2007 Saves per Inning Pitched
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic…
Category: Francisco Rodriguez
“You never leave Boston without a homerun”
Manny Ramirez. What can be said? Manny was working on a fourth straight 150+ games played in a season when…
Walk-off shot for Ramirez gives Sox 2-0 series lead
Manny Ramirez made the Los Angeles Angels pay the second time around. Intentionally walking David Ortiz to get to Ramirez…
2007 Division Series Know Thy Enemy: LA Angels vs. Red Sox
Last year, the experience was shattered by an August collapse. In 2005, the postseason was washed away in the blink…
Four game lead with 3-1 loss
Joe Saunders pitched 7 2/3 innings earning his seventh victory of the season in the 3-1 win over the Boston…
Sox split series losing night cap 7-5
At this rate Eric Gagne may cause someone in Red Sox Nation to have a heart attack. For the third…
A night of unlikely’s
A rare homerun by Maicer Izturis, coupled with an ejection of Manny Ramirez, and some questionable calls lead to a…
The Wily Mo Dilemma
Last week, I profiled the bench that the Red Sox had and concluded that the Red Sox have the best…