by charliesap | Mar 31, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Folks, today is not for analysis; It’s for the actual game of baseball. Today, we start the 2011 season. After a long offseason (and a good one for the Sox) we finally can hear the official call of “Play ball!”. Sit back, grab a cold one and enjoy...
by darryl johnston | Mar 30, 2011 | Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Muze Clothing. Today’s trivia question is he second question in a contest that will run until May 30th. Best of luck to all of the participants. HERE WE GO! Catcher interference...
by chipbuck | Mar 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
After a disappointing season in which the Old Towne Team won “only” 89 games and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2006, the Red Sox front office set out to make major changes to their aging, flawed roster. In a near (but not quite) Yankee-like fashion,...
by charliesap | Mar 30, 2011 | New York Yankees
photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) The New York Yankees made yet another run to the post season in 2010, waving goodbye as the Red Sox were left behind. However, their offseason didn’t exactly go according to plan. Their number one target, Cliff...
by charliesap | Mar 29, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Dennys Reyes, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Albers, Rich Hill, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2008 Eric Savage | more info (via: Wylio) What a difference a year makes. The 2010 season was filled with roadblocks, but the bullpen in particular was a major weak spot. Aside from Jonathan Papelbon and Daniel Bard, the rest of the pen was league average or...
