World Series Champions

Looking back, it all seems so worth it. In any field of work or life, finishing a long and time consuming experiment or project always gives you a sense of satisfaction and relief. If your completely task is deemed a failure, all of the work, determination and hours...

Rolling Rally Get Together!

If anyone is interested, current Fire Brand commenter Steven Roth and I will be attending the rolling rally, which starts at 12 p.m. tomorrow. We’ll be at the Shell Station at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Boylston St. and Ipswich St. (1241 Boylston St.) If any...

Sweet Victory.

It’s happened again. After waiting 86 years, we only had to wait three this go-round. Tom Werner, on the podium after accepting the championship trophy, put it best. The 2004 World Series was for all the grandfathers and ancestors who have lived and died with...

Role reversal in Game 2, Sox win with pitching not hitting

Coin it a new term: The Papa-Jima show. Curt Schilling called the duo of Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon the Papa-Jima show after both dominated the Colorado Rockies in the 2-1 win in Game 2 of the World Series. Both combined for 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief...