Manny Ramirez, Thoughts At The Beginning Of Spring, And A New Era
So Manny, fertility drugs and all, is back and swinging. He’s been exiled, or signed, to the Oakland Athletics, who…
Month: February 2012
Three Up, Three Down from Don Orsillo’s Decapitated Bobblehead
This guest post was written by Cameron Martin, a columnist for Page 2 at ESPN. He will be an occasional…
Oh Yeah, There’s Still This Bobby Jenks Fella
For the second straight offseason, the Red Sox underwent some bullpen remodeling in hopes of strengthening their overall pitching staff. This winter,…
Poll: Did the Sox Do Enough This Offseason?
Spring training is here and the boys of summer are getting ready for another season, one that they hope will…
Where Are They Now?; The Justin Masterson Edition
I never shut games off. It doesn’t matter if the Sox are down by seven in the fifth inning or…
Greatest Game Trivia: Remembering Wakefield
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Currently, seven different people are…
Tim Wakefield to Retire
After 19 seasons in the major leagues, 17 with the Boston Red Sox, 45-year-old Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is set to…
Will Crawford’s Comeback Season Be Stalled?
No one projected Carl Crawford to play so poorly last season. Rather, many experts thought that his move to Fenway…
Sabermetric Spring Training: wOBA
After reviewing FIP last week I thought we would take a look at a stat on the offensive side. This…
Who Makes Your All-Fenway Team?
This past Monday, the Red Sox announced that they will celebrate 100 years of Fenway Park with the All-Fenway team.…