by mike silver | Sep 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Woodward, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Manny Delcarmen, Tim Wakefield
A Pair of Injuries On Monday, Junichi Tazawa was placed on the 60-day disabled list due to what has been described as a mild groin strain. While the groin gives the Sox a formal reason to DL Tazawa, the pitcher had reportedly reached his innings limit, according to...
by mike silver | Sep 2, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Gavin Floyd, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Mark Buehrle
If you’ve been dissatisfied with Victor Martinez since he joined the Boston Red Sox, there is something wrong with you… OK. I’ll bite. I’m dissatisfied with Victor Martinez. It’s been almost impossible to argue with his production thus...
by mike silver | Sep 1, 2009 | Brian Anderson, Chris Woodward, Jeff Bailey, Junichi Tazawa, Quick Post
Now that September 1st has arrived, the annual Major League roster expansion has begun. The Red Sox made six corresponding roster moves today, calling up five players while designating Jeff Bailey for assignment. For a team in contention, these moves usual serve to...
by tito crafts | Aug 27, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, John Danks, Junichi Tazawa
by tito crafts | Aug 22, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Junichi Tazawa, New York Yankees
by mike silver | Aug 20, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Ivan Rodriguez, John Smoltz, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Tim Wakefield
As of Thursday morning, the Sox stand seven games behind the New York Yankees in the division race and one game ahead of the Rangers in the Wild Card. The Yankees are cruising right now, with a great opportunity to seal up the division this weekend. The Sox...
by evan brunell | Aug 19, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Brian Anderson, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Ramon Ramirez, Takashi Saito, Victor Martinez
In a homage to Twitter, the new social media application that is changing how news is delivered (in the same vein how blogs changed everything) I bring to you a summary of each Red Sox player on the 25-man roster in 140 characters or less (the maximum number of...
by mike silver | Aug 18, 2009 | Brad Penny, Brian Anderson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
A lot happened in Red Sox Nation this past weekend. Instead of wondering, let’s get into the gritty details. -Sox Drop Two of Three in Texas The Sox dropped two games to the Rangers. Yeah, it’s too bad. The Sox stand one game back of Texas in the Wild Card...
by tito crafts | Aug 17, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Penny, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
When injuries arise, solutions aren’t always easy to come by. So with Wakefield and Daisuke sidelined, and with the Red Sox hesitant to promote Michael Bowden, there may not be many of those “solutions” available. Yet, I shall try. But Brad Penny...
by tito crafts | Aug 16, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Nippert, Game Threads, Junichi Tazawa, Texas Rangers
Junichi Tazawa makes his second start of a very short career. Once he settled in, and the defense actually started to play defense behind him, he looked good in his first start. If Youkilis had any chance at MVP, even though Mauer is clearly the best player, then I...