by mike silver | Aug 12, 2009 | Brad Penny, Dustin Nippert, Elvis Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Junichi Tazawa, Mike Lowell, Texas Rangers
With Thursday’s game still pending, the Sox look to their three-game weekend series in Texas, back 5.5 of the Yankees; up 1.5 on the Rangers in the wildcard. This is a big set – don’t take it likely. The Sox should fare well in the home run haven of...
by tito crafts | Aug 11, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Game Threads, Junichi Tazawa, Rick Porcello
Junichi Tazawa makes his first Big League start against Rick Porcello. Let’s see what Tazawa is made of…
by mike silver | Aug 11, 2009 | Brad Penny, Cristian Guzman, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
It’s a slump. That’s it. That has to be it. Mayday! Mayday! We’re going down… aren’t we? Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the difference between a slump and a freefall. When given the choice, you always root for the slump, because,...
by mike silver | Aug 10, 2009 | Junichi Tazawa, Quick Post
Evan: Please welcome Mike Silver to the Fire Brand writing crew! Tim Daloisio is going to be stepping down from writing articles for Fire Brand. He will still be contributing one podcast a week plus the weekly poll — and will add in another podcast every week....
by evan brunell | Aug 7, 2009 | Billy Traber, Chris Woodward, Jed Lowrie, Junichi Tazawa, Quick Post
UPDATE: WBZ and Amalie Benjamin are reporting that John Smoltz has been designated for assignment. Smoltz was a huge disappointment for the Sox, and I feel sad at this outcome. However, it had to be done. There is an empty roster spot for a reliever. It is not known...
by evan brunell | Mar 12, 2009 | Bill James, Brad Wilkerson, Brayan Pena, Casey Kelly, Che-Hsuan Lin, Chris Iannetta, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jeff Bailey, Joe Mauer, John Buck, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Julio Lugo, Junichi Tazawa, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Miguel Olivo, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Hagadone, Ryan Kalish, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
David Ortiz – Samara Pearlstein Sit down with a big cup of coffee, because have I a treat for you. I participated in a chat on Tuesday night and they have made the transcript available for Fire Brand to peruse. Enjoy… Do you think that the Red Sox will be...
by shawn medeiros | Dec 6, 2008 | Alex Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, Jim Rice, Junichi Tazawa
If I am Kevin Youkilis or Jonathan Paplebon, who have been told by Theo Epstein that it is an organizational philosophy to take players to arbitration year-by-year, I am looking at Dustin Pedroia’s contract and privately seething. And if they are, credit both...
by evan brunell | Nov 24, 2008 | Junichi Tazawa, Quick Post
Nikkansports.com has reported that Junichi Tazawa has settled on the Red Sox and will officially sign with them in early December. “They want me to come over, and I understand how I can develop. I feel like it’s a good team,” Tazawa told Nikkan...
by evan brunell | Nov 23, 2008 | Junichi Tazawa, Quick Post
Craig Shipley, the Red Sox vice president for international scouting, spent just under two hours talking to 22-year old Junichi Tazawa and presented him with a $6 million offer. It’s unclear whether or not the offer is a major-league deal or...
by evan brunell | Nov 10, 2008 | Atlanta Braves, Dewon Day, Junichi Tazawa, New York Yankees, Virgil Vazquez, Yu Darvish
As has been common knowledge, 22-year old Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa requested that the Japanese pro league, Nippon Pro Baseball, not draft him in the amateur draft, allowing him to jump to the major leagues immediately. Now that the NBP has officially acceded to...
