by shawn medeiros | Apr 11, 2009 | Brad Penny, Javier Lopez, Jered Weaver, Justin Masterson, Tim Wakefield
Sean McAdam and the Boston Red Sox had one thing in common last night. Both of their performances were terrible. With that said, thank goodness for Rex Hudler in the third and fourth innings. Jered Weaver struck out eight batters in 6 2/3 innings pitched allowing four...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 9, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Evan Longoria, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Tim Wakefield, Troy Percival
Only three games into the season, Evan Longoria has already punched his name into the American League MVP race. And Matt Garza made a loud statement that the Rays aren’t a flash in the pan. Garza allowed one run over seven innings of work to win the rubber match...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 8, 2009 | Carlos Pena, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Evan Longoria, Grant Balfour, Jon Lester, Matt Garza
Most baseball analysts think Jon Lester will emerge as one of the best pitchers in the league this year. His start yesterday against the Tampa Bay Rays took a sharp left turn. And it wasn’t in the right direction. Lester was rocked for five runs including a...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 7, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....
by shawn medeiros | Jan 21, 2009 | Quick Post
Hello FireBrand community! Chances are you are looking for something to read today since I totally blew off my article. My bad. I promise to be back in the swing of things, but in the meantime, check out the latest mailbag from the Boston Globe’s Amalie...