Year: 2009

Here’s the Red Sox lineup for the first game played at Citi Field in New York. The game is on…

From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: Timberwolves forward Kevin Love was named Western Conference T-Mobile rookie of the month for March. Love…

As the reactions of the Jay Cutler trade reverberate throughout the league, ESPN NFL “analyst” and overbearing character Mark Schlereth, who…

Big news in the NFL world yesterday as Denver dealt disgruntled QB Jay Cutler to the Bears for QB Kyle…

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By Brent Hubbard – Senior Columnist 2008 marked only the second season where the Angels and Dodgers each won their…

Cito Gaston gets a few more points in my “cool” book. Good luck this season, Pirates. The Bears get Jay…

With the Spurs stringing together a bunch of bad losses, especially against sub-par teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder (twice),…

Today is the last weekday we have to muddle through without baseball until October. On Monday the long winter and…

http://youtube.com/watch?v= Rsh0vvQ0vuM[/youtube] Oh, so you want to eventually lead the NHL in scoring while making a case for league MVP?…

Yes! Yes! A thousand times yes! Fuck you Denver! I hated your stupid mountain city with your hippy population and…

Squawker Lisa and I are going to Citi Field on Saturday for the second exhibition game with the Red Sox….

He’s the final addition to the 25-man roster, mostly on the strength of Evan Meek having a rash of bad…

Here’s what they’ve been up to at America’s most beloved ballpark during the offseason: Fenway West- The Western Home to…

What a surreal family portrait. They all look so happy to have a mini horse with them. And I’d toss…

The 2009 Boston Red Sox are in the final stages of preparing for what is certain to be an entertaining and exciting season. The spring is finally behind us, the roster is set and the team is moving northward to christen Citi Field with some Major League talent.

Now all the roster moves are behind us and the questions move from the “who” of the offseason as they shift to the analysis of performance and the “what” of baseball. This past week has been spent looking at the competition in the American League East, and stiff competition it is. In most cases, the Red Sox had the position by position edge over each team from the Yankees to the Orioles and it should come as no surprise, in that light, that the staff here at Fire Brand gives the Red Sox the edge to win the AL East in 2009.

Today we summarize much of what we’ve talked about in our “For Better or Worse” series this offseason as we go player by player through the Red Sox roster and prepare for live baseball next week.

We’re just one day away from the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team taking on the Michigan State Spartans in the…

I took the ferry into Manhattan last night to attend a discussion/book signing at Borders Books for Peter Handrinos, friend…

Let’s see what Wonder said late tues night for Wed AM’s post:The deal will get done in 48 hours, everyone…

The first half of our ongoing Red Sox Madness tournament is in the books and #1 seed Dustin Pedroia will represent the offense against the winner of today’s Josh Beckett/Jon Lester matchup in the final. Pedroia took fellow tablesetter Jacoby Ellsbury down with relative ease in the first Final Four matchup. Ellsbury’s cinderella run came to an end after knocking off #2 seed Jason Bay and #1 seed David Ortiz.
Today we turn our attention to the starting rotation as we pit #1 seeds Jon Lester and Josh Beckett against each other in a battle that should enlighten Red Sox Nation’s perspective on the “true ace”. Which starting pitcher is more important to the overall team’s success?

Remember, the simple question is “who’s success is more important to the overall success of the Boston Red Sox in 2009?” Vote away after the jump!

As Tom’s recent article suggests, getting a Houston Texan fan to speak favorably about DeMarcus Faggins is equivalent to the…

Pekka Rinne?! Is that some sort of noodle? It sounds like it. Actually, it sounds like a badass Finnish name.It’s…

Sorry I’m so late in posting this. I’ve spent most of the day hacking up bits and pieces of my…

The 2nd Annual Run With The Wolves 5K is this Saturday at Lake Harriet. Click here for the forum’s thread…

Remember a couple of years back when, trying to mesh with his teammates, Barry Bonds donned a wig, dressed in…

Siiiiiiigh. You know, I wasn’t going to talk about this, but it’s just so … /tries to make excuse about…

As the popularity of twitter grows, more and more Red Sox are joining up. Boston Dirt Dogs pointed out that…

Tony's going to see time tonight… well… maybe. “We are going to try and ease Tony in,” Rivers said, indicating…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpnDw3-93Y8] (Paul Piece heroics at the 1:30 mark) That was back on Nov. 12 – Celtics prevailed 103-102. And KG…