Immortalized

Yesterday was the one-month anniversary of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS – Mondays’ wise. Four Mondays ago, I attended the game. I still remember the air of expectation when Dave Roberts came out to steal second base after Kevin Millar drew a walk. Everyone in...

More Free Agent Chatter

Peter Gammons recently came out with an article as he does from time to time on ESPN.com. Not surprisingly, there’s plenty of Red Sox nuggets in here. Pedro Martinez, arguably the best starting pitcher on the market, already has a two-year, $25.5 million offer...

Free Agent Catchers

The Gray Eagle at Sons of Sam Horn had an interesting post … Most Catchers Stink Since the Sox could very well be in the market for a new catcher (or two) I thought we should have a thread about potential replacements. I checked the catchers listed over at yahoo...

The Strike Heard ëRound The World – Chapter 1

Frank Palmieri will be checking into Fire Brand occasionally with segments of a fictional baseball piece he is writing. ‘¯?Bases loaded, bottom of the ninth. The Pittsburgh River Rats trail Denver by one run, and who would you rather have at the plate…‘¯? ‘¯?Lou...

The Strike Heard

Frank Palmieri will be checking into Fire Brand occasionally with segments of a fictional baseball piece he is writing.