by evan brunell | Jun 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
GO MO! (As a young kid, my photography skills clearly needed work.) Click the image to see it bigger. Does anyone remember this...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Throughout the NBA playoffs, I’ve thought about interesting ways to integrate the Celtics into a post. For the life of me, I couldn’t think of a good parallel between baseball and basketball. But then I realized something, as a fan it’s not always...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
Fellow Fire Brander’s…Paul and I are heading into the podcast studio this evening and are looking for people to call in before 6:30 pm to 360-450-MVN3 (6863) and answer the following question: Are you a fan of interleague play and why? If you can’t...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
The old saying goes, “what a difference a day makes,” but with the 2008 Boston Red Sox it might be better said, “what a difference a day off makes.” The baseball season is a mental and physical grind; it wears you down. Want evidence, just look...
by zach hayes | Jun 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
Scanning through the latest update of AL All-Star voting shows a ton of Red Sox and Yankees are going to start this season, and that’s not necessarily a good thing for the AL’s chances. The two teams immense popularity around the US means Kevin Youkilis,...
by evan brunell | Jun 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
The previous poll asked: With David Ortiz out, the ideal lineup would have: Crisp, Jacoby, Drew in OF and Manny DH 75% of all votes Manny in LF, Bonds DH 14% of all votes Manny in LF, Youk/Casey/Carter DH 11% of all votes Pretty overwhelming amount of people want the...
by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
Chat about the draft here! Follow the live coverage at MLB Draft University and the debut of MVN LIVE. The Red Sox have the 30th (and final) pick in the first round, plus a supplemental first (No. 45) for “losing” Eric Gagne. 63 percent want the Sox...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
Coming into the season, even the optimistic Rays fans couldn’t have seen this type of success coming. “Come June 1st, you’ll have the best record in the American League” would be followed by nothing more than chuckles and snickers. “But...
by evan brunell | Jun 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
What current area of concern is most crucial to the Sox’s October hopes? RP 69% of all votes Injuries of SP 15% of all votes SS 14% of all votes Who’s our starting CF? 1% of all votes Don’t forget, guys, that our relievers have actually done pretty...
by zach hayes | May 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
Earl Weaver once remarked on what separates the game of baseball from other popular sports: