Archive for March, 2007:

Pesky Booted from Dugout

Written on March 30th, 2007 by Evan Brunell10 Comments

NOTE: You can find the Know Thyself 2007: Boston Red Sox‘ by clicking here or scrolling past this article.
You would think that the MLB would be cognizant of baseball history [...]

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Know Thyself 2007: Boston Red Sox

Written on March 30th, 2007 by Evan Brunell20 Comments

Ah, our favorite team ’round these parts … what’s the team looking like this year? It’s strong. It’s not without its questions, but boy, this looks like a team to [...]

Filed under Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena Tags:

Know Thy Enemy 2007: New York Yankees

Written on March 29th, 2007 by Evan Brunell71 Comments

Ah, the New York Yankees. Hated team and bitter rival to the Red Sox. The Stadium affectionately referred to as The Toilet … the home of The Slap … and [...]

Filed under Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Andy Phillips, Bobby Abreu, Brian Bruney, Brian Cashman, Carl Pavano, Chien-Ming Wang, Derek Jeter, Doug Mientkiewicz, Hideki Matsui, Jason Giambi, Jeff Karstens, Joe Torre, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Josh Phelps, Kei Igawa, Know Thy Enemy, Kyle Farnsworth, Luis Vizcaino, Mariano Rivera, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cairo, Mike Mussina, Mike Myers, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Scott Proctor, Wil Nieves Tags:

ST Update – March 28

Written on March 28th, 2007 by Mike Edelman1 Comment

Only four more days until baseball season. I may not be able to cover the entire game today both I will write about what I am able to see. As [...]

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Know Thy Enemy 2007: Toronto Blue Jays

Written on March 28th, 2007 by Zach Hayes4 Comments

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to take the next step.
The team that leapfrogged the Red Sox for second place at the deep end of last season is now focusing [...]

Filed under A.J. Burnett, Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, B.J. Ryan, Casey Jannsen, Davis Romero, Frank Thomas, Gregg Zaun, Gustavo Chacin, J.P. Ricciardi, Jason Frasor, Jason Phillips, Jason Smith, Jeremy Accardo, John Gibbons, John McDonald, Josh Towers, Know Thy Enemy, Lyle Overbay, Matt Stairs, Reed Johnson, Roy Halladay, Royce Clayton, Sal Fasano, Scott Downs, Shaun Marcum, Tomo Ohka, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells Tags:

Red Sox News Announced

Written on March 27th, 2007 by Evan Brunell15 Comments

Craig Hansen has been optioned to Triple-A (gee, what a surprise…).
Alex Ochoa has accepted his assignment to Triple-A, and could have a chance of coming up as a backup outfielder [...]

Filed under Alberto Castillo, Alex Ochoa, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Cory Keylor, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Spring Training, Trades Tags:

Know Thy Enemy 2007: Baltimore Orioles

Written on March 27th, 2007 by Mike Edelman8 Comments

C: Ramon Hernandez (2006 stats: .275/.343/.479) | Paul Bako (2006 stats: .209/.261/.229) After becoming a Venezuelan hero in the Caribbean World Series, Ramon Hernandez had a very successful first season [...]

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ST Update – 3/26

Written on March 26th, 2007 by Mike Edelman26 Comments

Matsuzaka simply didn’t have it today. He
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Know Thy Enemy 2007: Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Written on March 26th, 2007 by Zach Hayes11 Comments

This is the first installment of our annual Know Thy Enemy series, where Firebrand goes in-depth and analyzes the key members of each of our division rivals. We
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Filed under Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, Andrew Friedman, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Casey Fossum, Chad Orvella, Delmon Young, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Elijah Dukes, Greg Norton, J.P. Howell, Jae Seo, James Shields, Joe Maddon, Jonny Gomes, Jorge Cantu, Josh Paul, Know Thy Enemy, Rocco Baldelli, Ruddy Lugo, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Camp, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Wigginton Tags:

What’s Coming Up

Written on March 26th, 2007 by Evan Brunell3 Comments

Here at Fire Brand, we’re starting to get into the swing of things. All this week you will see previews of every team in the division, otherwise known as my [...]

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