by zach hayes | May 10, 2008 | Hideki Okajima
On the surface, it appears Hideki Okajima is having a phenomenal year. 0.53 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 15/4 K/BB in 17 remarkable innings appears to be another Okajima start like we witnessed in the beginning of 2007, when hitters stood baffled at the plate by his devastating...
by zach hayes | May 9, 2008 | Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Josh Reddick, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish
The Red Sox are positioning themselves to be the favorite in the American League once again. The Sox have been led by a promising rotation that posted a 1.69 ERA in 10 starts up until Wednesday (36 hits in 69+ innings), a lineup beginning to hit its stride led by the...
by zach hayes | May 3, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matsuzaka came to the United States with the reputation and hype of an Ace. Daisuke Matsuzaka was then paid like an Ace should be paid. The entire 2006-2007 offseason became devoted to revolving gossip on: the Red Sox brand new Ace. With his flashing start to...
by zach hayes | Apr 30, 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays
For the first time in their decade-long history, a chronology filled with putridity, awfulness and a general sense of discontent while playing under a dome named after an orange juice company that
by zach hayes | Apr 26, 2008 | Roy Oswalt
Both Peter Gammons and MLB.com have mentioned the plausibility the Astros could fall far enough out of contention by late June and into the trade deadline that their ace, Roy Oswalt, could be dealt. While the rumor didn
