Posted in Red Sox on Feb 24th, 2007 4 Comments »
I couldn’t resist. The esteemed writer Charlie Pierce dropped this bit of knowledge on me while waiting for Daisuke Matsuzaka’s batting practice session. It turns out that Twinkies were originally supposed to be filled with a banana-based substance, but because all of the ships used to import bananas were being commandeered to transfer supplies to England during World War II they had to turn to vanilla cream filling for the pastry. That and learning of … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Feb 24th, 2007 1 Comment »
Just off field No. 2 where Daisuke Matsuzaka threw 44 pitches in a batting practice session. Hitting against the hurler was Bobby Scales, Kevin Cash, Luis Jiminez, and Jacoby Ellsbury.”Impressive,” Ellsbury told me on the way to another round of BP. “His fastball got going as he went along. But his breaking balls were really tight, which is what you want.”Matsuzaka got seven swings and misses, most coming on his fastball … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Feb 23rd, 2007 2 Comments »
Matt Clement talked to the media for 41 minutes just now. Some highlights:- Posted a football card of Drew Brees on his son’s wall for motivation. It was referenced more than once that Brees had a similar surgery as Clement and obviously came through it in good shape.- Plans on throwing for the first time sometime in the first week of March. Original plan had that event taking place in early … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Feb 23rd, 2007 8 Comments »
On to the questions while I count the minutes to be introduced up-close with a venomous snake …Cross-promotion alert! Check out the story in the Eagle-Tribune today on the Curt Schilling situation. Brett Close, the president of Green Monster Games, has an intersting take.- A lot of questions have revolved around the Schilling situation. Just to answer all them in one hit: True, the market value for a pitcher like Schilling … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Feb 23rd, 2007 6 Comments »
Driving the minor league complex this morning to catch some interviews before the players head to the links for their annual charity golf tournament and the Metro’s Joe Haggerty pointed out a tempting option for the afternoon … the local planetarium was advertising the chance to see venomous snakes and an albino raccoon. It begged the question: Don’t you think you could draw in a few more people if you just dropped the “venomous” out … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Feb 22nd, 2007 10 Comments »
A synopsis from Terry Francona, Theo Epstein and Curt Schilling regarding the announcement that the the pitcher won’t be talking contract until after the season:- Schilling obviously disappointed. Met with Theo 3 minutes yesterday, during which Epstein asked if he wanted “the short story, or the long story.”- Schilling said he is adamant about not negotiating during the season. Theo said that he told the pitcher he should plan on having … continued »
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