by darryl johnston | Nov 6, 2011 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Dan Duquette, Joe Cronin, John Henry, Jose Offerman, Mo Vaughn, Roger Clemens, Theo Epstein
Ben Cherington is the 11th general manager in Boston Red Sox history. He was originally hired by former Sox general manager and now Orioles GM, Dan Duquette in 1997. After spending time as an advanced scout for the Cleveland Indians, Duquette brought Cherington into...
by darryl johnston | May 27, 2011 | 2004 World Series, Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Muze Clothing. Today’s trivia question is the 6th question in a contest that will run until May 31st. Pay attention to FireBrand because we have 4 questions coming up in the next...
by darryl johnston | Feb 9, 2011 | 2004 World Series, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Eric Gagne, Rich Hill, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Here is the best way to sum up the Red Sox 2011 approach to finding a left-handed option in the bullpen: We certainly like the non-roster options that we have from the left side with Rich Hill, Andrew Miller and Randy...
by darryl johnston | Feb 5, 2011 | 2004 World Series, 2007 ALCS, 2007 ALDS, 2007 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Before you start, READ THIS: On December 31st, 2003, Evan Brunell penned the article There is No Such Thing as ‘The Curse of the Babe’. On that day Fire Brand of the American League was born. Today we would like want to thank all of the great readers of...
by darryl johnston | Oct 6, 2010 | 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox
It was said that less that 12 people actually saw Tom Brunansky save the Red Sox season in 1990. Brunansky miraculously caught a line drive off the bat of Chicago’s Ozzie Guillen and in an instant, the Red Sox were launched into the playoffs. This season, the Red Sox...
by josh lacey | Jul 4, 2007 | 2004 World Series, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard
While the All-Star break isn
by evan brunell | Feb 16, 2007 | 2004 World Series, Keith Foulke
I heard some news just now that greatly saddened me – Keith Foulke is finished with baseball. Apparently, Foulke recently experienced pain in his elbow in recent days and decided to retire rather than struggle through a third consecutive injury-plagued year....
by evan brunell | Feb 6, 2007 | 2004 World Series, Alex Rodriguez, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Timlin, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Unaffiliated/Former Players
I’m proud to announce the unveiling of the Top 100 Red Sox, as worked on by a number of Red Sox bloggers. The home page is here. #100 and #99 were unveiled today, and I had the pleasure of kicking things off with #100. You can find that article at the Top 100...
by zach hayes | Jan 2, 2007 | 2004 World Series, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Julio Lugo, Mike Timlin
2006 was an up-and-down roller coaster ride for our beloved Boston Red Sox. Expectations of a team hoping to make the playoffs looked to be reached in a red hot first half of 2006 before the ship sank, crashed and burned into a disappointing third-place finish. This...
by zach hayes | Dec 11, 2006 | 2004 World Series, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daisuke Matsuzaka Chase, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Nomar Garciaparra, The Nomar Trade, Theo Epstein
THEO EPSTEIN / SPORTING NEWS Since Keith Foulke tossed the final out of the 2004 World Series to Doug Mientkiewicz, Theo Epstein’s pattern of development as general manager of the Red Sox has been as alarming as a botched John Kerry joke. The boy wonder, the...
