by evan brunell | Mar 30, 2009 | Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Cesar Izturis, Chris Ray, Danys Baez, Dennis Sarfate, Felix Pie, George Sherrill, Gregg Zaun, Hayden Penn, Jamie Walker, Jeremy Guthrie, Jim Johnson, Koji Uehara, Luke Scott, Mark Hendrickson, Matt Albers, Matt Wieters, Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis, Rich Hill, Ryan Freel, Ty Wigginton
It’s time for Fire Brand’s annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with. In most seasons, the predictions...
by mike edelman | Jul 28, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Dioner Navarro, Doug Mirabelli, J.D. Drew, Jason Hammel, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Ty Wigginton
Tim Wakefield pitched 6 innings of one run ball en route to helping the Boston Red Sox (63-40) win 7-1 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Wakefield improved his record at Tropicana Field to 8-0 and his lifetime record to 17-2 against the Devil Rays, but the win was...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 4, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Greg Norton, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Wigginton
Finally, the Boston Red Sox (51-31) lineup returned the favor to Daisuke Matsuzaka giving him run support against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (33-49) unlike in his last start against the Seattle Mariners. With an almost identical stat line from his last start against the...
by zach hayes | Mar 26, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, Andrew Friedman, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Casey Fossum, Chad Orvella, Delmon Young, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Elijah Dukes, Greg Norton, J.P. Howell, Jae Seo, James Shields, Joe Maddon, Jonny Gomes, Jorge Cantu, Josh Paul, Know Thy Enemy, Rocco Baldelli, Ruddy Lugo, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Camp, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Wigginton
This is the first installment of our annual Know Thy Enemy series, where Firebrand goes in-depth and analyzes the key members of each of our division rivals. We
by evan brunell | Feb 22, 2007 | Aaron Hill, Alex Cora, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Chad Spann, Chris Gomez, David Murphy, Doug Mirabelli, Eddie Rogers, Elijah Dukes, Eric Hinske, Greg Norton, Jason Phillips, Jay Gibbons, Jay Payton, Joe McEwing, John McDonald, Jonny Gomes, Josh Paul, Josh Phelps, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cairo, New York Yankees, Paul Bako, Reed Johnson, Tampa Bay Rays, Theo Epstein, Toronto Blue Jays, Ty Wigginton, Wil Nieves, Wily Mo Pena
You might be asking, “who cares?” You know this article’s about the bench, and you don’t really care about the bench. You care about David Ortiz’s new truck, Manny Ramirez flouting the rules, Daisuke Matsuzaka’s laugh and the time...
