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Welcome to my Red Sox column, titled Fire Brand of the American League, Evan Brunell's analytical (and sometimes not so analytical) look at the Boston Red Sox.

Are you wondering what "The Fire Brand of the American League" means? In a nutshell, its origination is from a newspaper article published in March of 1919 in "Baseball Magazine," with the subject being the new owner of the Boston Red Sox, Harry Frazee. The article gives a glowing review of Harry Frazee, and is quite interesting. He sounds remarkably like John Henry. If you're wondering how you can read this article, you can buy the book - "Impossible Dreams," which was compiled by Glenn Stout. It also has other collections of newspaper articles from all of Red Sox history, including one of the sale of Babe Ruth. I actually posted a column about that article explaining what it says and my take on it, which ended up being Fire Brand's very first column (Dec. 31, 2003 in the archives).

The main reason I wanted this site to be named "The Fire Brand of the American League" is...well...doesn't it sound cool?

Born on the 37th anniversary of the the day Babe Ruth died (1985) which later became the day Jimy Williams was fired in 2001, I was too young to experience the pain 1986 brought, but a deep wound was sowed in 2003. 2004 covered that wound up, and more. I am a guardedly optimistic Red Sox fan. Red Sox fans are by nature, quite pessimistic, so I do my best to stay positive but there are times where I fall into the deep, black hole of being a Red Sox fan.

I have written on Fire Brand since December 31, 2003 and grabbed a partner in Zach Hayes in September of 2005. A few partners later, we have Ryne Crabb, Tim Daloisio and Shawn Medeiros rounding out the corps. My self-created motto is: The universe is the limit, not the sky.

Evan's Recent Articles

Projecting the Playoffs, The Case for Kotchman

Published about 1 month ago
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OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 13: John Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox pitches against the Oakland Athletics during a Major League Baseball game on April 13, 2009 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Red Sox's Road Record Cautions Playoff Success

Published about 1 month ago
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Jays turned down Sox's 6-for-1 offer on Halladay

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Getting to know Sox first-round pick Reymond Fuentes

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Evan Writes About

MLB (464),
Boston (417),
Boston Red Sox (414),
AL East (374),
Tampa Bay Rays (64),
Tampa (64),
Los Angeles (58),
New York (54)

William Danielson commented on Michael Bowden Recovers Dominance with the Red Sox

The Short List What Evan thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Tim Wakefield, Jonathan Papelbon, David Ortiz, Junior Seau, Tom Brady, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Big Baby Glen Davis
Favorite Sports Teams

Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, New England Patriots
All Time Sports Moment

The Steal - Dave Roberts
Most Memorable Game Attended

The Steal - Dave Roberts
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cy Young's over 500 wins
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Russell
Gretzky or Orr?

Orr
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

None

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by Scotty
2 months ago

Hey, I wrote a piece on whether or not fans are right to keep booing Derek Jeter.

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/236656-from-a-yankee-hater-stop-booing-derek-jeter

sk.
by PJ
2 months ago

Has Pedro shifted the balance of power in the NL?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/236170-shift-of-power-in-the-nl-pedro-martinez-bolsters-phils-hurts-dodgers
by Cliff
2 months ago

Hi Evan
Here is a list of 10 One-Of-A-Kind MLB Records. Check it out if you have time. Thanks
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/235727-one-of-a-kind-mlb-records
by Patrick
3 months ago

Hey I wrote an article about my take on the Erin Andrews video scandal. Take a look when you get a minute. Thanks.

Patrick

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/223849-thanks-for-nothing-espn-the-exploitation-of-erin-andrews
by Griffin
3 months ago

Hey Evan,

Decided to start doing weekly MLB Power Rankings. If you get the chance, I'd like it if you took a look. Thanks.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/223096-major-league-baseball-power-rankings-a-shift-in-the-east

-Griffin
by Matthew
4 months ago

Hey,

After the great success of my first article about the uniform numbers 1-10, I have come back with the next installment, with the best players to wear the uniform numbers 11-20. I hope you can take a look and even comment on my choices. Thanks in advance!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217379-best-current-baseball-players-by-uniform-number-11-20

- Matthew Falkenbury
by PJ
4 months ago

I hope you got a chance to watch Jonathan Sanchez toss his first career no-hitter last night. Truly remarkable.

If you like no-hitters and lots of strikeouts, then this list is for you:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215942-the-10-best-strikeout-performances-in-a-no-hitter-since-1954
by Nick
4 months ago

Hey man, love your Red Sox work,. If you get a chance, take a look and leave me some thoughts. Appreciate it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213834-no-return-like-nomars
by Shanan
4 months ago

Hey, I wrote this a while ago, it's a Yankees fans perspective of the Red Sox all team:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205032-my-100th-article-a-red-sox-article-red-sox-all-time-all-stars
by Dann
4 months ago

He mate

wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol
by Paul
4 months ago

With your team in 1st place, what do you think are the chances that they'll stay on top of the division to end the year?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200071-ranking-the-second-place-teams-most-likely-to-make-the-playoffs#page/1
by Richard
5 months ago

Part II. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/199037-anatomy-of-a-franchise-the-york-mets-part-ii-lost-in-space
by Dann
5 months ago

Hey mate.
Did my first slide show today. It is supposed to be humor. Tell me if you like it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197755-looking-at-sports-once-again-when-it-sickens-me#page/13
by Brendan
5 months ago

Hey a just completed who i feel out the best baseball rivalries. I think a few might surprise you and see where your favorite team is. please live some feed back telling me what you think. Be strait out with me criticism will only help me get better.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/196008-top-ten-baseball-rivalry-all-time
by Matthew
5 months ago

Hey,

The biggest week of games to date this season begins for the Mets with Six games against the Phillies and the Yankees, its a real test for a team that has dealt with quite a bit during this early part of the season. With this I'm presenting another version of my Top Five with the subject centering around how the Mets can be successful this week against the Phils and Yanks. I hope you enjoy and thanks in advance.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/195813-top-five-how-the-mets-will-be-successful-this-week

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