by mike edelman | Mar 26, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Matsuzaka simply didn’t have it today. He walked 5 batters and had to be removed after he made over 100 pitches to get through the 5th. The result? He no-hit the Reds opening day lineup. For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, this is a truly...
by evan brunell | Mar 22, 2007 | Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Minnesota Twins, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
One thing I’ve noticed Red Sox pitchers doing a lot this spring is not walking batters. Time and time again I keep hearing “he struck out (insert number here) and walked none.” It’s been happening a lot, so I wanted to see if it was just me or...
by evan brunell | Mar 21, 2007 | Adam LaRoche, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ronny Paulino, Spring Training, Tom Gorzelanny
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester, two important components to the future of the Red Sox starting rotation, both took the mound today with divergent outcomes. First, the one with all the attention: Dice-K pitched 5.2 innings, gave up one run on one hit, one walk, and...
by mike edelman | Mar 16, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, New York Mets, Wily Mo Pena
I didn’t get the opportunity to watch Beckett’s start last night so I thought I’d watch it this morning before I passed judgment. On the surface, 5 innings pitched with 6 hits, 2 earned runs and zero walks isn’t all that bad. Watching the game...
by evan brunell | Mar 14, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo
It’s time for the Fire Brand community predictions! Last year, we predicted three Red Sox hitters and three Red Sox pitchers’ seasons. We didn’t do so bad. This year we will do the same, but add in division predictions as well. All you have to do is...
by evan brunell | Mar 12, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Mike Timlin, Spring Training
If you are to believe Daisuke Matsuzaka, you should disregard the two home runs jacked against him yesterday. The excerpt from the Globe: Because it was the Orioles, an AL East rival, “I thought I’d take the opportunity to experiment a little bit,”...
by mike edelman | Mar 11, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Spring Training
And the first pitch is a 90 mph strike. Daisuke Matsuzaka is facing AL East competition for the first time today as he takes on the Baltimore Orioles. More on the game and Matsuzaka’s start as the game progresses. Matsuzaka made the Orioles hitters look...
by evan brunell | Mar 8, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eddie Rogers, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Spring Training, Tim Wakefield
The Red Sox continued their ways of winning, as they bested the New York Mets 9-5 behind a grand slam in the bottom ninth inning by minor league journeyman Ed Rogers. SS Julio Lugo led the Red Sox in runs scored with two, finishing 1/2 with a walk and Kevin Youkilis...
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 mike edelman | Mar 3, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Spring Training
Matsuzaka threw well last night with 19 strikes in 25 pitches. He actually gave up a double on the very first pitch. He then induced a dribbler out in front of the plate and struck out the next two batters, stranding the runner on third. The next inning he retired the...
