by lee perrault | Feb 7, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
In honor of the Super Bo.. um, Big Game today (please don’t sue me, Roger Goodell!), Fire Brand is going Vegas today and presenting some prop bets for the upcoming season. Which ones would you be laying money on or avoiding? 10-1: Tim Wakefield opens the season...
by lee perrault | Jan 24, 2010 | Carlton Fisk, Steroids
[picappgallerysingle id=”3357862″ align=”left”] The Chicago Tribune caught up with Carlton Fisk this week amid the new steroid drama circling Mark McGwire. Our old fireplug catcher responded as we would have expected, lambasting McGwire and the...
by lee perrault | Jan 17, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon, Theo Epstein
With arbitration cases kicking in, payroll comes to the forefront of team concerns this week. While the Red Sox only have 4 arbitration cases left to settle, we can start to look at the overall payroll concerns going into 2010 and beyond. 2010 is supposed to be our...
by lee perrault | Jan 10, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury
Theo Epstein revisited his “bridge” comment a few months back to the Herald on Saturday. After the myriad of conversations we’ve had here recently, I felt the timing of his bridge wrap-up after the past few (excellent) signings was quite poignant....
by lee perrault | Jan 4, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Quick Post
EVAN, 8:47 PM Someone pinch me… feels like I’m dreaming. Peter Gammons reports the Red Sox have inked Beltre to a one-year deal worth $9 million, with a player option for an additional $5 million. (Roche concurs.) Not only do the Sox get a vacuum at third,...
