by shawn medeiros | May 14, 2008 | Baltimore Orioles, Hideki Okajima, Jay Payton
A lead for the third straight game spelled
by zach hayes | May 10, 2008 | Hideki Okajima
On the surface, it appears Hideki Okajima is having a phenomenal year. 0.53 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 15/4 K/BB in 17 remarkable innings appears to be another Okajima start like we witnessed in the beginning of 2007, when hitters stood baffled at the plate by his devastating...
by evan brunell | May 5, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, 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 Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Another season, another Month to Month! The Red Sox got off to a pretty good start. There’s been a ton of storylines so far this month, but for the most part, the team has come hot out of the gates, proving that perhaps they weren’t overrated after all....
by guest | Apr 20, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Hideki Okajima, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Bottom Line Rob checking in… get more Red Sox analysis and news from BL Rob at The Bottom Line. After last night’s game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester each have 5 starts on the season… and both have struggled to make through the first 5 innings of...
by evan brunell | Apr 17, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
The Red Sox have long been a club based on the three-run jimmy jack: Slow, stone-handed players that mash the ball. Given the close confines of Fenway Park, the Red Sox followed this mantra for years and it continued through 2003. The tide started to turn in 2004 but...
by mike edelman | Apr 15, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A few weeks ago I asked “the crowd” here at MVN and specifically the Fire Brand community to participate in an social experiment of the highest order of importance to the future of mankind. The challenge at the time was to investigate the merits of group...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2008 | Hideki Okajima
All hail the great Hideki Okajima! Last year, Okajima burst on the scene with a 69-inning effort en route to winning a World Series ring. Despite a late-season stumble, he ended the year with a 2.22 ERA and a sparkling 0.97 WHIP. People attributed his success to his...
by evan brunell | Apr 7, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Uncategorized
Now that the three-country odyssey has come to an end, perhaps the Red Sox can put their struggles behind them. The offense has been streaky, the bullpen mediocre en route to a 3-4 start and the schedule won’t get any easier. The off-day tomorrow will be...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 6, 2008 | Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, David Eckstein, Frank Thomas, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Roy Halladay, Sean Casey
Clay Buchholz had a decent start compared to his last few surrendering three runs on six hits over five innings with seven strikeouts, but leave it to the Red Sox Pen to blow it open again.
by shawn medeiros | Mar 25, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Bryan Corey, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Huston Street, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Rich Harden
The stage was set for Daisuke Matsuzaka to have a big showing, but Brandon Moss and Manny Ramirez stole the spotlight. Down by one in the top of the ninth inning, Moss, who had an RBI single earlier in the ball game, drove a Houston Street low and inside fastball over...
