by evan brunell | Aug 14, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, David Wells, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Jon Lester is making his Fenway debut tonight, and should get a very loud standing ovation for his triumphant return from cancer. Lester spent the majority of the year in Triple-A, then came up to the majors and stuck after the trade of Kason Gabbard and other pieces...
by evan brunell | Aug 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
A bit of non-Red Sox news here… as you may or may not know, in addition to running this Red Sox blog, Fire Brand of the American League, I also run the company off of which Fire Brand is based on – MVN.com. As I say on MVN’s About Us page: MVN is an...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 13, 2007 | B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Doug Mirabelli, James Shields, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield made Manager Terry Francona’s decision in how to use his bullpen in this game by pitching for 8 shutout innings while tossing a no-hitter into the top of the seventh inning in the Boston 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jonathan Papelbon...
by evan brunell | Aug 13, 2007 | Game Threads, James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
You don’t get that fancy game thread today, Sox! If you want the game thread back, it’s simple. WIN. Oh, for the record, it’s James Shields against Tim Wakefield.
by shawn medeiros | Aug 12, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Corey Patterson, Curt Schilling, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Mike Flanagan, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona
Same situation for Eric Gagne: a lead in the eighth inning. The same result: a blown lead for the Red Sox (70-47). Gagne coughed up a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth as Miguel Tejada whacked a two run homerun to tie it at 3-3. Kevin Millar added insult to injury...