by evan brunell | Oct 30, 2009 | Trivia
What Red Sox pitcher after Billy Rohr took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a game in Yankee Stadium before it was broken up? (Bonus half point for the year.) HONOR CODE: No search engines. Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Thanks to John Quinn for the assist...
by evan brunell | Oct 28, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Jed Hoyer
With now former assistant GM Jed Hoyer departing to become the head honcho in San Diego, how does this affect a potential acquisition of Adrian Gonzalez back in Boston? I’ve heard more people than not say that it will only become easier. I’m here to burst...
by evan brunell | Oct 27, 2009 | Brad Mills, Houston Astros, Quick Post
Little late on this, but worthy of mention. The Sox bench coach, Brad Mills, has departed to Houston for two years plus a club option. All the platitudes out of Sox camp you expected to hear were said. Houston owner Drayton McLane said that — and Francona...
by evan brunell | Oct 26, 2009 | Trivia
Welcome to the newest edition of Fire Brand’s trivia. Let’s see what you’re doing battle with now… What Red Sox pitcher took a no-hitter into the ninth inning of a game in Yankee Stadium before it was broken up? (Bonus half point for the year.)...
by evan brunell | Oct 24, 2009 | Quick Post
Tony Massarotti’s latest article at the Boston Globe deals with the Sox payroll — both short-term and long-term versions of it. It’s something we’ve been exploring a bit here at Fire Brand, and Mazz does a great job tying it all together. I was...
