
Should be interesting to watch this play out. Still gathering my thoughts. Evan: Can’t say I’m surprised: in this day in age, can you be? The Red Sox have finally been touched directly by the present-day steroids scandal. (S...

Drafted in the 18th round in 2006, Lars Anderson burst on the scene after a strong 2007. In 2008, Anderson did nothing to dispel his skyrocketing value, closing the year out with a .316/.436/.526 line in Double-A Portland in 41 games...

Did you really think the Red Sox were going to pull out that game? Bob [8:27 pm]: yeah, we’re done Tessie’s Dad [8:30 pm]: Believe While some of us had all but packed it in early last night, others were more prescient than even they would know at the time. Te...

The last trivia question revealed that JKevin Youkilis is statistically the best hitter in ALCS history (minimum 30 at-bats). The new trivia question: David Ortiz now has 11 postseason homers for the Red Sox, most in Sox history. Who was he previously tied with? HONOR CODE: No search engines...

Down seven runs in the seventh inning the Boston Red Sox looked done. And as usual the Fenway Magic started to happen. J. D. Drew led the charge with a two-run homer and the game winning single as the Red Sox now send the series back to Tampa...

Note:I am going to post a few rants throughout the day today. Part 1: Devastated. I think that’s the best word to describe my emotional state since the Rays starting launching bombs off Beckett, lasers off Lester, and whacked Wakefield. ...

From Peter Gammons’ ESPN Insider column: Walking down Brookline Avenue outside Fenway Park on Tuesday night, one Red Sox player said virtually the same thing. “If there’s anyone who can turn this series around, it’s The Magic Man [Daisuke Matsuzaka],” the player said. He’s rig...

Fire Brand is moving to its much trumpeted layout and location sometime tomorrow. If you haven’t done so yet, please update your bookmarks to FireBrandAL.com! ...

IN THE FIELD Tim Wakefield last pitched in a game on September 28, meaning that while he will be extremely well-rested, the potential exists that he will be far too rusty to make a meaningful contribution. The question then becomes: how long of a leash do we offer Tim...

Should the Red Sox make a move to insert Coco Crisp into the lineup in place of the struggling Jacoby Ellsbury? Jacoby’s line this postseason is .207/.258/.310 in 29 AB, Coco’s is .400/.455/.600 in 10 AB. I plan on writing about this very question tomorrow, so help me figure out what we should do…












