Tejada/Shortstop Situation

This past weekend, Miguel Tejada voiced his displeasure with the Orioles organization and their direction towards creating a winning ball club. Miguel had a right to be angry when teams like the Blue Jays and Tigers are making efforts to become contenders, while the...

A Rocket Return?

The stage was set in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Holding a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning against the Mets in Shea Stadium, Roger Clemens was standing on the mound, more than ready to close out the game and bring a long awaited World Series championship to...

Checklist

A while back, at the start of the ’05 offseason, I put together a checklist that addressed the Sox’ needs over the winter (Ironically, I did this in the same post in which I helpfully announced that Theo was returning with a new contract – they...

The Future of the Boston Red Sox

It’s obvious what’s occuring. Theo Epstein said this in his parting speech, and I commented on it in one of the Fire Brand articles. Theo said this when he left: We have goals about the type of organization we want to be. We want to be the type of...

Boston’s Future: Andy Marte

It’s official. Edgar Renteria, and $11 million, are headed to the Atlanta Braves for quite possibly the best prospect in Triple-A, Andy Marte. Marte, a third-baseman, hit 20 HRs in AAA in a pitcher’s park before getting 57 AB with the major league club,...