by zach hayes | Apr 30, 2007 | Devern Hansack, Jon Lester, Julian Tavarez
Yesterday afternoon in the Bronx, Julian Tavarez toed the rubber in a game where we clearly counted him out. After all, he was facing the Yankees lineup at full strength and we had just viewed a patented Tavarez meltdown the previous Monday against Toronto. If the...
by evan brunell | Apr 29, 2007 | Deaths, Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals, Todd Jones
Josh Hancock, a right-handed relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and former Boston prospect, passed away today from injuries resulting from a car accident. Born in 1978, Hancock was drafted in the fifth round of the 1998 draft by the Red Sox as a starter and...
by zach hayes | Apr 29, 2007 | Chien-Ming Wang, Game Threads, Julian Tavarez, New York Yankees
APRIL 29TH, 2007 GAME THREAD Julian Tavarez (0-2, 8.36) @ Chien-Ming Wang (0-1, 5.68) Boston Red Sox (15-8) @ New York Yankees (9-13) 7:05 PM EDT in Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) TV: NESN | RADIO: WRKO 680 TODAY’S AL EAST GAMES: TEX @ TOR l TB @ OAK l CLE @ BAL...
by mike edelman | Apr 28, 2007 | Jon Lester, Julian Tavarez
One of the biggest stories of the 2007 baseball season is the Red Sox pitching staff. The dominance of Red Sox pitchers has carried the team to what is currently the best record in the majors. It’s scary to think that going into Saturday’s game against the...
by mike edelman | Apr 28, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eiji Sawamura, Hideki Okajima, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Julio Lugo, Masanori Murakami
In 1872, a 29-year-old professor of English at Tokyo University introduced baseball to Japan. The professor, named Horace Wilson, was a native of Gorham, Maine. Now, 135 years after a New England native brought baseball to Japan, they’re returning the favor by...
