Know Thy Enemy: 2008 Baltimore Orioles

by | 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...

Dice-K touched up for 7 runs in third inning, Sox lose 11-5

by | Sep 8, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Leicester, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Miguel Tejada, Nick Markakis, Tike Redman

A Matt Moore grand slam capped off a seven run inning for the Baltimore Orioles who beat the Boston Red Sox 11-5. Nick Markakis and Tike Redman homered for the Orioles and David Ortiz had two doubles while hitting his 28th homerun of the season, but Matsuzaka had a...

Ellsbury homers and fixes scoreboard in 3-2 win over O’s

by | Sep 2, 2007 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Daniel Cabrera, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Millar, Melvin Mora, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis, Ramon Hernandez

Jacoby Ellsbury hit his first Major League homerun for the Boston Red Sox and Jon Lester earned his third victory of the season beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Hideki Okajima earned his 25th hold of the season and Jonathan Papelbon closed the door in the ninth for...

Buchholz throws no-hitter in 2nd M.L. start

by | 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...

Gagne gags up another loss

by | Aug 12, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Corey Patterson, Curt Schilling, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Mike Flanagan, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona

Same situation for Eric Gagne: a lead in the eighth inning. The same result: a blown lead for the Red Sox (70-47). Gagne coughed up a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth as Miguel Tejada whacked a two run homerun to tie it at 3-3. Kevin Millar added insult to injury...