Simply not our night, lose 13-6

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...

Know Thy Enemy Part I: ALCS 2007 Preview- Indians vs. Red Sox

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...

Matsuzaka pitches gem while outdueling Sabathia in 1-0 win

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...

Goodbye, Trot

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...

Manny, It's all about Manny

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...

A good defense is the best offense?

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...