Alan Draper

It’s an off day, and I prefer not to dwell on our split with the Mariners. I’ve said time and…

With the culimination of the minor leagues around the country, a lot of publications are coming out with the Top…

Bobby ‘Bleepin’ Madritsch! Madritsch pitched eight shutout innings to lead the Mariners over the Sox, 7-1. A couple of columns…

FORTY Manny checks into the Oakland series at 37 HR, with Ortiz at 34. With 27 games to go, it’s…

I went to today’s game. Maybe I shouldn’t have, perhaps I brought negative mojo to the game, but alas. Not…

In Jerry Crasnick’s new article (Insider, pay to read), he talks about Fast Finishers and Slow Finishers. Who is consistently…

Ed. Note: Apparently back in January as we were on the verge of acquiring Alex Rodriguez and Magglio Ordonez, a…

The Red Sox were built for the post-season in that they were built around their starting pitching, beginning with Pedro…

Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, has been through quite a bit this year. Before we get into what he’s…

WEEI, a local Boston radio station, is running an all day 18-hour radiothon to collect money for the Jimmy Fund,…

The Boston Red Sox have won eight of their last nine; 14 of the last 18. The losses include an…

Over at the newly formed The Cardiac Kids message-board, there is a current interesting topic going on, about the immortal…

Finally, Fire Brand is back! You may notice a dearth of recent entries. This is because Canaca, our old hosting…

The Boston Red Sox dropped another one to the White Sox yesterday, by a score of 5-4. It was a…

The Philadelphia Phillies were blown out by the San Francisco Giants yesterday by a score of 16-6. Barry Bonds hit…

Jane Conroy, Poor Richard�s Scorecard (fellow MVN writer), visited Fenway earlier this year and had this to say about the…

David Ortiz got his 100th RBI tonight in a drubbing of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He went 1-3 with…

At each level in the Red Sox minor league system, there is at least two players to get excited about….

Dale Sveum cost the Red Sox a chance at sweeping the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, waving home one Dave Roberts…

1997 Gained: Lost: Not since 1997 have we seen such roster upheaval. But this year? Talk about roster upheaval on…

There have been names flying around Red Sox Nation recently. We know there probably will be a trade, but we…

Oh, to only be A-Rod. To sign an unprecedented contract only to be a cellar dweller. To ask to be…

Derek Lowe hurled six and two-thirds of an inning last night, coughing up two earned runs (and two unearned) en…

Bill Mueller (and Varitek, not pictured), the catalysts for the Red Sox season. Yesterday’s heroics was almost made unbearable by…

I apologize to Red Sox Nation. I lost the game for us. Not Millar, Schilling, Foulke, or any other goat…

Abe Alvarez makes his major league debut, hurling five innings for the BoSox on 7/22/04. Image credit redsox.com Abe Alvarez…

You might be wondering why I’ve remained silent for five days. This is because I have experienced incredible mood swings…

Thank You, Mr. Martin – A Tribute By Shaun Kelly His distinct tenor, reassuring and cerebral, was the second-most heard…

Tony Conigliaro Forty Years Later: A Remembrance By Shaun L. Kelly Forty years ago. 14,600 sunrises have come and gone….