Red Sox romp Indians in ALCS opener

David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez set the pace for the Red Sox offense who reached base a combined 10 times and Josh Beckett earned the win pitching for 6 innings with seven strikeouts beating the Cleveland Indians 10-3. Ortiz was 2-2 with two walks and Ramirez was 2-2...

Know Thy Enemy Part I: ALCS 2007 Preview- Indians vs. Red Sox

Here we stand, on the date of October 10, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 American League Championship Series. Here we stood, on the date of March 31, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 baseball season. On March 31, we had no way of knowing...

Matsuzaka pitches gem while outdueling Sabathia in 1-0 win

Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven innings strong and Mike Lowell blooped home the only run on a single to left to beat 13 game winner C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians 1-0. Matsuzaka only allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out six on 98 pitches (60 for...

A good defense is the best offense?

With the continued radio silence from Fenway, it’s pretty hard to generate new blog material on the Red Sox right now, as Evan can attest. A week or so ago, we Firebranders already talked about the domino-effect scenario we’re facing: once the BrainTrust...