by sean o | Mar 21, 2009 | Hideki Okajima
Many expected the 2007 version of Hideki Okajima to disappear as we headed into last season. But he didn’t. Okajima stuck around another year, and was roughly the same pitcher that he was in 2007, overall. His K/9 actually improved the second time around the...
by sean o | Mar 18, 2009 | David Ortiz
How long will it take fans to panic if David Ortiz struggles early on in the season? Watching Ortiz fail in the playoffs was something new in the eyes of Bostonians–or fans of the team that resides in Boston anyway, wherever they may live. A pop in the wrist...
by sean o | Mar 14, 2009 | Tim Wakefield
A few years back, 2007 to be exact. I used the term “effective” to sum up what Tim Wakefield was as a pitcher. It was a debate about whether or not the Red Sox were good enough to win the World Series that season. And as any Red Sox fan knows, the...
by sean o | Mar 11, 2009 | Jason Bay, Manny Ramirez
…But Jason Bay is pretty darn good. “The Red Sox need to replace Manny.” “Jason Bay won’t be able to handle the pressure of Boston.” These are variations of quotes that I have been hearing ever since Manny was traded, and Bay being...
by sean o | Mar 7, 2009 | Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo
If pitching rotations were made up of all Jamie Moyers, then maybe Julio Lugo would be the best option at the shortstop position. But pitching rotations are made up of multiple arms, different arsenals, and some pitchers that are much better than Jamie Moyer. And...
