by dpoarch | Mar 10, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, Dylan Bundy, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Pedro Strop, Steve Johnson, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton
Baltimore Orioles 2013 Season Preview When we starting the Know Thy Enemy series, I specifically requested to cover the Orioles. There was a specific reason for that – I wanted to write about what I think will be the biggest fall-to-earth team in baseball. I...
by josh lacey | Apr 3, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Delcarmen, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell
The 2009 Boston Red Sox are in the final stages of preparing for what is certain to be an entertaining and exciting season. The spring is finally behind us, the roster is set and the team is moving northward to christen Citi Field with some Major League talent. Now...
by josh lacey | Mar 31, 2009 | Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, B.J. Ryan, Brandon League, Brian Tallet, David Purcey, Dustin McGowan, Jason Frasor, Jeremy Accardo, Jesse Litsch, John McDonald, Know Thy Enemy, Lyle Overbay, Marco Scutaro, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Scott Downs, Scott Rolen, Shaun Marcum, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
It wasn’t long ago that the Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be in the position now occupied by the Tampa Bay Rays as the third wheel atop the American League East. While there is some strong young talent in Toronto, J.P. Riccardi’s five year plan is...
by evan brunell | Mar 24, 2008 | Alex Cora, Bobby Kielty, Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
You guessed it — we’re picking the Red Sox to repeat as American League East Division Champions. Coming off a World Series, the Red Sox will look to repeat and make it three titles in five years (shades of the Patriots). The Red Sox have a strong team...
by zach hayes | Mar 21, 2008 | Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Bobby Abreu, Brian Cashman, Chien-Ming Wang, Derek Jeter, Hank Steinbrenner, Hideki Matsui, Ian Kennedy, Jason Giambi, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Girardi, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Know Thy Enemy, Kyle Farnsworth, LaTroy Hawkins, Mariano Rivera, Melky Cabrera, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano
Much like this year’s political campaigns, Yankee fans want change. Ever since the Luis Gonzalez bloop single fell into shallow left field, ending the Yankee reign atop the baseball world, the franchise has seemingly never been the same. And ǃ˙never been the...
by mike edelman | Mar 19, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, Andrew Friedman, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Gary Glover, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Joe Maddon, Jonny Gomes, Know Thy Enemy, Rocco Baldelli, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival
When you’ve finished nine of the ten seasons in your franchise’s history in last place of your division and you’ve only cracked the 70 win mark once, maybe a change of name serves to help wipe that slate clean. At least the Tampa Bay Rays and their...
by zach hayes | Oct 24, 2007 | 2007 World Series, Aaron Cook, Brad Hawpe, Brian Fuentes, Colorado Rockies, Garrett Atkins, Jeff Francis, Josh Fogg, Know Thy Enemy, LaTroy Hawkins, Todd Helton
Shortened World Series Know Thy Enemy due to a chaotic couple days here for the Fire Brand scribes, but I managed to write up a quick comparison between the Red Sox and Rockies in what should be a wild Fall Classic 2007…. INFIELD Rockies: Yorvit Torrealba, Todd...
by zach hayes | Oct 10, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Aaron Fultz, C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eric Gagne, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jake Westbrook, Joe Borowski, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Delcarmen, Paul Byrd, Tim Wakefield
Some quick Red Sox/Indians notes before we finish the ALCS Know Thy Enemy
by zach hayes | Oct 9, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Bobby Kielty, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Franklin Gutierrez, Grady Sizemore, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jhonny Peralta, Julio Lugo, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Travis Hafner, Trot Nixon
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...
by zach hayes | Oct 1, 2007 | 2007 ALDS, Chone Figgins, Chris Bootcheck, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Moseley, Ervin Santana, Francisco Rodriguez, Garrett Anderson, Gary Matthews Jr., J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Juan Rivera, Know Thy Enemy, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Orlando Cabrera, Reggie Willits, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Vladimir Guerrero
Last year, the experience was shattered by an August collapse. In 2005, the postseason was washed away in the blink of an eye. The magical postseasons of 2004 and 2003 will never be forgotten, and we all sincerely hope 2007 adds its name to that cherished list. The...
