by shawn medeiros | Jun 11, 2008 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Bartolo Colon, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jay Payton, Josh Beckett, Kevin Millar, Manny Ramirez
Another Red Sox rally led this time by J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez was squandered by the bullpen brass as Boston lost 10-6. Down 4-3 headed into the bottom of the fifth inning Drew and Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs to give the Sox a 6-4 lead.
by shawn medeiros | May 14, 2008 | Baltimore Orioles, Hideki Okajima, Jay Payton
A lead for the third straight game spelled
by evan brunell | Mar 18, 2008 | Adam Jones, Adam Loewen, Andy McPhail, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Burres, Brian Roberts, Chad Bradford, Daniel Cabrera, Dave Trembley, Dennis Sarfate, Freddy Bynum, George Sherrill, Greg Aquino, Guillermo Quiroz, James Hoey, Jamie Walker, Jay Gibbons, Jay Payton, Jeremy Guthrie, Kevin Millar, Lance Cormier, Luis Hernandez, Luke Scott, Matt Albers, Melvin Mora, Mike Flanagan, Nick Markakis, Ramon Hernandez, Steve Trachsel
Welcome to the 2008 Know Thy Enemy series. A staple of Fire Brand that covers all AL East foes plus itself, it starts early this year because the Red Sox are headed to Japan to open the 2008 season against the Oakland Athletics. What follows is Fire Brand’s...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 2, 2007 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Corey Patterson, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jay Payton, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
Read the initial reaction to the no hitter by Evan Brunell Even if Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start he was going to be sent back down to the minor leagues. No need for Buccholz to go back down to the minors now as Buccholz pitched his...
by mike edelman | Mar 27, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Chris Gomez, Hayden Penn, Jay Gibbons, Jay Payton, Know Thy Enemy, Miguel Tejada, Paul Bako
C: Ramon Hernandez (2006 stats: .275/.343/.479) | Paul Bako (2006 stats: .209/.261/.229) After becoming a Venezuelan hero in the Caribbean World Series, Ramon Hernandez had a very successful first season in Baltimore. The then 7 year veteran catcher came from the West...
by evan brunell | Feb 22, 2007 | Aaron Hill, Alex Cora, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Chad Spann, Chris Gomez, David Murphy, Doug Mirabelli, Eddie Rogers, Elijah Dukes, Eric Hinske, Greg Norton, Jason Phillips, Jay Gibbons, Jay Payton, Joe McEwing, John McDonald, Jonny Gomes, Josh Paul, Josh Phelps, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cairo, New York Yankees, Paul Bako, Reed Johnson, Tampa Bay Rays, Theo Epstein, Toronto Blue Jays, Ty Wigginton, Wil Nieves, Wily Mo Pena
You might be asking, “who cares?” You know this article’s about the bench, and you don’t really care about the bench. You care about David Ortiz’s new truck, Manny Ramirez flouting the rules, Daisuke Matsuzaka’s laugh and the time...