by shawn medeiros | May 17, 2007 | Carlos Guillen, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Zach Miner
And the un-sung hero award goes to… Julian Tavarez. Tavarez who was not even supposed to be the fifth starter on this team has provided the Boston Red Sox with what any skipper would want out of his fifth starter: long outings and the ability to keep his team in...
by mike edelman | May 12, 2007 | Hideki Okajima
In Hideki Okajima, the Red Sox have had a shut down set up man as dominant as any in the majors. But can they really count on him for an entire season? The Red Sox have Okajima signed through 2008 with an option for 2009. So what can they expect from him over the long...
by mike edelman | May 2, 2007 | Alex Cora, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Matt Clement
Last year was Theo Epstein’s most criticized as general manager of the Boston Red Sox. He made a multitude of unpopular moves in which he dealt players such as Hanley Ramirez, Andy Marte, Bronson Arroyo, Anibel Sanchez, Josh Bard, Cla Meredith and David Riske....
by evan brunell | May 1, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
Now that the month of April is officially over, it’s time to bring back a segment that I started last year but tailed off and didn’t do for August and September. I’ll be taking a month to month look at the Red Sox, and unlike last years, I’m...
by mike edelman | Apr 28, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eiji Sawamura, Hideki Okajima, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Julio Lugo, Masanori Murakami
In 1872, a 29-year-old professor of English at Tokyo University introduced baseball to Japan. The professor, named Horace Wilson, was a native of Gorham, Maine. Now, 135 years after a New England native brought baseball to Japan, they’re returning the favor by...
by mike edelman | Apr 26, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon
Remember what was supposed to be the biggest weakness of the Red Sox going into the season? Well I guess this is why we play the games. I said all offseason how you can’t judge a bullpen until they actually start pitching because relief pitching is the most...
by zach hayes | Apr 23, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Brendan Donnelly, Chase Wright, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees
Professional baseball simply does not get any better than the end of the Yankees-Red Sox game on Sunday night. Jonathan Papelbon vs. Alex Rodriguez. The filthiest, flame throwing phenom in the game of baseball, the newly appointed most fearsome closer in the sport,...
by mike edelman | Apr 21, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Coco Crisp, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Mariano Rivera
If you’re looking for a Red Sox/Yankees fix you’ve come to the right place. First off, you could start by reading the preview posted earlier for the series. If you had read it, you shouldn’t have been at all surprised to see Hideki Okajima protecting...
by mike edelman | Apr 19, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Brendan Donnelly, Chase Wright, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Matsui, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jeff Karstens, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Melky Cabrera, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Wily Mo Pena
I usually don’t single out certain series but given the passion of the rivalry, and the fact that I got out of class at noon today, I thought, why not? Well I’ll skip the small chat and get right down to business. This weekend the two powers of the AL East...
by mike edelman | Apr 18, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Hideki Okajima, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon
The less talked about Japanese import, Hideki Okajima has been equally dominant against Major League hitters. The lefty reliever is a veteran of 12 seasons in Japan’s NPB. In 2006, he posted an ERA of 2.14 over 54.2 innings of work. Over that span he waked 14...
