DC Baseball; Guzman/Castilla sign

I’m sure you have all heard the news that the Montreal Expos are moving to Washington, D.C. (Here is a…

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New hope for J-Stew??? Plus other notes

Found this today via the “members only” message board from a certain WSU site I joined. Take this with a…

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INTERVIEW: Jay Burke

An independent, 20-minute movie is out on the airwaves that had been planned since before the playoffs, and started shooting…

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Wins Relative to Average Player (WRAP)

Alan Schwarz of the New York Times had an article November 7th, 2004 titled “Game Theory Posits Measure of Baseball…

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Billy Traber Claimed!

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The Boston Red Sox claimed Billy Traber off waivers. Traber was chosen in the first round and 16th overall of…

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Immortalized

Yesterday was the one-month anniversary of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS – Mondays’ wise. Four Mondays ago, I attended…

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More Free Agent Chatter

Peter Gammons recently came out with an article as he does from time to time on ESPN.com. Not surprisingly, there’s…

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Free Agent Catchers

The Gray Eagle at Sons of Sam Horn had an interesting post … Most Catchers Stink Since the Sox could…

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The Strike Heard ëRound The World – Chapter 1

Frank Palmieri will be checking into Fire Brand occasionally with segments of a fictional baseball piece he is writing. ‘¯?Bases…

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The Strike Heard

Frank Palmieri will be checking into Fire Brand occasionally with segments of a fictional baseball piece he is writing.

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Boxed into a Corner (2004 Minor League 1B + 3B)

Updated:

It’s time for the Corner Organizational Depth Chart Review! Here is last year’s third base installment and first base installment….

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No Snoop….at least not yet?

Since the season is a disaster and we’ll probably lose out, I thought I’d focus on recruiting right now……. Well,…

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Next Year’s bullpen

What should next year’s bullpen look like? CLOSER Keith Foulke – This says all you need to know about Foulke….

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Assorted News: Vocabulary, Backman, Hunsicker, Pedro

NEW WORDS TO INTEGRATE INTO OUR LEXICON, FROM READER KIRK JONES A Bellhorn – Anytime a left-handed batter hits the…

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INTERVIEW: Dick Radatz Jr.

Dick Radatz, Jr. is a co-founder of the Northwoods League and has an educational background and work experience in sports…

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VICTORY PARADE!

Sam Killay (MVN Devil Rays columnist and frequent commenter on Fire Brand) came up last night to attend the parade…

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Recruiting rumors?

I have heard from a couple of people now, we’ll call them “sources”, that say Stewart is very serious now…

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An Ode to Pedro

Pedro Martinez. So much can be said in these five syllables. If I attempted to explain what that name means…

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World Series Game Four – Red Sox 3 Cardinals 0

I’m sorry, but I can’t really put into words this game. It was a monumental effort by an absolutely amazing…

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World Champions!

The Boston Red Sox are the 2004 World Series Champions of Major League Baseball! We believed … and won. “Again,…

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Curt Schilling Interview

Curt Schilling was interviewed by the fans on Boston Dirt Dogs, and the interview was released today. In it, a…

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World Series Game Three – Red Sox 4 Cardinals 1

The Red Sox came thisclose to shutting the Cardinals down on a three-hit shutout. Alas, much-maligned closer Keith Foulke gave…

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Who Has The Advantage?

Today, there was one article on ESPN that caught my eye. It was by Buster Olney, and it depicted the…

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Recruiting and other updates galore

Found some good inside info on many players committed to WSU or thinking about it (yes, I broke down and…

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No Foulkeing Way – Foulke Shuts Down Opposition

Keith Foulke is absolutely locked in right now — 12 straight appearances without a run. To come in two nights…

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World Series Game Two – Cardinals 2 Red Sox 6

The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals to take the second game in the World Series. Curt Schilling played on blood…

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World Series Game One – Cardinals 9 Red Sox 11

The highest scoring Game 1 in the history of the World Series occurred today (what is with the Red Sox…

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Anxious Musings

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BREAKING NEWS: Chris Carpenter is not on the roster, declining the Cardinals their best starter. Al Reyes is on the…

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Bostowned / Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals (IN-DEPTH, WORLD SERIES VERSION!)

A new era is upon us. This is an era where Red Sox fans do not have to quiver in…

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