by akhatchaturian | Jul 4, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia
By Andre Khatchaturian Dustin Pedroia is on fire. After bottoming out with a .262 average on June 27 and being the defiant subject in a Dan Shaughnessy story, Pedroia is hitting .600 over the last five games. Despite the fact that the Red Sox almost got no-hit by Jake...
by jcookson | Jul 4, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Ben Zobrist, Brock Holt, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
I wrote my first Mookie Betts article for Fire Brand in June of last year after he had sustained his breakout performance at Low A in Greenville for a few months. I wrote at that time that his dream projection was “a high on base contact hitter with excellent speed...
by domara | Jul 4, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Don Orsillo, Houston Astros, Jerry Remy, Jon Lester, Mookie Betts
I might be the last Red Sox fan to concede defeat on a season, but after seeing the Red Sox get swept in 3 games by the lowly Chicago Cubs I’m strongly considering throwing in the towel. The pessimist — or perhaps realist — in me, sees the Red Sox...
by smcfarland | Jul 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Christian Vasquez
In case you haven’t noticed, the Boston Red Sox aren’t exactly having the most ideal season. And by that, I mean they’re 38-47, and 8.5 games out of first place in the AL East. Is it possible to overcome that deficit? Sure. But the way Boston has...
by domara | Jul 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, koji uehara, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts
After dropping the first 2 games of the series on Monday and Tuesday, the Red Sox tried to salvage the third and final game against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Boston sent right-handed rookie Brandon Workman to the mound in search of his second win, while the...
by bcowett | Jul 3, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, David Price, Delmon Young, Evan Longoria, Franklin Morales, J.D. Drew, James Shields, Joe Maddon, John Lackey, Josh Lueke, Luke Scott, Matt Garza, Matt Joyce, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Yunel Escobar
From our inception as Boston Red Sox fans, we have been taught to despise the New York Yankees, to hate anything and anyone associated with them, to worship arguably the greatest rivalry in sports. After so much anguish at their hands – 1978, the 1999 ALCS, the...
by askillin | Jul 2, 2014 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli
A number of factors have led to the Red Sox’s offensive woes in 2014, most notably the club’s subpar outfield production and Boston’s inability to replace departed players such as Jacoby Ellsbury and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. But the middle of the Red Sox lineup hasn’t...
by domara | Jul 2, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mookie Betts
After nearly being no-hit by Jake Arrieta on Monday night, the Red Sox and Cubs met for the second game of their 3 game set on Tuesday. Boston sent Clay Buchholz to the mound for his second start since returning from the disabled list in late June. The tall righty...
by bcowett | Jul 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Trying to stay on the field! Question: Jackie Bradley Jr. has a 0.9 fWAR so far this season. It’s bad, but it’s not the worst. Since 1999, which player has posted the lowest single-season fWAR total of all qualified Red Sox outfielders? No...
by domara | Jul 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Bud Norris, Chicago Cubs, Henry Owens, Houston Astros, Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, Nate Schierholtz, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogearts
If losing the first game of the series against the Cubs wasn’t bad enough, the Red Sox were nearly no-hit by Chicago’s starter Jake Arrieta on Monday night. The Cubs right-hander was just 4 outs away from tossing the teams first no-hitter in 6 years,...
