by guest | May 2, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon had his first blown save of the season last night. I personally wasn’t too worried about it because I knew it was bound to happen some time. No one could honestly say that they expected Papelbon to finish the season with a 0.00 ERA and every...
by guest | Jan 3, 2007 | Uncategorized
Well, what a year that turned out to be! Remember how warm it was at New Year’s? And the Blizzards that followed? I think my arms still ache from all the time spent with my shovel. And remember all the angst over who would close games back then? Who could have...
by guest | Dec 15, 2006 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devern Hansack, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have fantastic news for you today. Rather, I think it’s fantastic, and it impacts Fire Brand. Fire Brand will be at a new home on Monday. I will let you know the URL to update your bookmarks. As you know (or don’t know), I am the...
by guest | Dec 13, 2006 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daisuke Matsuzaka Chase, J.D. Drew, Julio Lugo
The Red Sox are throwing their financial muscle around again this offseason, but can you really say that their moves thus far have inspired your confidence? I can’t. I’m an equal-opportunity hater, if you will. My suspicions start with Daisuke Matsuzaka,...
by guest | Dec 10, 2006 | Argenis Diaz, Carlos Fernandez, Christian Lara, Leo Sumoza, Luis Jimenez, Manny Arambarris, Mike Hazen, Ricardo Burgos, Tony Granadillo
I recently had a chance to ask Sox Director of Player Development Mike Hazen a few questions about the minor league off-season. Here are his responses (some of the questions have been abridged or edited for clarity): Q: What is the level of coordination between the...