by shawn medeiros | May 27, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Seattle Mariners, Terry Francona
Through seven innings Felix Hernandez had been dominant, the eighth inning was so much different. Dustin Pedroia hit a ground rule double to deep left field scoring Julio Lugo making it 2-1. Pedroia’s RBI double then ensued a Hernandez collapse. Boston went on...
by shawn medeiros | May 19, 2008 | David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Milwaukee Brewers, Terry Francona
David Ortiz homered twice while Josh Beckett gave up four long balls in Boston’s 11-7 win over the Brew Crew. Beckett improved to 5-3 on the season despite the four tall jacks pitching for 7 innings, striking out nine but giving up six runs. With the win Boston...
by mike edelman | May 12, 2008 | David Ortiz, Terry Francona
Just another Joe Morgan interview with a manager…that is until Big Papi steps in. Watch Papi as the clip goes on. You can see him holding himself back at first, and then he can’t resist himself.
by shawn medeiros | Apr 27, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Clay Buchholz, Edwin Jackson, James Shields, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
The Tampa Bay Rays had never faced Clay Buchholz until last night and it showed until the bottom of the eighth inning.
by shawn medeiros | Apr 22, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jonathan Papelbon, Los Angeles Angels, Terry Francona
Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia combined for seven hits and three RBI’s to push the Sox past the Angels in a back and forth game, 7-6. Ellsbury homered twice, his first multi-homerun game of his career, but the most important aspect of his night was playing...
by evan brunell | Mar 31, 2008 | Terry Francona
Readers of Fire Brand of the American League have been aware of my fandom for manager Terry Francona. Simply put, I feel he’s an excellent manager who could be considered one of the greatest managers in the game today. That perception of mine has taken a hit...
by evan brunell | Mar 10, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Chih-Hsiang Huang, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dusty Brown, George Kottaras, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Michael Almanzar, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Oscar Tejeda, Terry Francona
Last night, I participated in a chat over at New England Sports Country. Here are some questions I answered… “Why isn’t Devern Hansack in the equation for #5”? His #’s are worthy . . . in AA and Boston 2006, and AAA 2007 (his 3.61ERA....
by evan brunell | Mar 6, 2008 | Terry Francona
Eric Seidman over at Statistically Speaking is working on a book, and as part of this book, he takes a look at the Michael Jordan baseball era. Who was the manager? None other than our very own Terry Francona, then in the Chicago White Sox system. In 1994, Francona...
by evan brunell | Feb 25, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Terry Francona
The most successful postseason manager in the history of baseball has agreed to a contract extension to stay with the Red Sox through at least 2011. Francona, who has a .710 winning percentage in the playoffs (minimum 20 games), acknowledged that talks got a little...
by evan brunell | Feb 24, 2008 | Terry Francona
Terry Francona has signed a three-year deal (with two options), keeping him with the Red Sox through at least 2011. More tomorrow. Read the press release...
