by evan brunell | Mar 26, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett
Here at Fire Brand, we’re starting to get into the swing of things. All this week you will see previews of every team in the division, otherwise known as my yearly “Know Thy Enemy” series. For the first time, I’m allowing others to infringe on...
by zach hayes | Mar 23, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Roger Clemens, Spring Training
Following a tumultuous off-season full of unneeded speculation and endless articles dissecting every angle of the Red Sox bullpen, and which one of our pickups or mainstays would fit himself into that closer’s role, the young man who dominated in 2006 will be...
by evan brunell | Mar 22, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Snyder, Spring Training
The Red Sox will announce after today’s spring training game that Jonathan Papelbon has been tabbed the Red Sox closer. This means that a battle for the fifth spot in the rotation will ensue. Leaders for the rotation are Kyle Snyder, Julian Tavarez and Devern...
by evan brunell | Mar 22, 2007 | Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Minnesota Twins, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
One thing I’ve noticed Red Sox pitchers doing a lot this spring is not walking batters. Time and time again I keep hearing “he struck out (insert number here) and walked none.” It’s been happening a lot, so I wanted to see if it was just me or...
by mike edelman | Mar 17, 2007 | Devern Hansack, Hideki Okajima, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon
I wasn’t worried by anything I saw from Papelbon today but his outing was slightly disappointing. He worked on all his pitches but had trouble locating his fastball from the start. His location with it appeared to get a little better as the game went on but at...
by evan brunell | Mar 14, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo
It’s time for the Fire Brand community predictions! Last year, we predicted three Red Sox hitters and three Red Sox pitchers’ seasons. We didn’t do so bad. This year we will do the same, but add in division predictions as well. All you have to do is...
by mike edelman | Mar 14, 2007 | Curt Schilling, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez
The Red Sox have sure had their share of them. Those blood red socks seem to breed eccentricity, from Ted Williams going pigeon shooting in the Fenway outfield to the 2004 team taking shots of whiskey prior to every game of the World Series. Even the spelling of the...
by mike edelman | Mar 12, 2007 | Jonathan Papelbon
For those of you who missed it last year, I don’t want you to miss out on what is becoming an annual Spring Training tradition. Last year this competition was hilarious and this year it was even better. My favorite part was the appearance of...
by evan brunell | Mar 8, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eddie Rogers, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
The Red Sox continued their ways of winning, as they bested the New York Mets 9-5 behind a grand slam in the bottom ninth inning by minor league journeyman Ed Rogers. SS Julio Lugo led the Red Sox in runs scored with two, finishing 1/2 with a walk and Kevin Youkilis...
by evan brunell | Mar 5, 2007 | Curt Schilling, Eric Hinske, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Spring Training, Terry Francona, Wily Mo Pena
Curt Schilling’s changeup seems to be making progress, and he feels it’s good enough to be his No. 2 pitch. If true, it could offer a new look to batters, and Schilling could be in line for another strong season. Developing another strong pitch this late...
