by mike silver | Sep 13, 2010 | Jed Lowrie
With all the injuries and disappointments in the 2010 season, perhaps one of the more pleasant surprises has been the superb play of infielder Jed Lowrie. For a player who missed the season’s first 94 games — not to mention missing most of ’09 with a left wrist...
by darryl johnston | Sep 11, 2010 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 ALDS, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
I know SOME of you are still hanging on to that last thread of hope, daydreaming of an epic September run that rouses up a David vs. Goliath battle where Tampa and New York collapse under the forces of Darnell McDonald and Jed Lowrie. Someone out there still thinks...
by jake digregorio | Sep 10, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Oakland Athletics, Trevor Cahill
Boston Red Sox (78-62) @ Oakland Athletics (69-70) Clay Buchholz (15-6, 2.25) @ Trevor Cahill (15-6, 2.27) 10:05 PM EDT | Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, Cal.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: What happens when two young pitchers with an identical record,...
by tom fratamico | Sep 10, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Victor Martinez
Last week in this space, the Red Sox winter to-do list was laid out. The most important was to resolve the uncertainly at catcher. Do the Sox resign free agent to be Victor Martinez, hand the bulk of the job to Jarrod Saltalamacchia with Jason Varitek (who would...
by evan brunell | Sep 9, 2010 | Trivia
No one tried their hand at answering this… giving it one more crack, then I’ll have stumped the Fire Brand community! Up until Tuesday’s postponed game, the Red Sox had gone the longest in a season without a postponed game since what year? HONOR...