by mike silver | Feb 8, 2010 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Felix Pie, Koji Uehara, Matt Wieters
Starting this season, the Orioles will be one of the more interesting teams in the division for what should be the better part of the decade. The top of the minors are awash with upper echelon pitching prospects (Brian Matusz, Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta) to go along...
by lee perrault | Feb 7, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
In honor of the Super Bo.. um, Big Game today (please don’t sue me, Roger Goodell!), Fire Brand is going Vegas today and presenting some prop bets for the upcoming season. Which ones would you be laying money on or avoiding? 10-1: Tim Wakefield opens the season...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 5, 2010 | Nomar Garciaparra
It has been leaked this week that Nomar Garciaparra will be announcing his retirement. One of the more interesting names in Red Sox history with an origin from his fathers first name turned backwards and his last name is a combination of his parents last names. He...
by evan brunell | Feb 4, 2010 | Clay Buchholz
Clay Buchholz is poised to take another step forward this year as a full-time member of the Red Sox rotation. He spent much of the first half of 2009 dominating Triple-A competition, and finally got his shot when Tim Wakefield experienced injury problems most of the...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 3, 2010 | Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain finally got his full season to start and things didn’t turn out as the Yankees had hoped. His splits crashed and he wasn’t the same pitcher. At the same time Phil Hughes established himself in the bullpen after being unable to stay healthy...
