by evan brunell | Dec 29, 2006 | David Ortiz, Fire Brand Awards
On December 31st, 2006, Fire Brand will be turning three years old. Fire Brand started on December 31st 2003 with an article on how I felt there was no such thing as the Curse of the Babe. I’ve certainly come a long way. My first full year blogging witnessed the...
by zach hayes | Dec 28, 2006 | Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Clement, Tim Wakefield
Before the most convenient four-letter word could find its way out of the collective mouths of Red Sox fans all across the world, the starting rotation of 2006 had crashed, burned and collapsed about as quickly as Tony Womack
by evan brunell | Dec 26, 2006 | Andy Pettitte, Arizona Diamondbacks, Carl Pavano, Chien-Ming Wang, Kei Igawa, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Randy Johnson, Runelvys Hernandez, Trades
There is absolutely nothing going on in Red Sox land lately. The most recent transaction or news of any kind came four long and agonizing days ago when the Red Sox signed Runelvys Hernandez (scroll to see the Royals Authority’s take on this releasing of...
by evan brunell | Dec 26, 2006 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson, Trades
Just a quick note here to hope that everyone has had a great holiday season so far. Check back tomorrow early afternoon for a long column, but I’m far too beat to start my column now after a day filled with gifts, food and relatives. How about those Randy...
by evan brunell | Dec 22, 2006 | New York Yankees
A thought has been rattling around in my mind the last several weeks. Before I go any further, let me backtrack to the glory days of Pedro, and the not so glory days of the Red Sox. In 1999, Year One of Pedro’s utter dominance, the Red Sox ranked third highest...
