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Drew Deal Finally Finished

I'm sure some of you, albeit not all of you perhaps, will be happy to know that the Red Sox and J.D. Drew have finally reached an agreement. The deal is still for five years, $70 million as was expected. There is however a clause in it that now protects the Red Sox from medical problems Drew may experience in the future. Turns out what the Red Sox really saw when Drew took his physical were shoulder issues that could cause a decline in power in something like three to five years. I had originally heard that it may cause him to lose his power as early as next season. According to the deal the Red Sox could void Drew's contract either after the third or fourth year if he goes on the disabled list for anything directly related to the shoulder problem that the Red Sox found. If Drew...

The 2007 Fire Brand Award

On December 31st, 2006, Fire Brand will be turning three years old. Fire Brand started on December 31st 2003 with an article on how I felt there was no such thing as the Curse of the Babe. I've certainly come a long way. My first full year blogging witnessed the absolute miracle that was the 2004 season, and this past Christmas saw me receive an autographed Dave Roberts baseball on a 2004 World Series baseball, fitting because Dave Roberts holds a special place in my heart for being such a great person and the person that's part of the seminal moment of the 2004 season, or even the seminal moment of Red Sox history. Since then, the Red Sox made the playoffs (and were swept out in short affair) in 2005 despite the team stumbling there. 2006 saw a team of great promise completely fall apart in August (and I...