by evan brunell | Mar 18, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
by evan brunell | Mar 15, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matsuzaka is now the father of a baby boy weighing in at six pounds, 10 ounces. The baby, who’s name was not released, arrived in the world at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning to Matsuzaka and wife Tomoyo. The birth was believed to have occurred in Boston with...
by guest | Mar 5, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Detroit Tigers, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies
1. 99% of the 2007 Championship squad will be back for the 2008 campaign The Red Sox have the right mix of talent, experience and depth that enable them to win in a number of ways: Power (Ramirez, Ortiz, Lowell), small ball (Pedroia, Cora, Youkilis, Lugo) and speed...
by evan brunell | Feb 28, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, J.D. Drew, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Roger Clemens, Roger Clemens and the Mitchell Report, Sean Casey, Spring Training
Mike Mussina responded to comments Theo Epstein made about Mussina and his complains on going to Japan in 2004. Said Theo: “Kevin Brown and Mike Mussina spent the whole time b—tching about it … and by the time the Yankees team got back from the trip...
by evan brunell | Feb 18, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett
In all of the chatter about the Red Sox’s 2008 season, there has been one clear trend: people expect Daisuke Matsuzaka to turn into a solid No. 2 starter, instead of the No. 3 he was last year.In his first year in the majors, Dice-K won 15 games while throwing...
by shawn medeiros | Feb 15, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Pauley, Dusty Brown, Mark Wagner, Pedro Martinez, Spring Training
I took a day off today and thought I
by josh lacey | Feb 8, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez
While the Red Sox bats made hay in last year’s post-season, it was their arms that got in position to ride some hot bats home throughout the season. From Josh Beckett at the top to Jonathon Papelbon at the end, each pitcher stepped up and did their job time and...
by evan brunell | Feb 1, 2008 | Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players: For those who wanted Sean Casey over Chris Carter, Carter is projected to hit .259/.325/.394 with a -9 FRAA, while Casey is at .275/.330/.380, with a -2 FRAA. As Daniel Rathman revealed in...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 31, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Joba Chamberlain, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera
Along with the rest of the baseball world, I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with Johan Santana yesterday. I’ll be honest, I am not as high on Santana as some people. Before yesterday, I looked at Johan Santana as a great pitcher, and a southpaw to boot,...
by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
On October 20th at Fenway Park under the bright lights, he found redemption. All year, he struggled to find a niche in his new home, with fans already against him being there. It was a long, taxing year for him personally as his son struggled through a malady of...
