by charliesap | Sep 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The end has come, the season is done. On what was one of the greatest days in baseball history in terms of shear drama, the Red Sox were ripped from the grasps of hope and flung into the eternal darkness of their historic fall from grace. Their fall will live on in...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Clay Buchholz, Quick Post
According to Joe McDonald of ESPN Boston via Twitter, Clay Buchholz will active for tonight’s game. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty psyched about the possibility he makes an appearance (hopefully late) in tonight’s game. This pretty...
by scandage | Sep 28, 2011 | Alfredo Simon, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Pete Runnels, Philadelphia A's, Ryan Lavarnway, St. Louis Browns, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Williams, Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox (90-71) @ Baltimore Orioles (68-93) Jon Lester (15-9, 3.49) @ Alfredo Simon (4-9, 4.85) 7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN, ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Ryan Lavarnway’s two homers were the tonic the...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
So it’s really come down to this. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports that the Red Sox continue to scour the trade market for someone to start a potential Game 163, and one of the potential targets is Royals LHP Bruce Chen. Before you start kicking and screaming (as I...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Ryan Lavarnway
Today is a great day. The Red Sox won in nailbiting fashion to keep pace with the Rays in the Wild Card race last night; Oriole killer, Jon Lester, will toe the rubber in the most important game of the season; and I ousted Titanium399 as Mayor of the IRS National...
by scandage | Sep 27, 2011 | Adam Jones, Bill Dineen, Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Erik Bedard, Game Threads, Robert Andino, Zach Britton
Boston Red Sox (89-71) @ Baltimore Orioles (68-92) Erik Bedard (5-9, 3.50) @ Zach Britton (11-11, 4.44) 7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox are losing their way into history....
by darryl johnston | Sep 27, 2011 | Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Today’s trivia question: Which Red Sox regular (at least 100 games played) has the highest BABIP? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: THe...
by chipbuck | Sep 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
It’d be really easy to be negative right now. The Red Sox have managed to blow an unthinkable nine game lead over the past 24 days, going a brutal 6-19 in the month of September. Everything that could have gone wrong for this team has gone wrong. Every bit of...
by charliesap | Sep 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
<img class="alignright" style="margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/9f/fullj.051baf7386aea1d6bc6fe5c05336414d/051baf7386aea1d6bc6fe5c05336414d-getty-127233542.jpg" alt=" Centerfielder Jacoby...
by scandage | Sep 26, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Baltimore Orioles, Bill Buckner, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jim Rice, Josh Beckett, Marty Pattin, Rico Petrocelli, Tommy Hunter, Wade Boggs
Boston Red Sox (89-70) @ Baltimore Orioles (67-92) Josh Beckett (13-6, 2.70) @ Tommy Hunter (4-4, 4.86) 7:05 PM EDT | Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES In a game the Red Sox had to win, Jacoby Ellbury hit a...
