Six runs in the 12th inning push Boston to the 12-6 win in extras
Jonathan Papelbon blew his second save of the season in 25 chances, but Boston bailed out their closer scoring six…
Category: Akinori Iwamura
Dice-K dazzles against D-Rays, throws eight scoreless innings
Finally, the Boston Red Sox (51-31) lineup returned the favor to Daisuke Matsuzaka giving him run support against the Tampa…
I hate off-days.
The headline says it all. Some quickies: The controversy surrounding A-Rod is 100 percent acceptable. It doesn’t matter if he…
Land of the Rising Imports
In 1872, a 29-year-old professor of English at Tokyo University introduced baseball to Japan. The professor, named Horace Wilson, was…
Know Thy Enemy 2007: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
This is the first installment of our annual Know Thy Enemy series, where Firebrand goes in-depth and analyzes the key…
Should the Red Sox Bid on Igawa and Iwamura?
There are two Japanese players that the Red Sox have their eye on other than the famed Daisuke Matsuzaka, and…
Top 40 Free Agents: 40-21
With a wicked Adam Wainwright curveball thrown past a swinging Brandon Inge for the last out of the World Series,…