The Pen is Set; Upgrade Complete

photo © 2008 Eric Savage | more info (via: Wylio) What a difference a year makes. The 2010 season was…

Ten Things to Watch for this Spring

photo © 2005 Ken Curtis | more info (via: Wylio)Spring training is finally “official”! Before we know it, lineup cards…

Theo Epstein Throws a Bunch of Darts at a Wall

photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Here is the best way to sum up the Red…

No LOOGY? No Problem

Baseball has become a game of specialized players, especially when it comes to the bullpen. The bullpen is so specialized…

Beckett, Lester Stop Treading Water

There’s just not a whole lot that can be said after a club gets swept by the worst team in baseball. Maybe “worst team in baseball” is a bit unfair to the Baltimore Orioles, but they earned that title by entering the weekend’s series at 4-18 (.181 winning percentage). Even a silver lining is tough to come by in this one. The Sox seem to have whatever April malady ailed the '08 and ’09 Yankees -- characterized by having either the offense or pitching working on any given night, but never at the same time, leading to frustrating losses and swings in performance. This past weekend was no different: the offense was stellar on Saturday, but Daisuke Matsuzaka, predictably, blew up while Tim Wakefield chipped in to combine for twelve runs allowed -- including 10 in the fifth and sixth innings. The Sox lost 12-9...

Know Thine Enemy 2009: Baltimore Orioles

It's time for Fire Brand's annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with.

Today, we talk fifth place; the consensus by Fire Brand to host that spot are the Baltimore Orioles.

Their offense, like it was last year, will be among the best in the league. The pitching? Terrible.

Matt Murton, Rich Hill to Boston?

Sent to Chicago in the Nomar Garciaparra trade, could Matt Murton be on his way back to Boston? The Chicago…