The Battle of the Hidekis!

Remember the 2004 ALCS when Mike Myers made Hideki Matsui look silly?
Remember it no more and experience it again in 2007. The lack of a dominant lefty reliever plagued the [...]

McGwire In The Hall?

MARK MCGWIRE / MLB.COM

Just a few days ago, there was an official announcement that Mark McGwire??s name would be placed on the upcoming Hall of Fame ballot. Let the debate [...]

J.D. Drew Signs

Looks like it’s official. J.D. Drew has signed with the Red Sox for 4 years and 56 million, with a fifth year option, likely to be finalized soon. This means [...]

Quick Updates

- From RH in the comments: The Red Sox have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $74Million with JD Drew.
- Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers still looks like the best [...]

Sox Rounding Up Another Japanese Star?

Not only is Matsuzaka in the fold, but it appears another Japanese player is set to sign with Boston. His name is Hideki Okajima, a 30-year old left handed reliever [...]

2006 Saves Per Inning Pitched

CHAD CORDERO / WASHINGTONPOST.COMThe 2006 relief ace celebrates a save.

I’ve got a non-Sox related article today (although I do chat quite a bit about how this relates to the [...]

Is It Really Going To Happen?

ESPN has the story, saying the J.D. Drew negotiations should be finalized by then. Check out the story for more, I don’t want to bump Zach’s story, but rest assured, [...]

Somewhere Scott Boras Is Grinning

J.D. DREW / MLB.COM

The free agent market has exploded right before our eyes, a mind-boggling array of signings and commitments that will surely haunt teams and their payrolls for years [...]

Thanksgiving Day Rumor

CHAD CORDERO / MLB.COM

Why didn??t I think of this earlier?
With the free agent market lacking any type of talented, young pitcher worth inserting into the closers role for 2007, just [...]

The Annual Trading Manny Article

MANNY RAMIREZ / ESPN.COM

It’s that time of year again. It’s the “trade Manny Ramirez” column from Fire Brand! (2004, 2005, Zach’s parody of a roundtable of experts discussing a trade) [...]