by mike edelman | Apr 14, 2008 | Cleveland Indians, Jake Westbrook, Manny Ramirez
Have the Cleveland Indians and their fans forgotten the “grandstanding” of Manny Ramirez upon hitting a home run in last years’ American League Championship Series? It appears not. Writing in the Cleveland.com Sports blog, Skip Hall calls out for...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2008 | Hideki Okajima
All hail the great Hideki Okajima! Last year, Okajima burst on the scene with a 69-inning effort en route to winning a World Series ring. Despite a late-season stumble, he ended the year with a 2.22 ERA and a sparkling 0.97 WHIP. People attributed his success to his...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 14, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Sean Casey
Jacoby Ellsbury and Kevin Youkilis both drove in two RBIs and Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled but earned his third victory of the season in only five innings of work. On 116 pitches, Matsuzaka gave up four runs, walked six and struck out two in the win which was aided by...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2008 | Albert Pujols, Ben Sheets, Blogpoll Awards, Cole Hamels, Hiroki Kuroda, Jake Peavy, Johnny Cueto, Justin Upton, Kosuke Fukudome, Pat Burrell
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to...
by evan brunell | Apr 13, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (6-6) @ Boston Red Sox (6-6) Phil Hughes (0-1, 5.00) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-0, 1.47) 8:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: ESPN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Next Great...
