Lawton to the Yankees - Fire Brand of the American League

The New York Yankees are close to a deal to acquire outfielder Matt Lawton from the Chicago Cubs, according to ESPN.com%u2019s Jayson Stark. The Cubs would recieve not a player to be named %u2026 not a minor league player to be named %u2026 but a YANKEES minor leaguer to...

Fire Brand of the American League- Has Terry Francona Helped or Hurt The Red...

Even though we are 70-51, in first place, and three games up on the Yankees, all is not right in Red Sox land. In our last ten, we are 7-3, and the Yankees are 6-4, but you wouldn%u2019t know it talking to Red Sox fans. Indeed, out of all the divisions in major league...

Mark Bellhorn DFA - Fire Brand of the American League

It%u2019s official. Mark Bellhorn has been Designated for Assignment. He may be back, who knows. He just wasn%u2019t producing this year. But thanks for being one of the Twenty-Five%u2026

It Is Time. No More Excuses. - Fire Brand of the American League

I think I%u2019ve held out pretty long without crying for drastic changes, but I think the loss last night really crystallizes a lot of things, such as: Every game we go into with Millar, Olerud, and Petagine on the roster hurts us. Every game where Millar starts hurts...

Jeremi! - Fire Brand of the American League

We lost today%u2019s game, but I%u2019ve been very encouraged on what I%u2019ve seen the last two games. Even though we had coasted to two amazing win streaks, I thought that%u2019s what we were doing - coasting. It took a bitter pill in the Tigers game to refocus us, and...

Jeremi! - Fire Brand of the American League

We lost today%u2019s game, but I%u2019ve been very encouraged on what I%u2019ve seen the last two games. Even though we had coasted to two amazing win streaks, I thought that%u2019s what we were doing - coasting. It took a bitter pill in the Tigers game to refocus us, and...

Now's a great time to be an Astro Fan

Hi, I'm Michael Hurta. I used to write Home Plate in Space, but I ended up running out of time, because there are just so many things to do. I might go into blogging again, who knows, but right now...

Nine Up, Nine Down: Confidence

I'm back! Thanks to everyone who filled in, great job. Not as many no-shows as I had feared (just one other than Sam! Sam had computer trouble, so the column he made will be saved for a rainy day), your...

The Charge of the Light Ramirez

Note by Evan: Not much to say. We won, and Alex Cora got away with silly defense at third. I don't mind it much, I like that Francona is trying to add to Cora's versatality. If you want some more...

Changes That Need To Be Made

Jose Cruz, Jr. was designated for assignment yesterday, which came as a surprise to me. Considering Trot Nixon is still around 15 days away, you would think we could use Cruz. However, the Red Sox felt that Bill Mueller's current...

Wade Miller to the DL

Wade Miller has apparently been placed on the 15-day DL with a sore shoulder. Probably the right move at this moment. Either Jeremi Gonzalez, Jon Papelbon, or Abe Alvarez expected to take Wade's spot. Curt Schilling is a dark horse....

A PAGE FROM BASEBALL'S PAST (AKA The Greatest Rangers/Red Sox Game That Time ...

Greetings faithful reader of the The Fire Brand. While Evan is away recovering from having his wisdom teeth so ruthlessly yanked out of his mouth, he’s asked me to step in and hold down the fort for at least today....

The El Nino Sweeps Through - and so does Boston

Ever since we acquired Tony Graffanino, we have won twelve of fifteen games. In that span, Tony Graffanino has hit .333/.379/.426, and that does not include his 2-5 night last night, when he scored two runs and drove in two....