Stats are Ruining Baseball, Says Curmudgeon

Oh, Scott DeSmit.  You’ve found Doc Brown, stolen his DeLorean, revved it up to 88 MILES PER HOUR (!!!), and driven the time machine back to 2003–to where, you presumably wrote this article.  The stats/traditionalist war never gets old because it’s...

Fire Brand Poll #105 — Koji Uehara’s Backup

Little drama in the 104th Fire Brand poll last week, in which I asked you, the readers, to pick what should be the Red Sox starting outfield with Shane Victorino still sidelined. Grady Sizemore was a nearly unanimous choice, pulling a whopping 96% of the vote. Jackie...

A Large Cup of Coffee

So I’m kicking back on my iMac the other day, exploring a treasure trove of old MLB playoff games recently uploaded to YouTube. Game One of the 1990 ALCS between Oakland and the Red Sox looks intriguing, with Dave Stewart facing off at Fenway against Roger Clemens. It...