted from Tuesday’s game....
by domara | Sep 9, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Joe Kelly, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Pawtucket Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Yoenis Cespedes
The Red Sox played their first of three games against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Monday. Coming off his first win in a Red Sox uniform in his previous start, Joe Kelly toed the rubber for Boston in the series opener. After tossing a clean top of the...
by tbrooks | Sep 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Is Yoenis Cespedes still going to be in Boston in 2015? Will Giancarlo Stanton be here? Jon Lester? What do we make of Jackie Bradley, Jr. and Mookie Betts’ 2015 destinations? These are all questions being asked about 2015, and the answers are less than certain...
by dpoarch | Sep 8, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
As you might have noticed, given your presence on this website at this particular moment in time, Fire Brand has made its way over to a new network, Bloguin, and has a nice, snazzy new design. Unfortunately, the new site does not yet allow me to post polls, so those...
by domara | Sep 8, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Colby Rasmus, Craig Breslow, Drake Britton, Jackie Bradley Jr., Melky Cabrera, Rubby de la Rosa, Toronto Blue Jays, Yoenis Cespedes
With the Red Sox well out of contention in the American League playoff standings, Boston welcomed in Wild Card hopefuls, the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend. Embracing their role as spoilers, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 games in the weekend series, and kept the Jays 5...
by prmallon | Sep 6, 2014 | 2014 MLB Draft, Boston Red Sox, Koji Uehara, koji uehara, Koji Uehara
Let’s get the horrible, cheesy joke out of the way, because I can’t help myself and have zero impulse control: lately, with Koji Uehara, it’s been more #HangHeadCity than #HighFiveCity. Okay, that’s out of the way, and I’m sufficiently embarrassed. In all seriousness,...
by jcookson | Sep 5, 2014 | 2013 MLB Draft, Boston Red Sox, Salem Red Sox
It’s often hard to predict which pitching prospects will make it to the majors as relievers. Many prospects who end up as relievers in the majors pitch most of their minor league careers as starters. Right-handed pitcher Taylor Grover stands out as an exception...
by domara | Sep 5, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley, Chris Capuano, David Ortiz, David Ross, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Ichiro Suzuki, Jim Rice, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Mark Trumbo, Mo Vaughn, Mookie Betts, Nomar Garciaparra, Will Middlebrooks
With the series tied at two games a piece, the Red Sox and Yankees played the rubber match of the 3-game set on Thursday night. David Ortiz gave the Red Sox an early one-run advantage after he cranked his 31st home run of the season off New York’s starter Chris...
