Terry Francona’s not a good statistical manager — or is he?

Readers of Fire Brand of the American League have been aware of my fandom for manager Terry Francona. Simply put, I feel he’s an excellent manager who could be considered [...]

Who has the best 1-2 punch in the AL?

Hey Guys! Bottom Line Rob here… Through out March I chimed in on Wednesdays to give you my two cents on the latest Red Sox rumblings. As we move into [...]

3/29: The Coliseum!

Prev. Gm:

***SPRING TRAINING***
Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Tim Wakefield @ Esteban Loaiza
10:10 PM EDT | L.A. Coliseum (Los Angeles, California)
TV: NESN, MLBTV

GAME NOTES: Sean O asked for a game [...]

Oh, the Izzy days

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No Need To Worry About Varitek. Really. Trust Me.

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Win Probability: The Pulse of a Game

One of the great things about watching a baseball game play out over a 3 and 1/2 hour period of time is the inevitable ebb and flow of momentum as [...]

Road Trip from Hell

The Red Sox are back in town after splitting the Japan Series with the Oakland Athletics and now move on to the second phase of their grueling 19-day road trip.
Imagine [...]

Around the Interwebs of MVN

Over at Tribe Report, I answer some questions of James Pete’s…
JP: Cleveland fans got to witness Josh Beckett, and the clutch hitting of the Red Sox last year during the [...]

POLL: Backup OF results

Who should be the backup outfielder? (Assume you have the power to trade Coco or have him stay and be happy and can only have one backup OF.)
* Brandon Moss
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Harden back on track; earns split for A’s

Rich Harden looked like Rich Harden of old pitching a gem against the Boston Red Sox in the 5-1 win. Harden threw six innings, gave up three hits, walked [...]