by bcowett | Feb 14, 2014 | 2013 World Series, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Felix Doubront, New York Yankees, Xander Bogaerts
Spring Training is only a couple weeks away. Sure, it’s a couple exhibitions against college kids, but baseball’s baseball. Hell, have them play Little Leagues if need be! It’s been a long winter. The glory of the World Series hasn’t completely...
by tim daloisio | Feb 13, 2014 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #148 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: None [powerpress src=”http://media.blubrry.com/firecastatmvn/www.firebrandal.com/podcast/148_2_12_14_firesidechats.mp3“] The truck has left the building and the Boston Red Sox, DEFENDING WORLD SERIES...
by bcowett | Feb 12, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew
Brace yourselves, folks – we’re starting to drift into Best Shape Of His Life (BSOHL) territory. Who’s gonna be on that list? Hopefully a certain Domincan left-hander. The Red Sox offense may have lost a step, but it’s still a very potent...
by bcowett | Feb 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Grady Sizemore, Johnny Damon
Truck Day has come and gone, there’s players doing baseball things in Ft. Myers, and it’s a balmy 75 degrees here in Arizona. Baseball is pretty much everywhere. While not facing the multitude of issues that plagues the majority of the league, the Red Sox...
by dpoarch | Feb 9, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli
Projections are fun. The season hasn’t yet begun, so when you project a player’s performance, they are whoever you want them to be. Does Matt Kemp stay healthy? Does Mike Trout break 10 WAR again? Are the rumors of Jose Bautista’s demise unfounded? You get to decide....
by bcowett | Feb 7, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Jonny Gomes, Ryan Howard, Theo Epstein
Aren’t you glad you’re not in Sochi, where there’s cameras in your shower and half-finished hotels and photos of Vladimir Putin watching you from the end table? It was disheartening to hear the news that Curt Schilling had been diagnosed with cancer....
by jcookson | Feb 7, 2014 | Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Brian Johnson, Buster Posey, Christian Vazquez, Devin Marrero, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Luis Diaz, Manuel Margot, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Nomar Garciaparra, Trey Ball, Xander Bogaerts
Here’s my ranking of the top 15 prospects in the Red Sox minor league system, ranked on their ability and likelihood to impact the major league club. The top ten players should all start the year at Double A or higher, giving an indication of the amount of talent the...
by jpolman | Feb 6, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Joe DiMaggio, John-Henry Williams, Ted Williams
I just missed him. Ted Williams hit his famous last at bat home run on September 28, 1960, three years before I began following the Red Sox. He played at Fenway in a 1982 Old Timer’s Game but I can’t find footage of that anywhere. Yaz was certainly a fine...
by bcowett | Feb 5, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Former Red Sox, Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Y’know what, guys, come down to Phoenix for a week. We’ll play baseball until we can’t and then, once we’re done, we’ll go see some Spring Training stuff. Cool? Cool. You want nostalgia? We’ve got it. Roger Clemens, Nomar...
by bcowett | Feb 3, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Pedro Martinez, Rich Hill
The Super Bowl is over! Pitchers and catchers report in just a few days! Baseball season is getting ever so close! Exclamation points! Yelling and cheering! Wooo! David Ortiz and the Red Sox can talk about their mutual respect for one another all they want, but in the...
