What's Coming Up
Here at Fire Brand, we’re starting to get into the swing of things. All this week you will see previews…
Category: Jonathan Papelbon
The Closer
Following a tumultuous off-season full of unneeded speculation and endless articles dissecting every angle of the Red Sox bullpen, and…
Papelbon Named Closer
The Red Sox will announce after today’s spring training game that Jonathan Papelbon has been tabbed the Red Sox closer.…
The K/BB of Red Sox Pitching
One thing I’ve noticed Red Sox pitchers doing a lot this spring is not walking batters. Time and time again…
ST Update – 3/17
I wasn’t worried by anything I saw from Papelbon today but his outing was slightly disappointing. He worked on all…
2007 Fire Brand Predictions
It’s time for the Fire Brand community predictions! Last year, we predicted three Red Sox hitters and three Red Sox…
Gotta Love It When They Do It With Style
The Red Sox have sure had their share of them. Those blood red socks seem to breed eccentricity, from Ted…
Cookie-Off 2007
For those of you who missed it last year, I don’t want you to miss out on what is becoming…
3/7 ST Recap: Rogers' Granny
The Red Sox continued their ways of winning, as they bested the New York Mets 9-5 behind a grand slam…
Monday Bits and Pieces
Curt Schilling’s changeup seems to be making progress, and he feels it’s good enough to be his No. 2 pitch.…