by mike scandura | May 13, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
Matsuzaka – Kelly O’Conner, sittingstill.net Daisuke Matsuzaka may have pitched himself into another rehab start instead of a possible start with the Boston Red Sox. Matsuzaka admitted that would be the case after a lackluster performance Saturday night...
by mike scandura | May 8, 2012 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matuszaka wasn’t pleased with his rehab start Monday night for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Rochester Red Wings. Matsuzaka pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed zero runs and two hits. But even though he struck out four, he also walked three and threw just 49...
by mike scandura | May 5, 2012 | Brandon Duckworth
In a sense, Brandon Duckworth is the polar opposite of a host of young pitchers who made a stop at Pawtucket en route to the Boston Red Sox– pitchers like Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Daniel Bard and Felix Doubront. Duckworth, a 36-year-old right-hander, is THE...
by mike scandura | Apr 28, 2012 | Arnie Beyeler, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
Following are examples of the havoc Pawtucket Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been wreaking on International League pitching this season: In Pawtucket’s April 5 season opener at McCoy Stadium, Middlebrooks ripped line-drive doubles on his first two swings...
by mike scandura | Apr 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Che-Hsuan Lin is to the Pawtucket Red Sox outfield what shortstop Jose Iglesias is to the team’s infield: a human vacuum cleaner in cleats. Just ask veteran pitcher Brandon Duckworth, who’s pitched in the major and minor leagues since 1998. “There’s a comfort level...
