by evan brunell | Jul 4, 2005 | Uncategorized
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Two things you should be reading: 1) My recap of my day up at Portland 2) The 2005 All Star Rosters as broken by the Most Valuable Network! [UPDATE] Jon Papelbon to...
by evan brunell | Jul 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
Abe Alvarez to AAA. Ramon Vazquez to AAA. Jeremi Gonzalez to the majors. Lenny DiNardo to the majors. I like it – Jeremi is a good longman in the bullpen and it allows Abe to keep starting. Ramon just wasn’t being used at all. I’ve been clamoring for...
by evan brunell | Jul 3, 2005 | Uncategorized
Today I was honored to be able to go up and see a Portland SeaDogs game, where they thrashed the last place Norwich Navigators (the outcome of the game was never in doubt from pitch one) 5-1 and I had the privilege of meeing Jon Papelbon, his mother, and seeing up...
by evan brunell | Jul 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
Appreciate the Mirabelli Monster Shot™! Most of you already know that Doug Mirabelli started last night against the Blue Jays as the DH. He went 1-3 with a walk in the three-spot, but this is a move that should have been made. He was hitting .385/1.077 (!!!!!!!)/.429...
by evan brunell | Jul 1, 2005 | Uncategorized
I figured now is as good a time as ever to check out what’s happening in the minor leagues. Let’s check out some notable names and how they’re doing! As always, a big thanks to Sox Prospects for the job they do. You may notice an absence in this...
by evan brunell | Jun 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been visiting Fire Brand for a while, or even other Red Sox blogs, you can always count on somewhere in the archives since October 27th, a missive stating something to the effect of: Boy, since the World Series, Red Sox fans been cocky. Whether...
by evan brunell | Jun 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
Not only does this not look like a tiger, why is part of his skin creeping onto his nose? And why is a TIGER, of all animals, giving the peace sign? The Detroit Tigers need some self-reflection on the image of their...
by evan brunell | Jun 29, 2005 | Uncategorized
The Boston Globe ran with a story in which Edgar Renteria said he’d move positions for Hanley Ramirez. He also said Hanley was ready to break into the major leagues now. While I disagree with that statement (hitting .269 for Portland – AA) I am encouraged...
by guest | Jun 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
Some general announcements from the desk of Evan Brunell: he is “wrapping up lose ends” and will be returning from Worcester tomorrow. For now, I am your guest host. I’m David Isaacs. You may remember me from such Firebrand posts as Red Sox...
by guest | Jun 26, 2005 | Uncategorized
Again, I’m still experiencing computer problems, so I can’t get too in-depth. However, I’ve had my eye on some of the Boston batters’ splits, and I thought it might be fun to share them. I’ll present them in the form of our usual daily...
