by mike edelman | Apr 19, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Brendan Donnelly, Chase Wright, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Matsui, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jeff Karstens, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Melky Cabrera, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Wily Mo Pena
I usually don’t single out certain series but given the passion of the rivalry, and the fact that I got out of class at noon today, I thought, why not? Well I’ll skip the small chat and get right down to business. This weekend the two powers of the AL East...
by mike edelman | Apr 18, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Josh Beckett
Through his first 3 games this year, Josh Beckett is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.50. Through his first 3 games of 2006, Josh Beckett was 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA. So what’s the difference? For starters he has a WHIP of 0.83 compared to his WHIP of 1.04 in his first 3 games...
by mike edelman | Apr 18, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Hideki Okajima, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon
The less talked about Japanese import, Hideki Okajima has been equally dominant against Major League hitters. The lefty reliever is a veteran of 12 seasons in Japan’s NPB. In 2006, he posted an ERA of 2.14 over 54.2 innings of work. Over that span he waked 14...
by mike edelman | Apr 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
Another day without baseball, another run down of the Red Sox to this point. Stat geeks rejoice! The Red Sox currently own a record of 6-4. Over that span they’ve outscored their opponents by a margin of 51-28, a ratio of 1.82. Through the first 10 games of the...
by mike edelman | Apr 14, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devern Hansack, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Pitching around the major leagues has been in a morose state of affairs of late.
