by evan brunell | Nov 2, 2004 | Uncategorized
What should next year’s bullpen look like? CLOSER Keith Foulke – This says all you need to know about Foulke. Foulke should have no problem putting up great numbers again next year and has the added confidence of being a star. Foulke is, for the first...
by evan brunell | Nov 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
NEW WORDS TO INTEGRATE INTO OUR LEXICON, FROM READER KIRK JONES A Bellhorn – Anytime a left-handed batter hits the right field foul pole. (Left-field right-hander is still a Fisk or Pudge.) “Down the line! Barry Bonds looking for number 755, just foul....
by evan brunell | Oct 31, 2004 | Uncategorized
Dick Radatz, Jr. is a co-founder of the Northwoods League and has an educational background and work experience in sports administration. Upon completion of a...
by evan brunell | Oct 29, 2004 | Uncategorized
Pedro Martinez. So much can be said in these five syllables. If I attempted to explain what that name means to me, the Red Sox, and the Nation of the Red Sox, I’d still be pounding at my keyboard when the Red Sox win their 27th World Series to surpass the...
by guest | Oct 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
Andy Lavin of Marlins Today who splits his allegiances evenly between the Red Sox and Marlins, e-mailed me an interesting story the other day, which he tweaked a little to be put on Fire Brand as a guest column. This is his story about the September 29th game the Red...
by evan brunell | Oct 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
Last year, I started an organizational review depth chart of the Red Sox. It is now time for the second annual depth chart review! To kick us off, I’ve decided to do the outfield first. Here is last year’s installment. How do I choose who to profile? The...
by evan brunell | Sep 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
My rotation for the ALDS would be (assuming we don’t pull off a miracle in the division race): GAME 1: Schilling GAME 2: Arroyo (strictly because of his home/road splits) GAME 3: Pedro (think he’s been slightly better at home- so flip-flopping him and...
by evan brunell | Sep 27, 2004 | Uncategorized
These were my seats at yesterday’s game, the final game of the Red Sox and Yankees in the regular season. It was also the last home game of the Boston Red Sox. Normally, I wouldn’t care for these seats, but I was really glad I had them this time. It was a...
by evan brunell | Sep 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
So I attended today’s Yankee-Sox game. I actually took some pretty sweet pictures, but I don’t have the transfer wire to the computer, so it’s going to be a long while before I can get it. But my cousin and I are going to the game on Sunday, and he...
by evan brunell | Sep 24, 2004 | Uncategorized
What a brutal loss. Brutal. I was there, and I thought the mojo from the previous two nights were to carry over. Alas, it did not. After the game, my throat was sore, my back was killing me from standing so long, my legs were jello, and my hands were numb from...
