Posted in Red Sox on Mar 21st, 2007 10 Comments »
Daisuke Matsuzaka’s Sports Illustrated cover was released and his arm didn’t fall off. (Thanks to Eagle-Tribune crack sports reporter Alan Siegel for the heads-up.)In fact, the game’s best No. 3 starter (I’m going out on a limb already) looked pretty darn good against Pittsburgh, giving up just one run and one hit over 5 2/3 innings while striking out seven. He also retired the 15 of the last 16 batters he faced…. continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Mar 21st, 2007 10 Comments »
So, Manny Ramirez is selling his (or his neighbor’s) grill on eBay. So much for breaking down Julian Tavarez’s two-seam fastball.The last mention I make of the auction item will be referencing a paragraph from the Web site AuctionBytes.com: “It was just last year that Yankees baseball player Johnny Damon cried foul when a Red Sox fan sold baby bibs on eBay printed with the words ‘Damon Sucks.’ (Damon previously played for the … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Mar 20th, 2007 5 Comments »
This just in from Red Sox PR Central:
FORT MYERS, FL — The Boston Red Sox today optioned lefthanded pitcher Kason Gabbard to Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League.
The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.
The move leaves 40 players in Boston’s major league spring training camp.
Gabbard made four starts, finishing with a 2.70 ERA over 10 innings. He appears to be the perfect candidate to serve as the starting rotation’s Pawtucket safety … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Mar 20th, 2007 3 Comments »
You know it’s getting close to Opening Day when you find yourself digesting the Kansas City Royals’ starting rotation. In case you didn’t know, the trio of Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, and Daisuke Matsuzaka will be most likely opposed by Gil Meche, Odalis Perez, and Luke Hudson. Update: Perez is fighting a blister problem on the middle finger of his pitching hand and Hudson left his start early the other day with shoulder tightness…. continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Mar 19th, 2007 4 Comments »
Talked to two scouts for today’s story in The Eagle-Tribune. One was from the National League and the other the American League, and both have been assigned to follow the Red Sox (among other teams) throughout spring training thus far. My question to them was in regards of their opinion concerning Boston’s closing situation. Both had basically identical viewpoints: That the Sox have a solid collection of sixth, seventh, and maybe eighth inning guys, but … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on Mar 19th, 2007 15 Comments »
This from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com.
“I was asked about Lidge the other day by a Boston scout,” Astros general manager Tim Purpura told FOXSports.com on Sunday. “I didn’t say, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Hell no.’”
Thoughts …
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