by shawn medeiros | Oct 14, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eric Gagne, Fausto Carmona, Franklin Gutierrez, Jake Westbrook, Javier Lopez, Jhonny Peralta, Jon Lester, Trot Nixon
After what was a back-and-forth game the whole night the Cleveland Indians broke open the 11th inning scoring 7 runs en route to a 13-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox tying the series at 1-1. Eric Gagne once again did not hold the fort down getting no outs and...
by zach hayes | Oct 9, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Bobby Kielty, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Franklin Gutierrez, Grady Sizemore, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jhonny Peralta, Julio Lugo, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Travis Hafner, Trot Nixon
Here we stand, on the date of October 10, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 American League Championship Series. Here we stood, on the date of March 31, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 baseball season. On March 31, we had no way of knowing...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 25, 2007 | C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jhonny Peralta, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Trot Nixon
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven innings strong and Mike Lowell blooped home the only run on a single to left to beat 13 game winner C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians 1-0. Matsuzaka only allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out six on 98 pitches (60 for...
by shawn medeiros | May 29, 2007 | Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Trot Nixon
Trot Nixon’s return to Boston (35-15) was met with a standing ovation, a Curt Schilling 10 strikeout performance, and a Kevin Youkilis inside the park homerun in a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians (31-18). Quite an eventful night. Schilling (5-2) who struggled...
by mike edelman | Apr 11, 2007 | Chien-Ming Wang, Craig Hansen, David Pauley, Devern Hansack, John Lackey, Julian Tavarez, Kason Gabbard, Runelvys Hernandez, Trot Nixon
If you’ve been reading Fire Brand for no more than a few weeks now, you’re probably well aware of how I feel about Devern Hansack. I feel as though he can be very successful in the majors by virtue of his veteran experience both in amateur and professional...
by evan brunell | Jan 19, 2007 | Trot Nixon
Trot Nixon is departing the Red Sox after spending his entire baseball career (13 seasons) with the Boston Red Sox. Nixon, sporting a career .278/.366/.478 line, is off to the Cleveland Indians, signing a one-year, $3 million deal. A right-fielder who primarily...
by evan brunell | Dec 5, 2006 | Adam Jones, Andy LaRoche, Andy Pettitte, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Wilson, Chad Cordero, Hayden Penn, J.D. Drew, J.J. Putz, Jason Jennings, Jon Lieber, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Capellan, Kevin Mench, Marcus Giles, Mark Loretta, Mike Gonzalez, Noah Lowry, Salomon Torres, Trading Manny Saga, Trot Nixon, Washington Nationals
There’s way too much stuff going on at the winter meetings for me to post any comprehensive article today. It’s about Manny today, as there were a blizzard of news. First, as we all probably know by now, Sunday at midnight (so technically Monday) the Red...
by evan brunell | Dec 2, 2006 | Aaron Fultz, Baltimore Orioles, Chan Ho Park, David Riske, Doug Mirabelli, Gabe Kapler, Joe Borowski, Keith Foulke, Pedro Feliz, Ronnie Belliard, Shea Hillenbrand, Trot Nixon
So, who got offered arbitration by the Red Sox? Trot Nixon did not get offered arbitration. Mark Loretta, Gabe Kapler and Doug Mirabelli were also not offered arbitration. The lone offer was to Keith Foulke, a near certainty not to return, giving the Red Sox a...
by evan brunell | Nov 10, 2006 | J.D. Drew, Trot Nixon, Wily Mo Pena
J.D. DREW / MLB.COM The story here is that J.D. Drew has opted out of the final three years of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He’s leaving $33 million on the table because he was unhappy in Los Angeles, and the Dodgers’ GM Ned Colletti says...
by guest | Nov 8, 2006 | Alex Gonzalez, Brandon Inge, Brian Anderson, Curtis Granderson, Eric Chavez, Ichiro Suzuki, Ivan Rodriguez, Jason Varitek, Jhonny Peralta, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Loretta, Robinson Cano, Torii Hunter, Trot Nixon, Vernon Wells
With the continued radio silence from Fenway, it’s pretty hard to generate new blog material on the Red Sox right now, as Evan can attest. A week or so ago, we Firebranders already talked about the domino-effect scenario we’re facing: once the BrainTrust...
