Month: September 2008

9/7: Byrd Dog

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (83-58) @ Texas Rangers (70-73) Paul Byrd (10-11, 4.58) @ Brandon McCarthy (1-0, 2.25) 3:05…

TEX 15, BOS 8: Wakefield falters

One big inning – a seven run inning – was all it took to knock the Red Sox out of…

9/6: Heatin’ Up

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (83-57) @ Texas Rangers (69-73) Tim Wakefield (8-9, 3.76) @ Matt Harrison (6-3, 5.73) 8:05…

TRIVIA: Retired numbers

We’re close to finding a new sponsor and prize… should be announced next week. The last trivia question asked who…

BOS 8, TEX 1: Welcome back

In Mike Lowell’s first at-bat after being on the disable list, Lowell smacked a solo-home run that would open the…

9/5: Down in Texas

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (82-57) @ Texas Rangers (69-72) Josh Beckett (11-9, 4.34) @ Kevin Millwood (9-7, 4.84) 8:05…

Farewell to Zach Hayes

On September 19th, 2005, a new voice entered Fire Brand, and promptly mentioned to us that “I love this time…

The Forgotten Man: Jonathan Papelbon

Is it just me, or has one of the Red Sox most potent weapons been noticeably forgotten in the remarkable…