by mike scandura | Aug 27, 2011 | Mark Wagner
At the risk of stating the obvious, 2010 was a lost season for catcher Mark Wagner when he was with the Pawtucket Red Sox. Wagner’s season commenced unraveling on April 29 when he broke the hamate bone in his left hand while taking a swing during a game. He had an...
by aconvery | Aug 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Oakland Athletics (60-71) @ Boston Red Sox (80-51) Guillerm0 Moscoso(6-7, 3.28) @ Jon Lester (13-6, 3.16) 12:00 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Darnell McDonald pitched the ninth inning. That’s about all you need...
by aconvery | Aug 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Oakland Athletics (59-71) @ Boston Red Sox (80-50) Tim Wakefield (6-5, 4.97) @ Gio Gonzalez (10-11, 3.24) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Tim Wakefield is at it again. You know what they say, the seventh...
by chipbuck | Aug 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Before I begin, I have to let you know that I have no ill will toward the Boston Globe. In fact, I enjoy pretty much everything I read by Peter Abraham, Nick Carfardo, and Chad Finn. Unfortunately, there are certain writers (cough* CHB *cough) on their staff that...
by darryl johnston | Aug 25, 2011 | Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Today’s trivia question: Name the only player on the Red Sox 40-man roster who has previously played for the Oakland A’s. HONOR CODE: No search engines....
by aconvery | Aug 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (79-50) @ Texas Rangers (74-57) Andrew Miller(5-1, 4.99) @ Alexi Ogando (12-5, 3.30) 8:05 PM EDT | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington (Arlington, TX) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Andrew Miller is quite the enigma. After looking like...
by charliesap | Aug 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10487" style="margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" title="24 runs scored, seven runs allowed in the last two days. Not even John Lackey (obligatory cheap shot!) can put a damper on those numbers....
by aconvery | Aug 24, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (78-50) @ Texas Rangers (74-56) Josh Beckett (10-5, 2.46) @ Matt Harrison (10-8, 3.28) 7:00 PM EDT | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington (Arlington, TX) TV: NESN, ESPN2 RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox played their first three games of the...
by chipbuck | Aug 24, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dan Wheeler, Matt Albers
A few nights ago, I had another ill-advised argument regarding Matt Albers on Twitter with a certain Baseball Tonight anchor who shall remain nameless. It wasn’t pretty. Unlike last time, I won’t give you a play-by-play because quite frankly, we both came...
by aconvery | Aug 23, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (77-49) @ Texas Rangers (74-55) John Lackey (11-9, 6.02) @ Colby Lewis (11-8, 3.83) 8:05 PM EDT | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington (Arlington, TX) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Terry Francona probably didn’t sleep last night,...
