by evan brunell | Mar 6, 2007 | Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joel Pineiro, Spring Training
Matsuzaka took the ball against major league hitters for the first time in his MLB career, drawing the start against the Florida Marlins. The first batter he faced was Hanley Ramirez, former Red Sox farmhand and reigning NL Rookie of the Year. Ramirez grounded out on...
by zach hayes | Feb 26, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Mike Timlin, Spring Training, Theo Epstein
As we approach the first spring training tilt between the Red Sox and Twins, much is happening around Fort Myers as the players participate in an assortment of drills and workout sessions to prepare. Everyone has reported but Manny Ramirez, who now has cancelled a car...
by zach hayes | Feb 16, 2007 | Craig Hansen
The most coveted arm in the 2005 MLB Draft. So expensive and so hyped that adoring teams had to pass on him early in the first round because this young phenom had already notched money-guzzling Scott Boras under his belt. His first major league contract with Boston...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2007 | Chicago Cubs, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daisuke Matsuzaka Chase, Devern Hansack, Felix Pie, Joe Mauer, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Spring Training
I think today would be good to put a bunch of different topics on the table and direct you to some other places that I read on a regular basis: This piece on Craig Hansen didn’t really get my hopes up for him making an impact. He says that you need to work on...
by zach hayes | Feb 2, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Jacoby Ellsbury, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
The Todd Helton trade talks died earlier this week, a temporary obstacle in the path of Red Sox Nation collectively going insane waiting for spring training, a deal worthy of being discussed on a national level and one of the baseball
by evan brunell | Jan 29, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
My knee-jerk reaction to the Todd Helton deal occured on Saturday, and with all the new information and opinion having been dissected, I have changed my thinking somewhat even though the crux of my thinking remains: I don’t see a reason to add an aging, overpaid...
by evan brunell | Jan 27, 2007 | Colorado Rockies, Craig Hansen, Julian Tavarez, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Todd Helton, Trades, Unaffiliated/Former Players
UPDATE: The Rockies are the ones being the aggressors in the talks, and the Red Sox aren’t very motivated in this deal, so this will be a deal that the Rockies will have to give more than take. This may end up being an easier pill to swallow now that the Red Sox...
by mike edelman | Jan 22, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Craig Hansen, Devern Hansack, Jed Hoyer, Joel Pineiro, John Farrell, Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin
As Marlin Jackson caught the Tom Brady pass and flung himself awkwardly onto the turf, I found myself experiencing a familiar feeling. I wasn’t heartbroken, I’m only a casual football fan and mostly watch it to fill the time in between baseball seasons. It...
by mike edelman | Jan 10, 2007 | Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez
The disappointing collapse of such a promising Red Sox team last year hardly seems like a bright spot. Jon Lester, David Ortiz and even Peter Gammons had health scares that put them in the hospital. In fact, the entire team became so ravaged with injury that Julian...
by guest | Dec 15, 2006 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devern Hansack, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have fantastic news for you today. Rather, I think it’s fantastic, and it impacts Fire Brand. Fire Brand will be at a new home on Monday. I will let you know the URL to update your bookmarks. As you know (or don’t know), I am the...
