by bcowett | Apr 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Just warming up its arm! Question: Prior to 2014, when was the last Opening Day that the Red Sox started a catcher that did not switch-hit? (Name the player & year for the full point) No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer:...
by tbrooks | Apr 1, 2014 | 2004 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Dan Shaughnessy, Jackie Bradley
Ladies and Gentlemen: Dan Shaughnessy. BALTIMORE — OK, 162-0 is out. What else have we got? Well, there is last year’s World Series championship, a deep and celebrated farm system, three titles in a decade, the love of friends and family, a stable job. That...
by domara | Apr 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Grady Sizemore, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Farrell, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogaerts
Opening Day has come and gone. The defending world champs opened the 2014 season at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles. Despite losing the first 0f 162 by a final of 2-1, there was plenty of positives to take away. Jon Lester tossed 7 innings of 6 hit, 2 run...
by dpoarch | Mar 31, 2014 | Adam Wainwright, Alejandro De Aza, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Harper, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Emilio Bonifacio, Grady Sizemore, Jose Fernandez, Jose Reyes, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Nelson Cruz, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Wilson Ramos
We’ve finally reached MLB Opening Day, and I’m sure you all are just as excited as I am that those ESPN score update texts finally count now, instead of being just a tease like they were in Spring Training. For this week’s column, I’m just...
by dpoarch | Mar 31, 2014 | Fire Brand Poll
Remember when I thought last week’s poll would be close? That was funny. Nope, Fire Brand readers were thoroughly convinced that Grady Sizemore should be the starter in centerfield to open the year. Almost 80% of you (and John Farrell, too) voted for Grady over...
by broach | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Mike Carp, Shane Victorino
After a MRI yesterday on his right hamstring, Shane Victorino just needed to pass an exam this morning in order to fly to Baltimore. There must have been no signs of improvement because he was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 30, according to...
by broach | Mar 31, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, A.J. Pierzynski, Andrew Miller, Brandon Workman, Burke Badenhop, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edward Mujica, Felix Doubront, Grady Sizemore, Jake Peavy, Junichi Tazawa, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox are officially all set for Opening Day as Brandon Workman claimed the final spot in the bullpen yesterday as the team announced the 25-man roster. Workman struck out 16 batters during the spring and will likely remain on the squad until Craig...
by domara | Mar 31, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Grady Sizemore, Jon Lester, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for! The Boston Red Sox will take the field at 3:05 in Baltimore and officially begin their defense of the World Series crown. Baseball is officially back and is here to stay until October. It seemed like a foregone...
by jreilly | Mar 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
Fire Brand readers, below are the staff’s predictions for the 2014 MLB Season. While there is a very good chance many of these will be incorrect, it will make all of you proud to note that not a single writer picked the Yankees to make the playoffs. scratch...
by Harry Burnham | Mar 30, 2014 | Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Christian Yelich, Garin Cecchini, Jason Place, Kolbrin Vitek, Mike Trout, Nick Castellanos, Zach Lee
“Prospects will break your heart.” All credit to Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus for that phrase, but in the wake of Kolbrin Vitek‘s retirement, I couldn’t find any one more fitting. For anyone that missed it, Vitek, Boston’s...
