by chipbuck | Dec 7, 2011 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Hiroki Kuroda, Josh Willingham
Some people feel that baseball’s winter meetings are an overblown festivity, but I couldn’t disagree more. For a hot stove junkie like myself, the winter meetings are like an early Christmas present. Rumors, mystery teams, big contracts, quotes from GMs,...
by chipbuck | Nov 9, 2011 | Albert Pujols, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Hiroki Kuroda, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Michael Cuddyer, Prince Fielder, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Madson
As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and crashing waves of criticism coming from the Sabermetric/blogging community from over yonder…and by yonder, I mean Twitter. ...
by charliesap | Nov 8, 2011 | Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Edwin Jackson, Hiroki Kuroda, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Buehrle, Poll, Ryan Madson, Yu Darvish
Boston’s search for a new field manager continues and it will do so without the option of Mike Maddux, who withdrew his name from consideration. There are still some intriguing options out there, but managerial changes always make me wonder, “How much does...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Erik Bedard, Hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Roy Oswalt, Tim Wakefield
Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past, but instead focus on the future. While I don’t plan on taking it quite to the extent Darryl alluded to on Sunday, I’m hoping to...
by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Hiroki Kuroda, Ubaldo Jimenez
With the trading deadline quickly approaching at 3:00 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon, there’s been a flurry of activity. Edwin Jackson was traded to the Blue Jays for Jason Frasor, then flipped to the Cardinals for Colby Rasmus. The Giants, in desperate need for...
by charliesap | Jul 21, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Richardson, Hiroki Kuroda, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good of a pitcher. In yesterday’s game, Miller went 5.2 innings while allowing no run and two hits, but he walked six batters to only three...
by charliesap | Jul 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Doug Mientkiewicz, Hiroki Kuroda, Jed Lowrie, Orlando Cabrera
The MLB trade deadline looms and the Sox are making their calls and doing their research. The club has been tied to names such as Carlos Beltran and Hiroki Kuroda, but GM Theo Epstein has been quoted as saying that the team could benefit from a...
by jake digregorio | Jun 20, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Hiroki Kuroda, Los Angeles Dodgers
Prev. Gm: Los Angeles Dodgers (38-30) @ Boston Red Sox (42-28) Hiroki Kuroda (6-4, 3.10) @ Clay Buchholz (9-4, 2.67) 8:00 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Clay Buchholz will go for his tenth win of the year on the...
by evan brunell | May 14, 2008 | Hiroki Kuroda, Kenshin Kawakami
On the heels of Zach Hayes’ 2009 Free Agent Checkup comes news that pitcher Kenshin Kawakami wants to play for the Red Sox next year. (And should he be posted, “Dice-K 2.0” Yu Darvish has his eye on either Boston or New York.) This is undoubtedly...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2008 | Albert Pujols, Ben Sheets, Blogpoll Awards, Cole Hamels, Hiroki Kuroda, Jake Peavy, Johnny Cueto, Justin Upton, Kosuke Fukudome, Pat Burrell
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to...
