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 [...]
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 [...]
Really quick question I want to pose before coming back later … Are the Red Sox that bad, or are the Royals that good? (Of course, the truth lies somewhere in between but it can be a good discussion as long as everybody puts their reality hats on.) One thing about Gil Meche. The Royals [...]
Final Kansas City 7, Boston 1 Top of ninth Peralta Ramirez- FS, SliderS, 90FB, 81changeS (Strikeout looking) Pena- 88FB, 84offspeedS, 88FS, 81changeS (Strikeout swinging) Lowell- 90FS, CurveballB, 91FB, 88F (Double) Varitek- 89FS, 88FB, 88FS, 83change (Fly out to left) – If he can keep that change in place, Peralta could be a find for KC. [...]
Just some quick notes before first pitch … I’m going to be doing a running blog with posts after each half inning in today’s game. Hopefully it provides some entertainment during commerical breaks. Here are some of the highlights from the Red Sox pre-game notes, which reminds me that I should point out the fine [...]
Really quick before head off into WEEI-land for the next five hours. Here is the story that ran in today’s Eagle-Tribune. It touches on the personal side of Josh Beckett and the challenges he went through last season. Click here. Here are some of the quotes: FORT MYERS, Fla. – It is the 17th hole, [...]
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