How sweep it is!

by | Apr 22, 2008 | Texas Rangers

Winning streaks are fickle things at times. Just when you think you’ve figured something out, the rug can be snagged out from under you. The 2007 Boston Red Sox longest winning streak of the season last year came with it all on the line, winning their last seven...

The lack of strike one kills Jon Lester

by | Apr 18, 2008 | Jon Lester

Jon Lester has faced and overcome many obstacles in his young career. But on the mound, the one obstacle that has given him fits, and may be the key to his future success, is as simple as strike one. When Lester went 6 2/3 of scoreless, three hit innings in Oakland in...

The Wisdom of Crowds Results

by | Apr 15, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield

A few weeks ago I asked “the crowd” here at MVN and specifically the Fire Brand community to participate in an social experiment of the highest order of importance to the future of mankind. The challenge at the time was to investigate the merits of group...