by scandage | May 23, 2013 | Alex Wilson, Andrew Miller, Asdrubal Cabrera, Blake Wood, Boston Red Sox, Brett Myers, Bryan Shaw, Chris Perez, Clayton Mortensen, Cleveland Indians, Cody Allen, Corey Kluber, Craig Breslow, David Ortiz, Drew Stubbs, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Frank Herrmann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Giambi, Jason Kipnis, Joe Smith, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Tomlin, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Koji Uehara, Lou Marson, Mark Reynolds, Matt Albers, Michael Bourn, Michael Brantley, Mike Carp, Nick Swisher, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Raburn, Scott Kazmir, Terry Francona, Yan Gomes, Zach McAllister
After winning just one of three in Chicago, the Boston Red Sox (28-19, second place, 0.5 games behind in the AL East) return home to face Terry Francona‘s Cleveland Indians (26-19, first place in the AL Central, 0.5 games ahead). The Red Sox are 6-4 in their...
by mike silver | Oct 22, 2009 | Brett Myers, Gabe Kapler, Jed Hoyer, John Smoltz, Rick Ankiel, Tim Wakefield
Wake Undergoes Surgery Tim Wakefield underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a herniated disk and loose bone fragment in his back. Wakefield is expected to pitch next year and should be ready for Spring Training. The 43 year-old vet was visually hampered last year,...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
