by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 8, 2007 | Brandon Inge, Carlos Guillen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Gary Sheffield, J.D. Drew, Jeff Bailey, Julio Lugo, Marcus Thames, Nate Robertson, Todd Jones
With the tying run 90 feet away, J.D. Drew stranded Dustin Pedroia at third base losing to the Detroit Tigers (52-34) in a 6-5 ball game. Down 6-2 in the seventh the Boston Red Sox (53-34) managed to make it a one run ball game going into the ninth on back-to-back...
by evan brunell | Apr 29, 2007 | Deaths, Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals, Todd Jones
Josh Hancock, a right-handed relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and former Boston prospect, passed away today from injuries resulting from a car accident. Born in 1978, Hancock was drafted in the fifth round of the 1998 draft by the Red Sox as a starter and...
by mike edelman | Feb 21, 2007 | Adam Wainwright, Devern Hansack, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Todd Jones
The spectre of a closer! And until now a specter is all we appear to have to fill the role. We all can remember the stellar job Jonathan Papelbon did last year. If I closed my eyes right now I could most definitely imagine him filling the role in 2007. That however,...
