by evan brunell | Oct 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
Pitching coach Dave Wallace and hitting coach Ron Jackson will not be back with the club next year. (link) (Fire Brand biographies of the coaches) Wallace had most of the season robbed by hip replacement surgery. Don’t be surprised to see Al Nipper return to the...
by evan brunell | Oct 2, 2006 | Uncategorized
I thought it’d be a fun exercise to predict the playoffs. We did a pretty good job predicting the position players, and we even nailed Keith Foulke’s WHIP even though we were off on his ERA. Let’s try our hand at the playoffs! (By the way, nice...
by guest | Oct 1, 2006 | Uncategorized
Well, the regular season ends today, and what a season it has been. Before we step into the bizarro-world that October can so often become I thought it might be fun to look back at some of the interesting events of this incredible season. My personal favorite, perhaps...
by zach hayes | Sep 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
One of the most interesting players to follow closely this off-season will be Mike Lowell. The veteran, glove-savvy third baseman has delivered for the Sox in many ways this season- exceeding expectations with a high slugging percentage and impressive doubles numbers,...
by evan brunell | Sep 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
JOSH BECKETT / TSN.COM The season of Josh Beckett has now drawn to a close with his 33rd start of the year. Beckett finishes with a 16-11 record, and his season ends on a down note, after the previous six starts had been so promising. The final episode saw his ERA...
by evan brunell | Sep 26, 2006 | Uncategorized
KEVIN YOUKILIS / BOSTON.COM Kevin Youkilis is on pace for 578 at-bats, which will more than double his total major league at-bats previous to this year. In his first full season, Youkilis has entrenched himself as the leadoff man of choice and his plate discipline...
by zach hayes | Sep 25, 2006 | Uncategorized
Back in February, Firebrand writers and readers collaborated to establish one bold prediction for some key Red Sox players this season- Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Curt Schilling, Keith Foulke and Jonathan Papelbon. Now that the season is nearing...
by guest | Sep 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
Last time I heartily ripped into the Red Sox front office, specifically GM Theo Epstein, for their actions over the two previous seasons. The issues include indecision over the direction of the ballclub, terrible talent scouting and acquisition, trading away good...
by evan brunell | Sep 23, 2006 | Uncategorized
The first article of what I’m sure will be many … Manny Ramirez will probably be traded this offseason. I do believe that he has an injury, but I also believe he could play through it if he wanted to and also believe that part of the injury is the phantom...
by guest | Sep 22, 2006 | Uncategorized
One of the areas of emphasis the Red Sox have been trying to push in the last few years has been harvesting a winning atmosphere in the minor league system. The Sox Director of Player Development, Mike Hazen, discussed this issue in an interview with Scout.com??s...
