by chipbuck | May 29, 2011 | Weekend Round-Up
These links are brought to you by Fred Wilpon. Sick of Frank McCourt getting all of the headlines, Fred Wilpon decides to add his own brand of crazy to steal a few for himself… Tales from around the Red Sox Blogosphere: Fire Brand of the American League – This week...
by mike scandura | May 28, 2011 | Lars Anderson
A pitcher could drill first baseman Lars Anderson in the ribs with a fastball. A base runner could spike him when he tags the bag. A clubhouse manager could grind his bats into sawdust. But nothing aggravates the 23-year-old Anderson more than mentioning all the hype...
by chipbuck | May 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
As many of you may have heard, Daniel Bard‘s close friend Matt Hill has gone missing. He was last seen leaving the Verizon Center in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 24th at 10:30 a.m driving a 1996 black Honda Civic LX. If anyone has any information please use...
by aconvery | May 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (29-22) @ Detroit Tigers (24-18) Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.30) @ Andrew Oliver (0-0, 0.00) 7:10 PM EDT |Comerica Park (Detroit, MI) TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Detroit: Phil Coke,(Placed on the 15 day DL May 24th) ;Brad Thomas, left...
by darryl johnston | May 27, 2011 | 2004 World Series, Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Muze Clothing. Today’s trivia question is the 6th question in a contest that will run until May 31st. Pay attention to FireBrand because we have 4 questions coming up in the next...
by aconvery | May 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (28-22) @ Detroit Tigers (24-17) Tim Wakefield (1-1, 4.50) @ Rick Porcello (4-2, 3.08) 7:05 PM EDT |Comerica Park (Detroit, MI) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Detroit: Phil Coke,(Placed on the 15 day DL May 24th) ;Brad Thomas, left...
by chipbuck | May 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Can you believe it? We’re already 50 games into the season! It seems like just yesterday the Sox were 0-4, and I’d just finished writing a column titled “The Sky is Falling” in hopes of calming the nerves of Red Sox Nation. Of course,...
by darryl johnston | May 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Muze Clothing. Today’s trivia question is the 5th question in a contest that will run until May 31st. Pay attention to FireBrand because we have 5 questions coming up in the next...
by charliesap | May 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Francisco Liriano, J.D. Drew, Jed Lowrie, Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish, Tim Wakefield
While Tim Wakefield and Alfredo Aceves have stepped up big-time filling in for John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka, we have to be realistic about our expectations for their future performance. Wakefield hasn’t posted an ERA or FIP under 4.50 since 2008 and...
by aconvery | May 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Join us today for a live chat! We’ll be discussing the game and taking your questions. We’ll start with first pitch, but feel free to stop by any time. Red...