by evan brunell | Oct 18, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, James Shields, Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett – Evan Brunell Well, today’s a big day, isn’t it? Either the Red Sox go home or they continue their improbable streak of winning eight of their last nine playoff elimination games. Taking the hill tonight is, of course, Josh Beckett. The...				
					 
			
					
				
															
					
					 by evan brunell | Oct 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the brand-spanking new Fire Brand of the American League! Let’s take a whirl around… REGISTER FOR A USERNAMEThis is the backbone of Fire Brand. Although you can still leave anonymous comments, why bother? Look at the Fire Brand menu bar, there...				
					 
			
					
				
															
					
					 by tim daloisio | Oct 16, 2008 | Game Threads
@ Oct. 16 GAME 5 – ALCS 2008 Scott Kazmir (0-0, 10.38 @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0, 0.00) Fenway Park (Boston, MA) 8:07 PM EDT, TBS 2B Akinori Iwamura CF Coco Crisp CF B.J. Upton 2B Dustin Pedroia 1B Carlos Pena DH David Ortiz 3B Evan Longoria 3B Kevin Youkilis LF...				
					 
			
					
				
															
					
					 by tim daloisio | Oct 16, 2008 | 2008 ALCS
The Dice-Man – Evan Brunell How do we get this series back to Tampa? Let’s not concern ourselves at the moment with the specter of two games in Tampa Bay with failed October phenoms Josh Beckett and Jon Lester. The goal here is to be able to concern...				
					 
			
					
				
															
					
					 by tim daloisio | Oct 15, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
From Peter Gammons’ ESPN Insider column: Walking down Brookline Avenue outside Fenway Park on Tuesday night, one Red Sox player said virtually the same thing. “If there’s anyone who can turn this series around, it’s The Magic Man [Daisuke...