by josh lacey | Mar 29, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Quick Post
The first two teams, UCONN & Villanova, have punched their tickets to the Final Four in Detroit, and the first two players have punched a ticket to the Final Four of our Red Sox Madness tournament. Just like March Madness, a #1 seed (Pedroia) and a #3 seed...
by sean o | Feb 21, 2009 | Adam Jones, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Edgar Renteria, J.D. Drew, John Henry, Julio Lugo, Larry Lucchino, Theo Epstein
John Henry has made his opinion clear… Henry believes that Major League Baseball should implement a salary cap. Or at least seriously explore it. Larry Lucchino shares Henry’s belief on the matter. Do I? I wouldn’t mind it. But when followers of the...
by evan brunell | Feb 19, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Rocco Baldelli
Apologies to those that don’t follow the shows I do, but I was thinking about the multitude of TV shows that I watch and I thought it would be pretty funny and cool to pair up who I think represents a certain character best on the Red Sox. I’m not limiting...
by sean o | Feb 18, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Dice K-slash-BB. Not Dice K-slash-Walk ratio. Daisuke Matsuzaka is like no pitcher that I have ever seen. Not to this degree. Not this many appearances. But the entertainment is there. And that is what it is all about when one gets down to it, whether they want to...
by evan brunell | Nov 3, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Andruw Jones, Ben Sheets, C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dontrelle Willis, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Juan Pierre, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Pedro Martinez, Russell Martin, Tim Wakefield
Bill James has come out with his new handbook for 2009, and in the handbook are the early statistical projections for players next year. This may be especially significant in the case of the Red Sox, as James has a vast amount of knowledge of players in the Red Sox...
by tim daloisio | Oct 15, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
From Peter Gammons’ ESPN Insider column: Walking down Brookline Avenue outside Fenway Park on Tuesday night, one Red Sox player said virtually the same thing. “If there’s anyone who can turn this series around, it’s The Magic Man [Daisuke...
by tito crafts | Oct 11, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, James Shields, Mark Kotsay, Tampa Bay Rays
Welcome to October, Tampa Bay. The Rays and their fans, who created an atmosphere like that of a cicada-infestation with their cowbells echoing throughout Tropicana Field, learned an important lesson in their first ALCS game. Sometimes, it is better to be lucky than...
by evan brunell | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-1) @ Tampa Bay Rays (2-1) Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0, 5.40) @ James Shields (1-0, 4.26) 8:37 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: TBS RADIO: WRKO 680, ESPN GAME NOTES: Daniel Rathman: The bad news is that the Sox went 1-8 in their...
by evan brunell | Oct 7, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Alex Cora, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Gil Velazquez, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Sean Casey, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie may be new to a Boston uniform, but they’ve proven unbelievably crucial to the Red Sox season. Jed Lowrie, despite his .258/.339 line on the season has proven himself more than capable of being the Red Sox’s longterm shortstop. In...
by tim daloisio | Oct 3, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Poll
The previous poll asked: With Lowell and Drew spending so much time out due to injuries, should the Sox leave them off the first round roster for healthy but less experienced bats? No to both 42% of all votes No Lowell but try Drew 25% of all vote No Drew but pray for...
