by shawn medeiros | Jul 29, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, B.J. Upton, Brian Stokes, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Josh Paul, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay Rays
Jonathan Papelbon blew his second save of the season in 25 chances, but Boston bailed out their closer scoring six runs in the top of the 12th to outlast the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in extra innings for a 12-6 victory and improve their lead over the New York Yankees to...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 4, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Greg Norton, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Wigginton
Finally, the Boston Red Sox (51-31) lineup returned the favor to Daisuke Matsuzaka giving him run support against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (33-49) unlike in his last start against the Seattle Mariners. With an almost identical stat line from his last start against the...
by evan brunell | May 31, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Jason Giambi, New York Yankees, Runelvys Hernandez, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
The headline says it all. Some quickies: The controversy surrounding A-Rod is 100 percent acceptable. It doesn’t matter if he shouted “mine!” or “hah!” It’s specifically against the rules. There is a rule in baseball (I have to run,...
by mike edelman | Apr 28, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eiji Sawamura, Hideki Okajima, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Julio Lugo, Masanori Murakami
In 1872, a 29-year-old professor of English at Tokyo University introduced baseball to Japan. The professor, named Horace Wilson, was a native of Gorham, Maine. Now, 135 years after a New England native brought baseball to Japan, they’re returning the favor by...
by zach hayes | Mar 26, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, Andrew Friedman, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Casey Fossum, Chad Orvella, Delmon Young, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Elijah Dukes, Greg Norton, J.P. Howell, Jae Seo, James Shields, Joe Maddon, Jonny Gomes, Jorge Cantu, Josh Paul, Know Thy Enemy, Rocco Baldelli, Ruddy Lugo, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Camp, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Wigginton
This is the first installment of our annual Know Thy Enemy series, where Firebrand goes in-depth and analyzes the key members of each of our division rivals. We
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2006 | Akinori Iwamura, Kei Igawa
There are two Japanese players that the Red Sox have their eye on other than the famed Daisuke Matsuzaka, and we should know by the end of the week who the winning bid was from, which will solve a lot of things – either that team gets him, or Daisuke returns to...
by zach hayes | Nov 6, 2006 | Adam Kennedy, Adam Wainwright, Akinori Iwamura, Andy Pettitte, Brandon Inge, Dave Roberts, David Dellucci, Eric Gagne, Gil Meche, Joe Borowski, Juan Pierre, Kei Igawa, Luis Gonzalez, Mark DeRosa, Mark Mulder, Rich Aurilia, Ted Lilly, Trot Nixon, Woody Williams
With a wicked Adam Wainwright curveball thrown past a swinging Brandon Inge for the last out of the World Series, the off season is upon us. Sox fans have endured an interminable postseason, a boring October compared to the last three years, and now some of the fun...
