by jcookson | Oct 4, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Mike Napoli, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
I’m dealing with a bad case of nerves as the Red Sox begin playoff baseball for the first time in 2009. To try to generate some good hitting karma, let’s look at the five longest home runs hit by the Red Sox this season. This list came from the ESPN Home Run Tracker....
by bcowett | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Joe Maddon
The day has arrived. My nerves have already been worn down so much, I can’t feel my left arm. Is this even good for my health? Few thought the Red Sox would go from so bad to so good in just a short amount of time. But here they are, and boy, are they good....
by bcowett | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Delmon Young, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Jake Peavy, James Loney, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Lobaton, Matt Moore, Sean Rodriguez, Tampa Bay Rays, Wil Myers, Yunel Escobar
It’s the American League Division Series! And just look who the Red Sox have to play again! Meanwhile, listen to this badly overplayed Fall Out Boy song while you contemplate the first game today. TAMPA BAY RAYS – 92-71, finished in 2nd place in the AL...
by jkeller | Oct 3, 2013 | Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Price, Delmon Young, Evan Longoria, Fausto Carmona, Fernando Rodney, James Loney, Jim Johnson, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Matt Moore, Roberto Hernandez, Tampa Bay Rays, Yunel Escobar
The long wait is nearly over. After clinching the American League East on September 20, and the American League’s best record on September 28, it took until October 2 to finally learn the Red Sox Divisional Round opponent for the 2013 playoffs. Once again, a familiar...
by jreilly | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, 2013 Playoffs, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Back in March of this year, the Fire Brand writers got together and submitted their 2013 Preseason Predictions. Well, in short, they weren’t pretty. And, quite frankly, preseason baseball predictions usually are not accurate, evidenced by 4 of the 7 writers at...
by bcowett | Oct 2, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Will Middlebrooks, Yu Darvish
Man, the waiting is the worst, isn’t it? You just want it to start so you don’t have your heart stuck in your throat anymore. It makes me anxious. There was always something different about this Red Sox team, and even the players saw it. This team’s...
by huntergolden | Oct 2, 2013 | David Ortiz
So we’ve looked at his free agent signings, we’ve looked at his trades and now it’s time to see what kind of a scrap master Ben Cherington was in 2012-2013. The Red Sox were a mess last season and as is the case with those sorts of teams, mediocre...
by bcowett | Oct 1, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Rifled into the alley! Question: Other than Jacoby Ellsbury, who on the 2013 Red Sox finished with 8 triples? No search engines or keyword searches. Previous Question Answer: At the time of the last question, Mike Carp was the only player with more...
by bcarsley | Sep 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Cleveland Indians, 2013 MLB Playoffs, 2013 Playoffs, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Anibal Sanchez, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Moss, Bronson Arroyo, Carl Crawford, Cincinnati Reds, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, David Murphy, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Engel Beltre, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Justin Masterson, Kelly Shoppach, Kris Johnson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Melancon, Marlon Byrd, Matt Albers, Mike Aviles, Nick Hagadone, Nick Punto, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Hill, Ryan Kalish, Stephen Fife, Stolmy Pimentel, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Texas Rangers, Tim Federowicz, Victor Martinez
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but the Red Sox have undergone a tremendous amount of change over the past few years. Sure, some mainstays like David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury have defined the core of this team. Yet by my count,...
by bcowett | Sep 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Koji Uehara
It’s over. It’s really over. Baseball’s regular season is all but done now, and I can’t do anything but sit here sadly and try not to cry (and end up crying a lot). O Captain, My Captain! If it wasn’t for Ben Cherington staying true, this...
