Category: Daisuke Matsuzaka

 Daisuke Matsuzaka

Red Sox Madness Round 2: Pitchers Duel

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 (Ellsbury) have advanced.

Today we move to the lower half of the brackets and are greeted with a serious pitchers duel in #1 seed Josh Beckett and #2 seed Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Remember, the simple question is "who's success is more important to the overall success of the Boston Red Sox in 2009?" Vote away after the jump!

March 29, 2009 josh lacey
Adam Jones

Lucchino and Henry want civilized spending

See, in a perfect world, every team would have a General Manager/Front Office that could make good moves, while spending as little money as possible. In this world, the top-tier payrolls would have a distinct advantage. If every GM was skilled at their job, and there wasn't much difference between the minds that are within each organization, then the extra money that a club would have, would play an even more significant role.

February 21, 2009 sean o
Clay Buchholz

Which TV characters resemble Red Sox players?

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 this to one show (but am limiting it to shows currently on the air), so... let's check out my comparisons. In the comments, leave your own!

February 19, 2009 evan brunell
Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dice-K/BB

But I have to add, that even as great as his stuff is, if he is as great in 2009 as in 2008, then I will be surprised too. I think he can be good, but great seems to be a reach. But then again, there is something that he does well, he does not allow hitters to make hard contact against him. And if hitters continue to not hit the ball hard, then, well, I like his chances But succeeding in consecutive seasons with a low BABIP will be difficult. So Daisuke will hopefully walk fewer batters, because the average on balls in play will probably be greater than it was in 2008. And with a higher average on balls in play, with the same amount of baserunners occupying the basepaths. It will result in more runs scored.

February 18, 2009 sean o
A.J. Burnett

Projections for 2009 Red Sox and others

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 system due to being employed by the team.

November 3, 2008 evan brunell
Daisuke Matsuzaka

It Ain’t Over Yet

From Peter Gammons’ ESPN Insider column: Walking down Brookline Avenue outside Fenway Park on Tuesday night, one Red Sox player…

October 15, 2008 tim daloisio
2008 ALCS

10/10: Tampa in October

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-1) @ Tampa Bay Rays (2-1) Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0, 5.40) @ James Shields (1-0, 4.26)…

October 10, 2008 evan brunell
2008 ALDS

How ‘Bout Dem New Sox?

Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie may be new to a Boston uniform, but they’ve proven unbelievably crucial to the Red…

October 7, 2008 evan brunell