by guest | Nov 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
I have to apologize right up front for today’s column: not for the content, which I think is pretty good, but for the fact that it’s an old article I wrote for my other blog back at the end of June. I just started a new job today, and am in the middle of...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2005 | Uncategorized
In case you forgot, Saves per Inning Pitched (quick synopsis follows this, the link goes more in depth) measures the true worth of a closer. Is he someone who gets cheap saves? Is he someone only used for closing situations? Or is he someone the team depends on, that...
by zach hayes | Nov 4, 2005 | Theo Epstein
[NOTE BY EVAN] Now that we’re in the off-season, Fire Brand’s going to be switching to a weekday website. Not only do all three of us manage to somehow take time out of every day to bring to you the latest Red Sox news, rumors, and opinions, but...
by guest | Nov 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
The first part of this look at the prospects and rookies that will or could impact the 2006 season was published only about half a day before the resignation of Theo Epstein threw pretty much everything into the air. No one yet knows how it will fall; whether the...
by evan brunell | Nov 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
Two days after. And the shock is still evident in Boston. We’ve heard since Day One that Theo didn’t plan on spending his entire career not only for the Red Sox, but for baseball. But three years? The Theo Era is over after three years? I thought it would...