by evan brunell | Mar 20, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jed Lowrie, Quick Post, Ryan Westmoreland
Do the Red Sox have another curse on their hands? Two separate Boston players have had bouts with cancer. David Ortiz had heart problems a few years ago. This year, Boston has had injuries befall two, with another stricken with an illness. Daisuke Matsuzaka has what...
by mike silver | Mar 1, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jeremy Hermida, Manny Delcarmen, Michael Bowden
As the hometown team boasts one of the strongest starting nine in the American League, it can be difficult to detect sleepers among the pack. Don’t be fooled, however. They are there and prepped to support an elite cast looking to avenge last season’s early playoff...
by Troy Patterson | Jan 13, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Recently we learned that Daisuke Matsuzaka admitted to hiding a leg injury that occurred in the World Baseball Classic from the Red Sox. Matsuzaka said the injury caused him to overwork his shoulder to maintain velocity and that by admitting to his injury, cause a...
by mike silver | Oct 27, 2009 | Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jose Contreras
When any new phenomenon arrives, it takes a while for people to adjust their lifestyle and accommodate these changes. Cell phones are the most recent example. The Internet was another. In the baseball world, free agent-prospects are the newest slang, which,...
by evan brunell | Oct 5, 2009 | 2009 ALDS, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Angels, Scott Kazmir
The Red Sox are set to do battle with the Angels later this week to decide who gets to play for the American League pennant. Boston and Los Angeles are certainly familiar with each other, having done battle in the 2004, ’07 and ’08 DCS. In fact, Boston...
by jake digregorio | Oct 3, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Sowers, Kevin Youkilis
“Effective” isn’t a term often used to describe Daisuke Matsuzaka’s outings, but that’s exactly what he looked like in last night’s start, as the Red Sox took a second win off of the Cleveland Indians, 6-2. Dice worked through six innings, allowing only five hits and...
by evan brunell | Oct 2, 2009 | Cleveland Indians, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Jeremy Sowers
GAME NOTES: Dice-K enters his final start before October. He’s looked a new man after missing most of the season with assorted problems. Can he keep it up?
by mike silver | Sep 26, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Recap, New York Yankees
On Saturday night, the Sox and Yanks added another thrilling match to their rivalry’s dossier. The game was hotly contested for the first seven innings. The game was scoreless through 5 ½, before the Yankees broke through in the sixth on a Robinson Cano homer to...
by evan brunell | Sep 26, 2009 | C.C. Sabathia, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, New York Yankees
GAME NOTES: A huge test on if Dice can be trusted … ok, he can’t ever be trusted this season, so let me modify… A huge test on if Dice can be somewhat trusted in the playoffs will come with his performance against the Yankees. If the dam breaks, it...
by mike silver | Sep 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Woodward, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Manny Delcarmen, Tim Wakefield
A Pair of Injuries On Monday, Junichi Tazawa was placed on the 60-day disabled list due to what has been described as a mild groin strain. While the groin gives the Sox a formal reason to DL Tazawa, the pitcher had reportedly reached his innings limit, according to...
