by mike edelman | Mar 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
As has been reported on in many places this morning, DirecTV subscribers waking up early to watch Opening Day were met with no TV signal on channels carrying the game. From homes to bars serving kegs and eggs, fans were left out in the cold with their team half a...
by mike edelman | Mar 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
Predict a player who is not in a Red Sox uniform now that will be before October. Rich Harden 20% of all votes Doug Mirabelli 19% of all votes Gerald Laird 18% of all votes Huston Street 11% of all votes Jeff Clement 10% of all votes Barry Bonds 7% of all votes Chad...
by evan brunell | Mar 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
…no, not from Pawtucket. From the Red Sox. The Cleveland Indians claimed the cerebral lefty off waivers from the Red Sox today. The move frees up a 40-man spot on the Red Sox and sends the Indians a reliever us fans have been clamoring to see more of for the...
by mike edelman | Mar 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Head on over to MVN Radio’s The Pitch today where yours truly joins Brandon Rosage to preview the 2008 Boston Red Sox. On a related note, we are in final discussions regarding the debut of a Red Sox podcast here at Fire Brand. One thing we are still missing is a...
by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you haven’t noticed, we introduced a new feature here at Fire Brand called “Quick Posts” — now we’ll be able to update more easily here at Fire Brand should any of us feel the need to and not feel guilty about “pushing...
by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Red Sox landed in Japan about a half-hour ago, early in the morning. In an attempt to quickly adjust their body to local time, they have all been directed to go to sleep. They were served breakfast on the plane Tokyo time (dinner for us) and cabin lights remained...
by evan brunell | Mar 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Red Sox have voted unanimously not to play their final spring training game and to board the flight to Japan unless Major League Baseball agrees to pay each Red Sox coach a $40,000 stipend for the trip. Francona alluded to some coaches’ salary being only a...
by evan brunell | Mar 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
—– Boston Red Sox 2008 Season Schedule Gm Date Time Opp. Result Decision Rec. 1 3/25 6:05 @OAK^ BOS 6, OAK 5 W: Okajima L: Street S: Papelbon 1-0 2 3/26 6:05 @OAK^ OAK 5, BOS 1 W: Harden L: Lester 1-1 3 4/1 10:05 @OAK BOS 2, OAK 1 W: Matsuzaka L: Blanton...
by evan brunell | Mar 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
Hey there, I’ll be taking questions and answering them over at New England Sports Country’s Red Sox chat room starting at 8. They’ll have some prepared questions, but will also take impromptu questions during the Red Sox/Dodgers game tonight, so drop...
by josh lacey | Feb 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
As the 2008 Boston Red Sox begin to gather in Fort Myers and the upcoming season becomes a very tangible experience for us all, it’s come time for those of us who choose to spend our free time hanging on every pitch to make some real judgments about our...
