by bcowett | Dec 10, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Getting those vital outs! Question: Since the beginning of the 2011 season, which qualified starter on the Red Sox has the most strikeouts per nine? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: Noted free-swinger Mike Napoli struck...
by dpoarch | Dec 9, 2013 | Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Mike Zunino, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
On Friday, the Seattle Mariners made Robinson Cano the third-richest player in MLB history. I’d call it a statement signing, but that doesn’t really quite cut it. This was, put simply, a coup; a player just left the NEW YORK YANKEES for a team that lost 91 games last...
by bcowett | Dec 9, 2013 | 2013 Winter Meetings, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Napoli, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners
Well, the Red Sox might already be done with all that signing free agents stuff. It’s only December 9th! That just seems so crazy at this point… Was that it? Ben Cherington might be done with his offseason wheelin’ & dealin’ and it’s...
by bcarsley | Dec 9, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Wilson, Allen Webster, Andrew Miller, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Burke Badenhop, Carlos Gonzalez, Chase Headley, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Devin Marrero, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Garin Cecchini, Henry Owens, Jackie Bradley, Jeremy Hermida, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Barnes, Mookie Betts, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino, Shin-Soo Choo, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
Over the past few weeks, I’ve tried to put on my objective hat and find ways to improve the Red Sox. I argued in favor of signing Brian McCann. I’ve argued against trading for Giancarlo Stanton. I argued that we needed one of Mike Napoli, Carlos Beltran or...
by jcookson | Dec 6, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Edward Mujica, Garin Cecchini, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Matt Kemp, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
I’ve been surprised by how little negative reaction there has been in Boston to Jacoby Ellsbury leaving the Red Sox and signing with the Yankees. Most of this seems to stem from feelings that Ellsbury was overpriced, and the Red Sox were wise to let him go. While the...
by bcowett | Dec 6, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Edward Mujica, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Mike Napoli, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners, Xander Bogaerts
Holy offseason, Batman! Everything just decided to snowball this week. This week has been chaotic in terms of headlines and breaking news in baseball. The Red Sox aren’t making many big moves, but instead they’re just shoring up weaknesses right now,...
by tim daloisio | Dec 6, 2013 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #147 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: None [powerpress src=”http://media.blubrry.com/firecastatmvn/www.firebrandal.com/podcast/147_12_5_13_firesidechats.mp3“] Jarrod Saltalamacchia out, A.J. Pierzynski in. Andrew Bailey out, Edward Mujica...
by jpolman | Dec 4, 2013 | 1967 Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Gary Bell, George Scott, Jim Lonborg, Joe Foy, John Wyatt, Jose Santiago, Mike Andrews, Sparky Lyle, Tony Canigliaro
One of my favorite romantic comedies in the last 20 years—and certainly one of the most unheralded clever screenplays ever—was writer/director Peter Howitt’s Sliding Doors. Gwyneth Paltrow plays a young British PR exec who gets fired from her job in the opening scene...
by bcowett | Dec 4, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, New York Yankees, Ryan Lavarnway, Shane Victorino
Everything just exploded yesterday. The offseason got very interesting very fast and it was pretty damn hard to keep up with it, even for me. Absolutely crazy. Despite leaving for a hated rival, Jacoby Ellsbury is no Benedict Arnold. What he contributed to this team...
by jkeller | Dec 4, 2013 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brian McCann, Carl Crawford, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Damon, New York Yankees, Scott Boras, Xander Bogaerts
December 20, 2005, to me, a date that will live in infamy. I still remember all of the details. I can see the desk, the new flat screen monitor, and my internet browser opening to my familiar homepage, ESPN.com. Most of all I remember the image that was looking back...
