by evan brunell | Mar 9, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Hideki Okajima, Joel Pineiro, Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin, Spring Training
Here’s the statistics to date for the relievers vying for jobs in the Boston bullpen: Pitcher ERA IP H ER BB K Craig Breslow 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 2 Bryan Corey 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 3 Nick DeBarr (Rule 5) 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 Manny Delcarmen 16.88 2.2 6 5 2 2 Brendan Donnelly...
by evan brunell | Mar 8, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eddie Rogers, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
The Red Sox continued their ways of winning, as they bested the New York Mets 9-5 behind a grand slam in the bottom ninth inning by minor league journeyman Ed Rogers. SS Julio Lugo led the Red Sox in runs scored with two, finishing 1/2 with a walk and Kevin Youkilis...
by evan brunell | Mar 7, 2007 | Bryan Corey, Spring Training
If someone had sidled up to you in January and said “you’re going to have a pretty good reliever in camp during Spring Training. In his first four innings, he’s gonna whiff three and give up one hit.” “Sweet,” you say....
by evan brunell | Mar 6, 2007 | Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joel Pineiro, Spring Training
Matsuzaka took the ball against major league hitters for the first time in his MLB career, drawing the start against the Florida Marlins. The first batter he faced was Hanley Ramirez, former Red Sox farmhand and reigning NL Rookie of the Year. Ramirez grounded out on...
by evan brunell | Mar 5, 2007 | Curt Schilling, Eric Hinske, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Spring Training, Terry Francona, Wily Mo Pena
Curt Schilling’s changeup seems to be making progress, and he feels it’s good enough to be his No. 2 pitch. If true, it could offer a new look to batters, and Schilling could be in line for another strong season. Developing another strong pitch this late...
