Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Catching, Game Summary, News, Spring Training, tagged Bartolo Colon, Berry Hertzler, Bryan Corey, Chip Cannon, Craig Breslow, David Aardsma, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jeff Natale, Joe Thurston, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Keith Ginter, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Reid Engel, Sal Fasano, Vernon Wells on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Sox played well yesterday, but suffered some bad luck in the 8th inning which allowed the Toronto Blue Jays to score all four of their runs. Reid Engel, playing in centerfield, misjudged a fly ball and lost it in the sun; it carried over his head, allowing all three runners to score on what [...]
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Posted in 2008, Discussion, MLB, News, Red Sox, Spring Training, tagged Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was 12:05 PM, the national anthem was played, the official said, “play ball!”, and yet there was no stirring from either dugout. The Red Sox players were staging a protest against MLB’s policy for paying the teams for the upcoming Japan trip. From what I can gather, the string of events goes like this:
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Posted in 2008, Game Summary, News, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged Andy Pettite, Bartolo Colon, Bobby Abreu, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hunter Jones, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Giambi, Javier Lopez, Julian Tavarez, Kevin Youkilis, Lincoln Holdzkom on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Three hits, three walks, four runs. Two outs. That was what Bartolo Colon contributed today in the Sox’ only Spring contest against the Yankees. Colon seemed to struggle with command in this outing, and it cost him against what is still the best lineup in baseball. Julian Tavarez came into the game, and escaping the [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Game Summary, Infield, Injuries, News, Prospects, Spring Training, tagged Bryan Corey, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Homer Bailey, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Joe Thurston, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Reid Engel on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Jon Lester’s line wasn’t all that great, but he did pitch pretty well against the Cincinnati Reds yesterday. The Reds, known to be an aggressive and free-swinging team, got four hits and drew just one walk over four innings against him, scoring three runs. More importantly, Lester got up to 70 pitches and showed good [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Game Summary, Injuries, News, Rumors, Spring Training, Trades, tagged Brian Roberts, Bryan Corey, Chris Denorfia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Guillermo Quiroz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin on March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits, and the game was called after six and a half innings due to rain. I am encouraged that Dice-K was just able to keep from walking people; in fact the Sox didn’t issue a single walk, which is awesome. Of course, with the [...]
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Posted in 2008, Game Summary, News, Rotation, Spring Training, tagged Alex Cora, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Moss, Bryan Corey, Doug Mirabelli, Dusty Brown, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Kyle Snyder, Matt Garza on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
If you believe the radar guns, Bartolo Colon was touching 94 mph today in his first Spring Training appearance, against the Tampa Bay Rays. Colon needed 26 pitches to finish two innings, allowing two hits (one a homer) and a walk. He did escape a first-inning jam, showed pretty good velocity, and his control seemed [...]
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If you’ve been following along with the box scores, you’ll notice a name in almost every one that you may not recognize: Jonathan Van Every. That’s because Van Every signed as a minor league free agent in December after being released by the Cleveland Indians. He’s a 6′ 1″, 28-year old lefty out of Jackson, [...]
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Posted in 2008, Game Summary, News, Spring Training, tagged Bartolo Colon, Chris Cater, Clay Buchholz, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Van Every, Kevin Cash, Manny Ramirez on March 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It was supposed to be a pitching duel of young studs, but Clay Buchholz and Francisco Liriano both got touched up in this shootout. Liriano leaked one run per frame due to spotty control, lasting just 2+ innings, while Buchholz went three scoreless before allowing two runners to score in the fourth. Buchholz showed improved [...]
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Posted in 2008, Game Summary, News, Spring Training, tagged Brandon Moss, Chris Carter, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, Johan Santana, Jon Lester on March 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was a matchup we were all waiting for; the ace the Sox almost acquired versus the youngster he was almost traded for and a possible 2008 World Series preview that ended in a 1-1 draw. And with the recent worries with members of Boston’s rotation, Jon Lester turned in a very encouraging performance. Pitted [...]
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Posted in 2008, Discussion, Game Summary, Media, News, Red Sox, Rotation, Spring Training, tagged Bartolo Colon, Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Kershaw, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Devern Hansack, Jon Lester, Jon Switzer, Josh Beckett on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Daisuke Matsuzaka had yet another lackluster Spring start yesterday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He needed a lot of pitches to get out of the first inning, in which he gave up a three-run shot to Matt Kemp. But not everything was bad; he settled down afterwards, finishing out his three innings and striking out [...]
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