by dpoarch | Jul 14, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Well, I’d say the results of that last poll are pretty conclusive. Last week, I asked you to pick your ideal starting five for the Boston Red Sox, and your top-five lined up exactly the same as my own: Jon Lester, John Lackey, Rubby De La Rosa, Clay Buchholz,...
by domara | Jul 14, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Christian Vasquez, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Jake Peavy, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Sean Coyle
The Red Sox wrapped up the first half of the season on a high note over the weekend. Boston took 2 games out of 3 in their first meeting of the season with the Houston Astros, and picked up a game in the division standings. On Friday night, John Lackey battled through...
by jreilly | Jul 14, 2014 | AJ Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chris Sale, Clay Buchholz, Henry Owens, Koji Uehara, Mike Carp, Mookie Betts, Stephen Drew, Twitter
Starting today, on every other Monday (3 Up 3 Down will appear twice a month as well), we over here at Fire Brand of the American League are going to bring you what we think were the Top 10 Tweets of the Week. If you have a Twitter you know that Twitter is essentially...
by prmallon | Jul 12, 2014 | 2013 ALCS, 2013 ALDS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, 2013 Playoffs, 2013 World Series, 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Jake Peavy
I was a little worried that Jake Peavy was going to be traded this week, thus making my post somewhat irrelevant. Thankfully, he wasn’t. I imagine he will be soon, so perhaps this will serve as our “In Memoriam,” so to speak. On to the...
by akhatchaturian | Jul 11, 2014 | All-Star Game, Boston Red Sox
9. Fenway Park, 1961: The First Tie There were two All-Star Games played in 1961. One of them was played in Fenway Park. Rocky Colavito became the first person to hit an All-Star Game home run over the Green Monster, but the game went into a rain delay with the score...
by domara | Jul 11, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino
Have the Red Sox found the momentum to resurrect a dead season? Probably not, but the team did win their second consecutive walk-off contest on Thursday. Jon Lester toed the rubber for the Red Sox and was superb, allowing just one run while striking out 11 over 7...
by jcookson | Jul 11, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, Alex Hassan, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brandon Workman, Brian Johnson, Brock Holt, Bryce Brentz, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Dexter Fowler, Garin Cecchini, Giancarlo Stanton, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jake Peavy, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Oscar Taveras, Rubby de la Rosa, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
The release of A.J. Pierzynski on Wednesday marked a turning point for the Red Sox this season. The youth movement has started in earnest, with the club starting five rookies on Wednesday night. As Alex Skillin wrote earlier this week, more moves should be on the way...
by smcfarland | Jul 10, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, rafael devers
International free agents make up a huge portion of today’s MLB players. Some, like Yasiel Puig and Yoenis Cespedes, receive huge contracts before they ever step on an MLB field. Others, like Jurickson Profar and Boston’s own Xander Bogaerts, sign smaller...
by domara | Jul 10, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Alexei Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Christian Vasquez, Daniel Nava, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
For most of us, “Mookie Madness” was an experience that was only felt through a minor league box score or a game recap, but on Wednesday night Red Sox nation got to see first hand what Mookie Madness is all about. Down by4 runs in the 8th inning,...
by bcowett | Jul 10, 2014 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts is the wunderkind of the Red Sox’ newest batch of prospects. His calling card in the minors was his ridiculous hitting – give him 100 plate appearances in any minor league level and he’d have it all figured out. Bogaerts made pitchers...
