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The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees
(Photo: Samara Pearlstein) After losing two of three to the soaring Orioles, the Boston Red Sox (58-61, 12.5 games back in the AL East) drag their sorry butts to the Bronx for a three-game expected...
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Can we back up the John Farrell express for just a minute here? Word broke over the past few days that the Boston Red Sox have opened talks with the Toronto Blue Jays to work out potential compensation...
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Why Should I Care…Why Should I Care
John Lackey (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) Dear Evan and Chip, Hi, it’s Scott. I know I haven’t written a lot lately, and I’ve been incommunicado. On the latter, I’m on vacation in San Francisco (I know, I...
View ArticleRed Sox Hot Stove Round Up #3
It was quiet week in Red Sox rumor land this week, as the front office, it’s fans and those of us with enough time on our hands to write about them fell in and out of Turkey coma. However with the mass...
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The Highs & Lows of 2012 (Part 1)
One of my favorite family traditions is sitting down at the end of December and listing our highs and lows from the past year. What were the best moments and what were the worst? It’s a great way to...
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Wednesday’s Links – The Once And Future Team
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.net This is the first season in a long while where I truly don’t know how good the Red Sox will be. It’s kind of…exhilarating, not having such high expectations...
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In Search of a Cure for My Raging Case of Lackey Optimism
I can pinpoint exactly when it all began. It started with Joe Reilly’s January 5th column right here on Fire Brand. Soon enough, I started to show symptoms of a developing case of Lackey Optimism. The...
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The Triumphant Return of Old Friend, Terry Francona
On Thursday evening before the Red Sox and the Indians took the field for their 7:10 start, Larry Lucchino walked over to Indians manager Terry Francona who was positioned behind the green, turtle...
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Monday Links
Photo by Kelly O’Connor of sittingstill.smugmug.com Sure the Red Sox are not off to the best start, but let’s not forget that it’s still spring training and these games are absolutely meaningless....
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Red Sox Draft Recap- Day One
Thursday night, the Red Sox added three high upside prospects to their minor league system in the 2014 first year player draft. Early reviews of the Sox haul have been positive, with Keith Law from...
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The Art of Kneejerking
Look, I know it’s Thanksgiving. We should be showing thanks, enjoying our families, and eating until we feel like exploding, not unlike one of those poor saps from Alien. It should be a time of coming...
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Tuesday Links: Take a break from snow shoveling
Shortly following the passing of former Cubs great Ernie Banks, the Red Sox family lost one of their own as Bill Monbouquette passed away from leukemia. A Medford, Massacheusetts native, Monbouquette...
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Friday Links: Baseball things are happening
Photo credit: Kelly O’Connor The boys of summer are starting to head down to Fort Myers, and actual baseball things are happening for the first time since October. While the cold might still be...
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