by evan brunell | Dec 31, 2009 | Misc.
Today represents the sixth anniversary of Fire Brand, begun when I opined ‘There is no such thing as ‘The Curse of the Babe.’ As is the norm on the anniversary, I want to take a moment out of our day to thank you, the readers, for making this site...
by mike silver | Dec 30, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Michael Bowden, Mike Cameron
There is a difference between the Red Sox and nearly every other team in baseball – and it’s pretty obvious. How lucky are our home town fans, that our very own Boston squad has significantly more money to spend on players most other teams. Actually, all but one...
by lee perrault | Dec 29, 2009 | Quick Post
[UPDATE, 3:20pm]: Joel Sherman says 4 years, $66 million, with a vesting option for a fifth year. Naturally, this is all pending a physical. If the Mets do end up completing the contract agreement with Bay, it does have an unfortunate twist for the Red Sox. The...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 29, 2009 | Manny Delcarmen
It was brought to the Red Sox late this season that Manny Delcarmen was experiencing arm fatigue and had to be given a cortisone shot, but after a car crash he was removed from the postseason roster. This “fatigue” was an attempt to explain his 7.27 ERA...
by mike silver | Dec 28, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Michael Bowden
Important Seasons Upcoming for Bowden and Lowrie For all the talk about 2010 being a “bridge” year, it looks more like the team is building a new Boston skyline than a bridge over troubled water. With three big free agent signings already in the books and more...
