by evan brunell | Nov 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
I’m sure you have all heard the news that the Montreal Expos are moving to Washington, D.C. (Here is a link to the official DC Baseball website, and here is a link to the MVN coverage of the Washington team, written by Jean-Pierre Allard, who I like to call the...
by evan brunell | Nov 15, 2004 | Uncategorized
An independent, 20-minute movie is out on the airwaves that had been planned since before the playoffs, and started shooting when the Red Sox were down 3 games to 0 against the Yankees. 1918 – the film Eighty-six years of heartbreak. Two Boston boys finally have...
by evan brunell | Nov 13, 2004 | Uncategorized
Alan Schwarz of the New York Times had an article November 7th, 2004 titled “Game Theory Posits Measure of Baseball Player’s Value” in which a new statistic is introducted – Wins Relative to Average Player (WRAP) which can be said to be similar...
by evan brunell | Nov 11, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Boston Red Sox claimed Billy Traber off waivers. Traber was chosen in the first round and 16th overall of the 2001 draft by the New York Mets, and made his major league debut with Cleveland in 2003. He spent the entire season with the Indians, going 6-9 with a...
by evan brunell | Nov 9, 2004 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was the one-month anniversary of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS – Mondays’ wise. Four Mondays ago, I attended the game. I still remember the air of expectation when Dave Roberts came out to steal second base after Kevin Millar drew a walk. Everyone in...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2004 | Uncategorized
Peter Gammons recently came out with an article as he does from time to time on ESPN.com. Not surprisingly, there’s plenty of Red Sox nuggets in here. Pedro Martinez, arguably the best starting pitcher on the market, already has a two-year, $25.5 million offer...
by evan brunell | Nov 5, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Gray Eagle at Sons of Sam Horn had an interesting post … Most Catchers Stink Since the Sox could very well be in the market for a new catcher (or two) I thought we should have a thread about potential replacements. I checked the catchers listed over at yahoo...
by guest | Nov 4, 2004 | Uncategorized
Frank Palmieri will be checking into Fire Brand occasionally with segments of a fictional baseball piece he is writing.
by guest | Nov 4, 2004 | Uncategorized
Frank Palmieri will be checking into Fire Brand occasionally with segments of a fictional baseball piece he is writing. ‘¯?Bases loaded, bottom of the ninth. The Pittsburgh River Rats trail Denver by one run, and who would you rather have at the plate…‘¯? ‘¯?Lou...
by evan brunell | Nov 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
It’s time for the Corner Organizational Depth Chart Review! Here is last year’s third base installment and first base installment. How do I choose who to profile? The criteria are thus: Must have had the majority of their games at the position profiled. I...
