by chipbuck | Sep 30, 2011 | Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
It’s official. Terry Francona will not return as the Red Sox skipper in 2012 per a mutual agreement with management. Tim Britton of the Providence Journal was the first person on my Twitter feed to break the news (literally seconds before Peter Abraham of the...
by chipbuck | Sep 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona
UPDATE (1:35 p.m): According to the brilliant tag team of Tim Britton and Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal (via Twitter), Theo Epstein released a statement. “There are no plans for an immediate announcement…We all plan on taking some time to...
by chipbuck | Sep 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The last time I felt this way was Friday, October 17, 2003. Aaron Boone had just launched a home run into the left field seats at Yankee Stadium; thus sending the Yankees, and not the Red Sox, to the World Series. As Boone jubiliantly jogged around the bases, I sat...
by darryl johnston | Sep 29, 2011 | Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Today’s trivia question: Note: This is not Red Sox trivia but I think it is fitting… How many games did it take for the Detroit Tigers to dispose of the...
by charliesap | Sep 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The end has come, the season is done. On what was one of the greatest days in baseball history in terms of shear drama, the Red Sox were ripped from the grasps of hope and flung into the eternal darkness of their historic fall from grace. Their fall will live on in...
