by aconvery | Feb 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Currently, seven different people are tied for first place! (Check out the trivia leaderboard here.) Who will pull out the victory? We will continue this round in...
by charliesap | Feb 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Tim Wakefield
After 19 seasons in the major leagues, 17 with the Boston Red Sox, 45-year-old Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is set to announce his retirement according to MLB Trade Rumors. Wakefield retires as one of the most beloved Red Sox players of his time and perhaps of all...
by charliesap | Feb 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
<img class=" wp-image-15723 alignleft" style="margin-left: 3px;margin-right: 3px" title="No one projected Carl Crawford to play so poorly last season. Rather, many experts thought that his move to Fenway and into a loaded lineup would...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Sabermetric Spring Training
After reviewing FIP last week I thought we would take a look at a stat on the offensive side. This stat attempts to incorporate all things a hitter does at the plate and give a value similar to OBP. That raises the question “Why not use OBP, or OPS?”...
by charliesap | Feb 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
This past Monday, the Red Sox announced that they will celebrate 100 years of Fenway Park with the All-Fenway team. Fans can vote for who they believe belongs on the team at Fenway100.com. While the official results won’t be completely published until mid-May,...
