2007 April: Best in Baseball

by | 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...

Opening Day at Fenway

by | Apr 10, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Dustin Pedroia, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, J.D. Durbin, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin, Wily Mo Pena

Oh … is there anything more glorious? Having been a frequent visitor of Opening Day at Fenway Park years past (including my most recent one in 2005, when the ring ceremony was held for the 2004 World Series title) there’s nothing sweeter than seeing the...

Know Thyself 2007: Boston Red Sox

by | Mar 30, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena

Ah, our favorite team ’round these parts … what’s the team looking like this year? It’s strong. It’s not without its questions, but boy, this looks like a team to be reckoned with… Statistics code: AVG/OBP/SLG for hitters. W-L, ERA,...

Red Sox News Announced

by | Mar 27, 2007 | Alberto Castillo, Alex Ochoa, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Cory Keylor, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Spring Training, Trades

Craig Hansen has been optioned to Triple-A (gee, what a surprise…). Alex Ochoa has accepted his assignment to Triple-A, and could have a chance of coming up as a backup outfielder due to injury. Bryan Corey has been sent to minor league camp, which firms up the...

Dice-K Gets Cute

by | Mar 12, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Mike Timlin, Spring Training

If you are to believe Daisuke Matsuzaka, you should disregard the two home runs jacked against him yesterday. The excerpt from the Globe: Because it was the Orioles, an AL East rival, “I thought I’d take the opportunity to experiment a little bit,”...