by zach hayes | Feb 26, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Mike Timlin, Spring Training, Theo Epstein
As we approach the first spring training tilt between the Red Sox and Twins, much is happening around Fort Myers as the players participate in an assortment of drills and workout sessions to prepare. Everyone has reported but Manny Ramirez, who now has cancelled a car...
by mike edelman | Feb 24, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Spring Training
I just wanted to make note of a few things. First of all, the photographers down in Fort Myers are doing a tremendous job. If you haven’t already, check out some of the slide shows that The Boston Globe has put together. They provide a new one for every day. For...
by mike edelman | Feb 20, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima
With much of the media fixated on Daisuke Matsuzaka, few attention has been payed to the other Japanese import in Fort Myers. I’ve even seen some blogs using Hideki Okajima’s picture as Matsuzaka’s, probably not even aware that the Red Sox do in fact...
by evan brunell | Feb 19, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Mark Bellhorn
Way back in February of 2005, I wrote an article about the Red Sox’s second baseman, Mark Bellhorn. Coming off a strong 2004, I had a gut feeling that we could be in for a disappointing year by Bellhorn. After hitting .264/.373/.444 in 2004 in 523 AB, he sank to...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2007 | Chicago Cubs, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daisuke Matsuzaka Chase, Devern Hansack, Felix Pie, Joe Mauer, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Spring Training
I think today would be good to put a bunch of different topics on the table and direct you to some other places that I read on a regular basis: This piece on Craig Hansen didn’t really get my hopes up for him making an impact. He says that you need to work on...
by mike edelman | Feb 12, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Spring Training
It’s so close I can picture it. I can now put the days on my fingers as I happily count down to the day when Red Sox pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. It’s just a matter of days now until the internet will be flooded with pictures of Red Sox...
by zach hayes | Jan 26, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Joel Pineiro, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin
The J.D. Drew silent saga has finally come to an appreciated conclusion, as the right fielder signs on with Boston at the same price (5/70) but with voids available to the Sox. If Drew goes on the disabled list with a right shoulder problem in the third year of the...
by mike edelman | Jan 16, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Joel Pineiro, Mike Timlin
As the hot stove begins to cool off, I can’t be the only one left with a feeling that something important is missing. The more I look at the names that will make up our bullpen next year, the less excited I become about the impending season. The thought of...
by mike edelman | Jan 10, 2007 | Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez
The disappointing collapse of such a promising Red Sox team last year hardly seems like a bright spot. Jon Lester, David Ortiz and even Peter Gammons had health scares that put them in the hospital. In fact, the entire team became so ravaged with injury that Julian...
by zach hayes | Dec 28, 2006 | Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Clement, Tim Wakefield
Before the most convenient four-letter word could find its way out of the collective mouths of Red Sox fans all across the world, the starting rotation of 2006 had crashed, burned and collapsed about as quickly as Tony Womack
