by evan brunell | Jun 2, 2008 | Alex Cora, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
May saw the Red Sox go 17-12 and a concerning trend arise: road struggles. Three straight wins in Baltimore seem to be the cure, but can the Red Sox keep up with the Tampa Bay Rays? The Rays are one behind the Chicago Cubs for the best MLB record, and a crucial three...
by mike edelman | May 6, 2008 | Brandon Moss, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Manny Ramirez, Sean Casey
As some of you may have been able to tell by the proclivity of my posts to include tables of data from some new found online tool or database that I happened to stumble upon, I love finding new ways to analyze what we live and watch every day with our favorite...
by evan brunell | May 5, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Another season, another Month to Month! The Red Sox got off to a pretty good start. There’s been a ton of storylines so far this month, but for the most part, the team has come hot out of the gates, proving that perhaps they weren’t overrated after all....
by zach hayes | Apr 23, 2008 | Sean Casey
The re-signing of Curt Schilling and Mike Lowell dominated the off-season headlines. The word of Josh Beckett
by mike edelman | Apr 15, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A few weeks ago I asked “the crowd” here at MVN and specifically the Fire Brand community to participate in an social experiment of the highest order of importance to the future of mankind. The challenge at the time was to investigate the merits of group...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 14, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Sean Casey
Jacoby Ellsbury and Kevin Youkilis both drove in two RBIs and Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled but earned his third victory of the season in only five innings of work. On 116 pitches, Matsuzaka gave up four runs, walked six and struck out two in the win which was aided by...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 11, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Detroit Tigers, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Nate Robertson, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield, Zach Miner
Manny Ramirez, Kevin Youkilis, J.D. Drew, and Coco Crisp drove in two RBI’s a piece while Sean Casey drove in three to lead the offensive charge by the Red Sox (5-5) over the Detroit Tigers (1-8) for 12-6 win. Tim Wakefield picked up his first win of the season...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 6, 2008 | Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, David Eckstein, Frank Thomas, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Roy Halladay, Sean Casey
Clay Buchholz had a decent start compared to his last few surrendering three runs on six hits over five innings with seven strikeouts, but leave it to the Red Sox Pen to blow it open again.
by mike edelman | Mar 25, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
I usually write my posts the day before they publish here on Fire Brand of the American League and then press publish them when I get to my computer in the morning. In theory, today – as you read this – is no different. In reality however, as I publish...
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...
