Posted in Red Sox on Apr 13th, 2007 6 Comments »
We have an answer.Find out here. One of the interesting notes I got out of this subject was where Papelbon releases the ball. As pitching coach John Farrell points out when he lets go of the ball it is directly out in front of his body, which often can blend in with the uniform.
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 12th, 2007 11 Comments »
It’s raining at Fenway Park (sorry to let you down). Actually (as you know by now) it was raining enough to save all tickets for May 3.Ran into one of Manny Ramirez’s agents, Gene Mato, and he was relaying a couple of items: 1. He hasn’t seen Manny this happy playing in Boston in a long time; 2. Ramirez couldn’t say enough about how nasty Felix Hernandez was last night.Also bumped … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 10th, 2007 13 Comments »
Check out some photos from the Red Sox home opener here“Goulet!!!!!!!”First it was Wil Ferrell imitating Robert Goulet just prior to throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park, and now the Lawrence born crooner is actually here, ready to sing something. Oh yeah, the 1967 Red Sox are also ready to be honored.The Goulet sighting was the second most surreal moment of the day. The first came … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 9th, 2007 31 Comments »
Am going to list a lengthy post later in this my wife’s birthday (so you can see why a bit of delay). Any questions that have been asked over the recent period of my own negligence will be answered.Until, then, let’s discuss why Jonathan Papelbon can throw a 94-96 mph fastball that hitters have absolutely no chance against (in terms of velocity more than movement), and a Kyle Farnsworth tosses a hittable 100 … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 5th, 2007 18 Comments »
Daisuke Matsuzaka is out of the game after giving up one run over seven innings. Will give complete breakdown shortly, but here is something to help paint the picture:- Of his 108 pitches, 49 were fastballs.- Of his 10 strikeouts five were finished off on fastballs.- And how about the fact he notched first-pitch strikes on 20 of his 26 batters, including the last seven Royals he faced?… continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 5th, 2007 3 Comments »
Wanted to check in before Cirque Du Matsuzaka. (I will be charting Matsuzaka’s pitches, but won’t post until after he is finished.)
Here are some nuggets from Red Sox pre-game notes:
“Mike Lowell committed 3 errors on Wednesday night, his most ever
in a major league game… It was Lowell’s 1,101st game at 3rd base to go along with 8
appearances at 2nd base…Marked just the 3rd time he has made more than one error
in a game, June 30, … continued »
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