Where Are They Now?; The Justin Masterson Edition
I never shut games off. It doesn’t matter if the Sox are down by seven in the fifth inning or…
Category: Boston Red Sox
Greatest Game Trivia: Remembering Wakefield
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Currently, seven different people are…
Tim Wakefield to Retire
After 19 seasons in the major leagues, 17 with the Boston Red Sox, 45-year-old Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is set to…
Will Crawford’s Comeback Season Be Stalled?
No one projected Carl Crawford to play so poorly last season. Rather, many experts thought that his move to Fenway…
Sabermetric Spring Training: wOBA
After reviewing FIP last week I thought we would take a look at a stat on the offensive side. This…
Who Makes Your All-Fenway Team?
This past Monday, the Red Sox announced that they will celebrate 100 years of Fenway Park with the All-Fenway team.…
Three Questions Facing the Red Sox this Spring
After a September collapse that knocked the Red Sox out of the playoffs, many fans and analysts expected the organization…
Miscellaneous Thoughts On The Precipice Of Spring Training
A few thoughts as we wait out that anticipatory time between Truck Day and Spring Training: Is Roy Oswalt even…
ZiPS-a-Dee-Do-Dah
Dan Szymborski is the creator of the ZiPS projection system. Whether you have read his musings on Baseball Think Factory,…
Taking A Look At Keith Law’s Top 100 Prospect List
On Thursday, ESPN analyst Keith Law released his annual ranking of the top 100 prospects in the game. Before ESPN,…