6/6: Lester takes the hill again.
firebrandal.com 6/6/2009 — div style="border: 1px double black;"> Jon Lester looks to continue the great pitching. In 20 of the past 21 games, Red Sox pitching has allowed five runs or less. And the one time they did allow more than five, it was only six runs. The pitching has been really great, the bullpen and the ...

7/5: The day after
firebrandal.com 7/5/2009 — Short game thread post from iPhone at the beach. Dedication has no boundaries.

6/11: Looking for the sweep.
firebrandal.com 6/11/2009 —

6/20: Will the real Ace please stand up?
firebrandal.com 6/20/2009 — Josh Beckett has been lights out of late with the exception of last Sunday's start against the Phillies. Let's hope that his greatness continues.

9/25: Lester in New York
firebrandal.com 9/26/2009 — GAME NOTES: Jon Lester, the probable ace in October, duels against Joba Chamberlain who is fighting for his rotation spot (versus Chad Gaudin).

7/30: Say it ain't so....
firebrandal.com 7/30/2009 — Talk about kicking a team while they're down....

7/10: Hold that line
firebrandal.com 7/10/2009 — Need I say more?

6/26: Josh vs. Jair.
firebrandal.com 6/26/2009 — Josh Beckett looks to continue pitching as good, if not better, than anyone in baseball.

9/1: Lester takes the hill
firebrandal.com 9/2/2009 — GAME NOTES: Jon Lester is suddenly the Sox's new ace with Josh Beckett having given up a horrifying 10 home runs in his last three starts. This is a crucial series, as the outcome of the series will likely dictate the Rays' playoff chances the rest of the way.

8/6: The first game of "The Series."
firebrandal.com 8/6/2009 — John Smoltz and his good FIP take to Yankees Stadium, trying to finally put together a quality start. He will square up with Joba Chamberlain. The Red Sox need a split, but want even more...

Papi Being Papi: Manny Can Stay in Albuquerque — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/25/2009
He may have started off slow, with the longest homer-less streak of his career, but David Ortiz seems to be back to his old self, and not a moment too soon!  A three-run shot in Washington, a huge bomb off a Bronx arm, and five other home runs ...

Ortiz gets 1,000th RBI; Red Sox top Nationals 6-4 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/25/2009
David Ortiz got his 1,000th RBI, Nick Green played a scary game of dodge-the-bat, and the Boston Red Sox looked right at home again in the nation's capital Wednesday night in a 6-4 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Papi, Varitek and Lester tame Nats — Major League Baseball News 6/25/2009
The road that was once filled with jarring potholes has become nice and smooth for the Red Sox, who no longer need to wear their home whites to look like an upper-echelon team.

David Ortiz gets 1,000th RBI; Red Sox top Nationals 6-4 — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 6/25/2009
WASHINGTON - David Ortiz got his 1,000th RBI, Nick Green played a scary game of dodge-the-bat, and the Boston Red Sox looked right at home again in the nation's capital...

Ortiz gets 1,000th RBI, Red Sox top Nats (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/25/2009
David Ortiz got his 1,000th RBI, Nick Green played a scary game of dodge-the-bat, and the Boston Red Sox looked right at home again in the nation's capital Wednesday night in a 6-4 victory over the Washington Nationals. Red Sox Nation invaded ...