by evan brunell | Apr 9, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
Fire Brand of the American League has partnered up with DraftStreet.com for a free fantasy contest with $200 exclusively available to Fire Brand players. There’s a new way to play fantasy baseball that turns the season long grind into quick one-night leagues, and you...
by evan brunell | Mar 3, 2012 | Quick Post
Every year, MIT hosts a sports analytics conference. This year, it was held at the Hynes Convention Center and yours truly attended Day 1. You can read my report on the goings-on here. It was a fascinating day to be there and the baseball analytics panel was...
by evan brunell | Feb 26, 2012 | Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! How many starts did Adrian Gonzalez make at a position besides first base last year? HONOR CODE: No search engines. After the jump: The answer to the previous question, plus information on the grand prize....
by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2012 | Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Gavin Floyd, Marco Scutaro, Roy Oswalt
The Red Sox made a baffling move over the weekend by trading starting shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Rockies, then compounded the issue by inking Cody Ross to join the outfield. In an offseason where the Miami Marlins have channeled the ghost of George Steinbrenner,...
by evan brunell | Jan 1, 2012 | Quick Post
Yesterday on December 31, 2011, Fire Brand of the American League turned eight years old. On December 31, 2003, I was still smarting from the pain of Aaron Boone’s heart-wrenching home run and felt I needed a forum to put my rantings. The blogosphere had yet to...