by scandage | Sep 28, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand is giving away a copy of the “Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park 100th Anniversary Collector’s DVD Set” to one of our readers. We will choose the winner at random from those who enter correct answers in a reply to this post (if no correct...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Three seasons in a row. Yes, that’s right. The Red Sox have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. It seems nearly impossible, doesn’t it? It was just a few years ago that the Red Sox were considered baseball’s model franchise. ...
by evan brunell | Sep 27, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Aviles, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Atchison
As the Red Sox’s season from hell draws to a close, I can’t help but look ahead at the offseason, which should be full of plenty of intrigue for the Red Sox. If we’ve learned one thing since the trade shed a quarter-billion from Boston coffers,...
by huntergolden | Sep 27, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Shin-Soo Choo
Everyone likes to get the guy they think no one else notices. Until of course, they realize everyone notices them. Thus is the reality around Cleveland Indians Right Fielder Shin-Soo Choo. Over the course of the last year or so, Choo’s officially become the kind of...
by evan brunell | Sep 26, 2012 | Ted Williams, Trivia
We have a whopping six-way tie for first place, everyone with one point. The first to two points wins the prize! Those without any points can still try to win the prize. Here’s the next question… it’s a doozy! Question: As the previous question...
by scandage | Sep 25, 2012 | Alex Cobb, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Zobrist, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Guyer, Carlos Pena, Cesar Ramos, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Craig Breslow, Daniel Bard, David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Felix Doubront, Fernando Rodney, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake McGee, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Keppinger, Jeff Niemann, Jon Lester, Jose Molina, Junichi Tazawa, Luke Scott, Mark Melancon, Matt Joyce, Mike Aviles, Rich Hill, Robinson Chirinos, Ryan Lavarnway, Sam Fuld, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Tampa Bay Rays, Vicente Padilla, Wade Davis
After taking only one of three against the Orioles, the Boston Red Sox (69-85, 20.5 games back in the AL East) welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (83-70, 6 games back in the AL East, 3 games back in the AL Wild Card race) to Fenway Park for a two-game series. These will be...
by aconvery | Sep 24, 2012 | Trivia
Which player holds the franchise record for RBI’s in a single month? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Dom DiMaggio holds the franchise record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak with 34 in 1949. Mr. Punch answered that one...
by scandage | Sep 21, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Chris Tillman, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren O'Day, Felix Doubront, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jim Thome, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Luis Ayala, Manny Machado, Mark Melancon, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Mauro Gomez, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Aviles, Nate McLouth, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Ciriaco, Pedro Strop, Rich Hill, Robert Andino, Ryan Kalish, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Steve Johnson, Stuart Pomeranz, Troy Patton, Wilson Betemit
After splitting a series in St. Petersburg, the Boston Red Sox (66-83, 19 games back in the AL East) return to Fenway Park for their last home stand of the season for a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (85-64, 1 game back in the AL East, 4.5 games ahead...
by evan brunell | Sep 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Now that the season is finally, almost mercifully over, we here at Fire Brand are wondering — what are you going to take away from this season? When you look back at this year, what is your reaction going to be? How will you look back at the 2012 season? A...
by aconvery | Sep 19, 2012 | Trivia
What Red Sox player holds the franchise record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Butch Hobson hit an inside the park home run in his first game at Fenway Park. No one answered that one correctly,...
