by evan brunell | Jul 31, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, J.D. Drew, Jermaine Dye, Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen, Trades, Wily Mo Pena
Note: I’ll be obsessively tracking the the moves by Theo made (if any) today throughout the day. As soon as I can get any shred of information that a deal is done, you can find that information right here at Fire Brand. Looking forward to a monumental day...
by mike edelman | Jul 28, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Dioner Navarro, Doug Mirabelli, J.D. Drew, Jason Hammel, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Ty Wigginton
Tim Wakefield pitched 6 innings of one run ball en route to helping the Boston Red Sox (63-40) win 7-1 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Wakefield improved his record at Tropicana Field to 8-0 and his lifetime record to 17-2 against the Devil Rays, but the win was...
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how deep of a playoff run they have the potential to enjoy? A partial list would include: starting rotation, bullpen strength, everyday offense, defense,...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 24, 2007 | Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Grady Sizemore, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
A setback is a setup for a comeback. Jon Lester returned from a big setback beating out a treatable form of lymphoma cancer and on “his” day, Lester went out and got two victories: a win in his first return to the Major Leagues beating Cleveland 6-2 and a...
by zach hayes | Jul 23, 2007 | Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen
The third installment of 3 Up, 3 Down before getting ready for a huge four-game set in Cleveland and Jon Lester
by shawn medeiros | Jul 23, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jim Thome, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Paul Konerko, Tim Wakefield
After a somewhat awful stretch of baseball certain Boston Red Sox players have been putting together good games and turning it around. Those players include Coco Crisp, Julio Lugo, and J.D. Drew, but one of the most important players Sox Nation has wanted to see get...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 22, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Eric Hinske, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Kason Gabbard, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
Coco Crisp drove in five RBI’s and Kason Gabbard earned his fourth victory of the season beating the Chicago White Sox (43-53) in a romping defeat 11-2. Crisp has hit .370 in his last 29 games and has driven in eighth RBI’s in his past two games hitting...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 21, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin
Coco Crisp and Julio Lugo combined for seven RBI’s, J.D. Drew had one RBI, but a bad call took away a three-run homer from Drew, and Josh Beckett earned his 13th win of the season in the 10-3 defeat over the Chicago White Sox (43-52). A four run fifth inning was...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 17, 2007 | Alex Gordon, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Javier Lopez, John Buck, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Mark Grudzielanek, Tim Wakefield, Tony Pena Jr.
Rookie Kansas City Royals’ (40-53) third baseman Alex Gordon went 3-4 with three runs and a double and Billy Butler, Tony Pena, Jr., and John Buck each drove in two runs in the 9-3 win over the Boston Red Sox (56-37). It was a tight game until the top of the...
by zach hayes | Jul 12, 2007 | Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
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