by tom fratamico | Apr 11, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Jorge Posada, New York Yankees
One of the beautiful aspects of baseball is the lack of a clock. A game ends after 27 outs (when the game isn’t tied, which is another wonderful element). But baseball is not watched in a vacuum. Few things in life are not influenced by time. Hence, I agree with...
by jake digregorio | Apr 7, 2010 | Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, John Lackey, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (1-1) @ Boston Red Sox (1-1) Andy Pettitte (0-0, -.–) @ John Lackey (0-0, -.–) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN / ESPN 2 RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: A night after the Yankees battled back to even up the...
by jake digregorio | Apr 6, 2010 | A.J. Burnett, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (0-1) @ Boston Red Sox (1-0) A.J. Burnett (0-0, -.–) @ Jon Lester (0-0, -.–) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN / MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: After an opening night for the ages, the Boston Red...
by mike silver | Apr 5, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, cc sabathia, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
On a night when the Boston marketing department pulled out all the stops, the players on the field managed to match them every step of the way. There was no shortage of excitement in this one. From Neil Diamond’s 8th inning appearance to Pedroia’s two-run...
by jake digregorio | Apr 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (0-0) @ Boston Red Sox (0-0) CC Sabathia (0-0, -.–) @ Josh Beckett (0-0, -.–) 8:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: ESPN2 / NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Yankees have had their moment in the sun. Now, Josh...
by mike silver | Apr 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Quick Post
And the season begins… There’s no doubt the bureaucrats “got it right” on this one – pairing the league’s biggest rivals in the 2010 MLB opener. All signs point to a classic, fit with a marquee pitching matchup, palpable hatred on both sides, and the two best teams...
by tom fratamico | Apr 3, 2010 | Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson
Tom Fratamico, of El Guapo’s Ghost, joins Fire Brand… With Opening Night tomorrow pitting arguably Major League Baseball’s most heated rivalry and two best teams, the seemingly around-the-clock sports media coverage has dissected the match up from nearly...
by evan brunell | Mar 5, 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball Personnel, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
As the advent of spring training games are upon us, I thought I’d kick off everyone’s favorite little exercise by providing my own personal predictions as to how I think the season will shake out. Now, before I do so, a word of caution: predictions can...
by mike silver | Feb 22, 2010 | Joba Chamberlain, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Phil Hughes
For a team that won the 2009 league championship while standing atop the AL East leaderboards for much of the past decade, the team would seem, at first glance, bereft of sleepers. Not so, however, even for these ’09 defending champions. A favorite even at this early...
by mike silver | Dec 23, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Javier Vazquez, New York Yankees
Haymakers and The Vazquez Deal Punch. Then counter punch. The Sox signed John Lackey. Then the Yankees added Javier Vazquez. While not a knockout punch by any means, the move is a big blow by any measure – maybe a rib-buster or a deep cut above the left eye....
