My Thoughts On Jays Fans

Kirk Jones is a Fire Brand of the AL reader, a fan of the Red Sox stuck in Canada. Here he gives us a guest column on his thoughts about the Blue Jay fans. In the fall of 1985 I took a university class from one of those campus character professors. You know the type...

Red Sox Nicknames

Sam Killay, writer for the Devil Rays, is also a Red Sox fan. Here he writes down the nicknames of the Red Sox that we have given. Taking a leisurely tour of Bill James’ gigantic Historical Baseball Abstract, I’ve found myself especially interested in and...

Empty Chairs at Crowded Ballparks

Jeff Howe, MVN Angels writer, has a guest column for Fire Brand of the AL today. Sweat ran down my forehead like a creek ahead of an onrushing flood. The muscles in my legs screamed like Darin...

The West Coast Perspective of Keith Foulke

Dave Isaacs over at Athletics Supporters has done a guest post for Fire Brand. This guest post is especially interesting, for it is from the perspective of an A’s fan on Keith Foulke. Fascinating read. You know, as much as it pains me to say, for I like Foulke a...

Rocket v. Pedro

An absolutely sensational post from FourZeroSix comparing Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez’s Sox careers. “As far as Clemens/Pedro, there isn’t any doubt that Clemens has the better career numbers. I don’t know how anyone could consider Pedro...