Fire Brand of the Year

by | Jul 26, 2007 | Uncategorized

The Fire Brand of the American League is a Red Sox player who exhibits character under pressure, an unassuming man who leaves the spotlight for other people but makes his indelible mark on the past season

07/20: Please……Please Win

by | Jul 20, 2007 | Uncategorized

JULY 20th, 2007 GAME THREAD Jose Contreras (5-11, 5.32) @ Josh Beckett (12-3, 3.35) Chicago White Sox (43-51) @ Boston Red Sox (56-39) 7:05 PM EDT at Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN | RADIO: WRKO 680, WROL (Sp.) AL EAST GAMES: BAL @ OAK | TB @ NYY l SEA @ TOR PRIOR...

Sign Lowell? David Ortiz needs surgery?

by | Jul 11, 2007 | Uncategorized

With the news that the Red Sox are thinking about engaging in contract extension talks with Mike Lowell, I posited the following question to Firebranders. The result is unsurprising: Should the Red Sox sign Mike Lowell to a three-year deal? I’m not comfortable...

Bullpen Depth 45 Miles Away

by | Jun 17, 2007 | Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago, Josh Lacey penned a piece entitled “Bullpen Meltdown on the Horizon”, expressing his concern over the lack of depth in the Red Sox’s relief...

Mo' Rainout Blues

by | Apr 15, 2007 | Uncategorized

Another day without baseball, another run down of the Red Sox to this point. Stat geeks rejoice! The Red Sox currently own a record of 6-4. Over that span they’ve outscored their opponents by a margin of 51-28, a ratio of 1.82. Through the first 10 games of the...

2007 Predictions

by | Apr 2, 2007 | Uncategorized

The day we have all been waiting for since the season faded away early last September. When we fully realized that injuries had curtailed any World Series hopes, that the team was simply not strong enough on the pitching end, that David Ortiz couldn