Welcome Home Daisuke Matsuzaka
歓迎された家のDaisuke MatsuzakaOne Crazy Day With Dice KAfter being held up for days with Scott Boras in California Daisuke Matsuzaka travels to Boston on John Henry's private jet as he become a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Matsuzaka Lands at Hanscom
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Scott Boras boarded John Henry's plane (less Henry) and will land at Hanscom air force at 5:30pm in Bedford. According to Henry no deal is done but he is hopeful.
JD DREW IS NOT EXCITED
I'm not a rah-rah guy and never have been. That's not who I am. I've never been [a] show boat, or thrown my helmet or my bat or tried to upstage anyone. Maybe sometimes those types of players get the attention and I don't. I'm not going to try to be something I'm not.BOSTON GLOBE Story
Matsuzaka Career Stats
Year Team W L IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP 1999 Seibu 16 5 180 124 52 87 151 2.60 1.17 2000 Seibu 14 7 167.2 132 74 95 144 3.97 1.35 2001 Seibu 15 15 240.1 184 96 117 214 3.60 1.25 2002 Seibu 6 2 73.1 60 30 15 78 3.68 1.02 2003 Seibu 16 7 194 165 61 63 215 2.83 1.18 2004 Seibu 10 6 146 165 47 42 127 2.90 1.42 2005 Seibu 14 13 215 172 55 49 226 2.30 1.03 2006 Seibu 17 5 186.1 138 44 34
Wait Till Next Year
Red Sox 2007 Tentative ScheduleAPRIL2, 4-5 at Kansas City6-8 at Texas10-11 vs Seattle13-16 vs LA Angels20-22 vs NY Yankees27-29 at NY YankeesMAY18-20 vs Atlanta21-23 at NY Yankees25-27 at TexasJUNE1-3 vs NY Yankees4-7 at Oakland8-10 at LA Dodgers12-14 vs Colorado15-17 vs San Francisco18-20 at Atlanta22-24 at Arizona25-27 at Seattle29-30 vs TexasJULY1-2 vs Texas3-5 vs Tampa Bay10 All Star Game16-
Alls Well That Ends Well
Errr, Well Maybe Not Beckett Ends Season on a Shelling Josh ends the season 16-11 and an ERA of 5+
This Sucks
East W L PCT GB Home Away DIV Streak NY Yankees 86 56 .606 --- 43-25 43-31 35-19 Won 3 Boston 76 67 .531 10 1/2 44-29 32-38 31-28 Won 1 Toronto 75 69 .521 12 43-28 32-41 34-27 Won 1 Baltimore 62 81 .434 24 1/2 37-37 25-44 26-37 Lost 3 Tampa Bay 57 86 .399 29 1/2 38-36 19-50 22-37 Lost 1
Does It Get Any Better Than This
Worst Sweep EverRoyal Treatment? Royal Pain In The Ass!We've backed ourselves into a little bit of a hole. Now we've got to find a way to get out of it. Curt felt felt strong. He was pitching good. I thought he was inspired when we took the lead. The whole dugout was."-- Terry FrancanoAmerican League Wild Card Standings TeamWLPCTGBChi. White Sox6746.593-
August 1st
AL East Standings TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoadN.Y. Yankees6241.602-34-1928-22Boston6342.600-34-1629-26Toronto5749.5386.535-2122-28Baltimore4959.45415.529-2820-31Tampa Bay4463.4112026-2418-39 THIS IS THE END
2 good starts in a row
Now that Josh is signed for the short long haul is he a better pitcher?I have never felt he was thinking about it. It's great that it's done. He's got some high aspirations. I think if anything, it will spur him on."-- Tito
Need Good Pitching?
Just Play The Royals At HomeHere is Your Three Year Deal JoshI always wanted to stay here in front of these fans, in thisstadium," Beckett on Wednesday's DealFull Story
1 in 20
It's hard for me to slide, man. I don't think about the landing, I just think about getting there. I have one good slide out of 20."Full Story
Computer Geeks!!!
When Pedro Martinez left the Boston Red Sox for the New York Mets after the 2004 season most people assumed that the departure was over money or respect (if you are Pedro or his agent) but no it was over computers. More accurately the analytical computer reliant members of the Boston Red Sox front office. Now thanks to a couple of articles we know the real truth behind his departure.From
This One Goes To 11
"HI EVERYBODY!""HELLO BUDDY""I THINK THIS BALL IS BROKEN""WHO IS THIS GUY?""PSST PETEY YOU SUCK TONIGHT""BEAT IT!""REYES, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT""BRILLIANT!""I sleep on top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.""I LOVE YOU MAN!"
I AM THE KING!!!
It was emotional - unless you don't have a heart, it was better than I thought. I thought some people would still be bitter."Pedro Martinez on the lack of boo's greeting him in his return to Fenway.
Lester The Molester!!
The RookieIPHRERBBSOHRERAJon Lester (W,2-0) 63112100 2.76He made them respect all of his pitches, you can't sit on one pitch."- Terry FranconaThe best thing to happen to the Red Sox pitching staff since David "no show" Wells went down and cried like a baby is called Jon Lester. Lester has not only filled in admirably but in his two starts he may give Theo reason to stop picking up every
Superman He Is Not
Don't Believe The HypeCraig Hansen pitched two innings Tuesday night, gave up two earned runs, and some how lowered his ERA from 13.50 to 10.13.Monday Terry Francano stated that he was ready to turn over the keys in situations where the game is on the line to Craig Hansen and Manny Delcarmen. Tito may only be half right. Hansen has yet to pitch ONE good inning in the majors.
The Sox Have
The Sox have scored 3 runs in the past 21 innings. They deserve to lose.EDIT:6 Runs in 30 innings.
Clutch slipped
Ortiz, who spent his first six seasons in Minnesota, was cheered heartily by the Twins fans when he came to the plate in the first inning.
ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL
A-Rod strikes out to end the game and the series.Final123456789RHEBoston «1000035009150N.Y. Yankees110010000340It was another weird game, I go through periods like that and it's no singles. That's the way it's going. Mentally, I'm trying to stay positive. I'm still searching."--Schilling on giving up the long ballWords from the struggling yet league leader in wins picther.IPHRERBBSOHRERACurt
Well Well Wells
SHUT UP AND WIN A GAMEIt is not unusual for David Wells to make obnoxious statments or be outspoken, but normally he says these things when he is actually pitching for a major league team and winning a few games here and there. Not this time, however. It would not surprise me if Wells didn't win a single game this year which is annoying enough but to then pop off about other major league players
WHICH WAY TO FIRST? (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)When David Ortiz joined the Red Sox in 2003 he was ready to compete with Millar, Hillenbrand, and McCarty for the full time firstbase position. When it was all said and done he started 44 games at first with 3 errors. Highly serviceable defensive play for a man of his size, but alas it made more sense for Millar and McCarty to play first and
Theo to Start New Radio Show
"State of the Nation" will air every other Tuesday morning not on WEEI (that is the headline here) but on FM WAAF. The show is not really a show but a call in segment during the Hill-Man Morning Show that Epstein has signed onto for the rest of the season.We will treat him like every other Red Sox fan, we will lick his feet when we think he is right and kick him in the groin when we think he is
IT IS NOT A TUMOR
My lower back grabbed a little bit and I think that had a little something to do with Tito taking me out even though I was still pitching pretty good up to that point, It's a little tight, but we'll just assess the situation tomorrow and everything will be fine. It's not like it's never happened to me before, and it didn't cause me to miss a bullpen or anything like that so, just start taking
Pitching....
When there is no Red Sox baseball to watch a mind gets to a wondering. Wondering how bad our pitching staff really is. Wondering if Schilling will turn the corner and have quality start after his less than encouraging last three starts? Will Beckett always give up 2 runs in the first inning? Is Clement only going to get worse since the Sox push him back as often as possible? Well, wonder no more
Big Time Closer
Big Time Closer.That is how, Yankees Yes network play by play announcer, Michael Kay described Jonathan Papelbon prior to the ninth inning Thursday night.
About Damn Time
Finally A Good Game From Beckett Sometimes you just need a day where you can go out there and just let it fly. Today was one of those days for me, where I felt strong, and you can just go out and throw every pitch as hard as you can."-- Beckett Boston Red SoxPitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAJosh Beckett (W,4-1) 7633071 4.70
Oh What A Night
Back to Back Bad BeckettFoulke New Role Same FoulkePapelbon Not OnYankees Move Into First
Cashman = Douchebag
I wanted it to hurt,I monitor everything, and I knew it was an obvious fit. I wanted to make sure their reacquisition was going to hurt as much as possible. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a one-horse race."-- Brian Cashman 5/1/06The kind hearted fun loving GM of the New York Yankees on trying to block the Red Sox from reacquiring Doug Mirabelli.Full Story
A Bard's Tale ... Comes To An End... Mirabelli is Back
Josh Bard, who had the job of catching the balls that Tim Wakefield threw at him, lost his job today and was traded to the Padres because he could not catch the balls Wakefield threw at him. Doug Mirabelli will return to the Red Sox Monday night. All the Sox had to do was get rid or the catcher who can't catch and a 23 year old minor league closing phenominon named Cla Meredith.Story
The Josh Bard's Tale
I missed them, it's that simple, I don't know what else to say. I just didn't catch them."-- Josh Bard 4/27 After His Tenth Passed Ball This Season
First to Four
Schilling Notches His Forth WinHalfway To Last Years Win TotalCurtSchilling W1. C Schilling BOS42. E Bedard BAL33. J Beckett BOS34. K Rogers DET35. G Chacin TOR3I feel good. I feel like I'm past all the tough times. I don't feel like I've gone out there with everything working. It's all about consistency."-- Schilling 4/19
Short Term Memory Loss
Just when it was time to start thinking that the Mirabelli trade for Mark Loretta and the Arroyo trade for Willy Mo Pena were critical mistakes; Mark Loretta steps up and injects a quick fix of short term memory loss into Red Sox Nation. A strong case could be made that Saturday's loss to Seattle would have never happened if the Red Sox didn't trade Wakefield's personal catcher Dough Mirabelli to
THE SCHILL IS BACK!
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERACurt Schilling (W,3-0) 8311070 1.64I feel I'm pitching better than I ever have."--Schilling 4-14Then there is always the man of class Carl Everett. Everett went 0-3 with Seattle's sole RBI. Carl did Schilling look good out there?I'm not going to give him credit, that'll never happen. I make my living off of pitchers."-- Carl Everett 4-14
Better Know a Wells
Part 1 of a 27 part series:David Wells sucks this time of year. He may in fact suck all times of the year now that he is soon to be 43 years old. To think that this bum has the temerity (Lou Dobbs word) to complain about not getting an earlier start this year is mind boggling.IPHRERBBSOHRERADavid Wells (L,0-1) 41077113 15.75AHHHH! MY FINGER!!!!Crispy deal keeps Coco in Boston till 2009.Full Story
Well Well Well, Here We Go Again
"It is what it is, it's a bad night, no excuses. Physically, I felt great, nothing like that, but just the conditions. I had no feel for the ball, at all. When you don't (have) that, you don't make the pitches, you fight yourself and basically the ball's down the middle, they know it. You can't throw a curveball or anything else, I just stuck to the changeup and fastball and you saw the results
FLY BYE
TORONTO SAYS GOODBYE TO THEIR HIGH HOPES Final123456789RHEToronto100000020350Boston 04000010x5100 "It's really exciting... It gives all the new people a reason to know why we like playing at home." --Varitek
BOOM SHACKALACKA April 7, 2006The PawSox were beaten on Friday night at McCoy Stadium, 9-1. Veteran lefty David Wells didn't fare well, giving up 7 runs in 5 innings. Wells was in Pawtucket on a Major League rehab assignment as he continues to recover from offseason knee surgery. Things got off to a rough start for Wells as Indy scored 3 runs in the first and 4 more in the next four frames.Full
Papelbon In Foulke Out
Jonathan Papelbon gets his first major league save opportunity Wednesday night while Foulke sits in the bullpen.Three smoked Rangers later, Papelbon secured his first save and the Red Sox won their first series of the season.
Whooop!
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERATim Wakefield (L,0-1) 3.2777331 17.18Before he could get in a rhythm, he was down four runs, He just didn't have command of his pitches." -- Terry Francona
WHOOOO'S JOHNNYCoco Crisp made a circus like catch in the ninth inning Monday to save a run and Keith Foulke's ass. I basically just ran back and closed my eyes and hoped to catch it..Luckily, it went in my glove. I got a good jump on it."-- Coco Crisp 4/3/06 Crisp went 1-5 but scored two runs in his Red Sox debut.
Ortiz Translation Cash Money
According to ESPNdeportes.com reporter Enrique Rojas, David Ortiz may be close to signing a contract extension that will keep him, through his prime, until the year 2010. Below is a rough translation of the article.Until the 2010 in Boston? David Ortiz could sign with the Red Sox a contract extension by a total of $50 millionBy Red Enrique ESPNdeportes.com MIAMI, Florida -- The Dominican toletero
It's Over
buildTitleRows("st_al") Grapefruit League Standings buildTitleRows("st_gl"); Team W L PCT GB buildRows(st_gl); Florida 19 7 .731 - Cleveland 20 10 .667 1.0 Cincinnati 20 11 .645 1.5 Philadelphia 17 11 .607 3.0 LA Dodgers 15 11 .577 4.0 Minnesota 17 13 .567 4.0 Detroit 17 14 .548 4.5 NY Mets 15 13 .536 5.0 St. Louis 14 13 .519 5.5
Trading Places
Arroyo Strikes Out Wily MoBronson Arroyo put on a show Thursday afternoon against his old mates. Arroyo pitched shut out ball for seven innings. Striking out 9 and allowing only 3 hits. I give it 2 months until we need him back in the rotation.
Third Watch
AN EMERGENCY IS WAITING AT THIRD MLB scouts are claiming Mike Lowell has no place in baseball anymore, all the while he will make 9,000,000 dollars this year. He hasn't hit this spring at all, and he is slated to hit 7th in the line up. For that reason alone the Red Sox can kiss their league leading offense goodbye. What are the options at third? Youkilis? Can Wily Mo Pena play third?
$5 Lifetime Season Tickets
Starting April 11 the Red Sox will be the first team in MLB history to offer team sponsored lottery tickets.When Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted to allow team logos to be part of instant ticket games, we then had an opportunity to create yet another innovative venture,''-- Larry LucchinoThe key words... "yet another".For just $5 you can dream about lifetime season tickets to Fenway
Down Goes Gathright
After covering home and getting spiked by Joey Gathright sliding into the plate, Red Sox pitcher Julian Tavarez decided the best thing to do in that situation was to punch Joey G in the face; and can you argue with him? Where is Daubach when you need him? He was cut by the Cardinals and sent to minor league camp.
Juan Gone
After Juan Gonzalez signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox, after that deal raised a few eye brows, and after Wily Mo Pena entered the outfield mix in Boston, Juan Gonzalez has gone to Oakland to try his return to baseball. Gonzalez is set to sign a minor league deal with the Athletics.
Arroyo Not Okay
Arroyo Hits The RoadOne day after posting a respectable start, The Red Sox ship home town discounted Bronson Arroyo to the Reds for free swinging homerun threat Wily Mo Pena. Wily Mo Pena #26 | Right Field/Center Field function go() { selected_index = document.select_player.player.selectedIndex; window.location.href =
Arroyo Okay
After looking simply awful in his previous spring outings, Arroyo posted his first encouraging outing Sunday and lowered his ERA by more than 7 runs. Arroyo pitched 5 clean scoreless innings, scattering just 4 hits throughout. This was the first outing for Arroyo that Varitek caught. After the outing Arroyo stated he would be fine with starting the season in the bullpen.
Schilling Takes His Game To A New Level
SCHILLING SIGNS ON WITH EVERQUEST III've been playing video games a long time. I've been a fan of Sony Onlinesince the first time I logged into the original EverQuest. That passion hasonly increased since the launch of EverQuest II."-- Curt SchillingAccording to Curt it is a family affair.EverQuest II provides me an opportunity to remain in touch with my familyduring the incredible travel... My
Your Turn
Kevin Millar, we hardly knew you, talks to the new Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis on Wednesday prior to their spring training game at Fort Lauderdale Stadium. Baltimore won the game 3-1 as Millar went 0-4 as the birds DH.
A-Gon is a Gone
Alex Gonzalez was excited to compete in the Word Baseball Classic for his mother land, Venezuela until...Hey, Alex, we had a meeting and made a decision to take one player off the roster, and it was you,'"-- Alex Gonzalez on what his voice mail said FridayFull Story
Arroyo Being Manny
I always say Manny [Ramirez] is a strange guy. Outwardly, he's happy-go-lucky. On the inside, he's got a lot of conspiracy theories going on. I would say Manny might be one of these guys when he's 50 years old, he might be in his house with all the blinds shut kind of looking out like the CIA's out there. You don't know, man. I mean, you don't know what's going on in the interior with him. So you
Papelbon Hit
It took the first batter in the first inning of the first spring training game for Jonathan Papelbon to get hit by a ball off the Twins lead off hitter's bat. After taking a 5 minute injury break Papelbon stayed in the game to retire the side.In the second inning facing Tori Hunter Papelbon gave up a solo homer on his first pitch.
Manny Speaks
My main focus, like I say, is getting prepared for the season to help Boston win. I'm here. I don't live in the past, I live in the present.I especially like the attention, I know that I'm one of the top guys in this game and all the attention is on me, I got a lot of people on my shoulder, but I'm human. I like to go. I like to have fun. I like to do this and that but I got to represent Boston
Manny Hunt
Ortiz looks for his buddy Manny during spring training but spies nothing one day prior to the March 1 reporting deadline for Manny.
Win Some For The Nipper
Curt Schilling chats up his latest pitching coach Al Nipper while Dave Wallace is out with a bum hip.
So Happy Together
Nomar no more playing shortstop chats it up with old friend Grady Little.Perhaps, Little will have a few words of advice for Nomar about change.
Pedro Gets a Hair Cut
Martinez showed up on time to spring training for the second time in his life this week with new Nike shoes and a new hair cut. How cute, school starts in September.
The Johnny Damon Ad
Following in the footsteps of Drew Bledsoe's ad thanking the New England Fans as he was forced out of town by Patriot ownership Johnny Damon decided to do the very same thing. This time the ad came much later after the signing of the new contract and had much fewer words. Remember, it is Johnny Damon we are talking about here.
Rocket Watch
Excited about the prospect of Roger Clemens pitching for the Sox this year? Who wouldn't be, Jeff Horrigan of the Boston Herald spins the story with something called reality.The common belief throughout baseball is that even if the video had the story line of 'Gone With The Wind' and the special effects of 'The Matrix,' the 43-year-old will suit up for the Houston Astros or no one at all."Full
Sox Fill Another Hole
The hole of Official Plumber. It may be a hole that didn't need to be filled but if the Red Sox ownership group can sell another sponsorship or find another way to put another corporate logo on the green monster they will. This season look forward to seeing the F.W. Webb Company logo on the all mighty monsta, and remember the next time you clog your toilet with a yankee sized crap, true Red Sox
THE SHORT OF IT
Proper Name: Alexander GonzalezBorn: February 15, 1977Cagua, VenezuelaHeight: 6-0Weight: 202 lbs.Age: 28Pronounced: N/ABats: RightThrows: RightPos: SSExperience: 7 years2005 Salary: $3,400,000College: N/AFANTASYPercent OwnedMLB: 2.2% NL Only: 61.9% (0.0%)Avg. Draft Position:MLB: 197.3NL Only: 176.0 AVG .264 | HR 5 | RBI 45 --------What we had-------Proper Name: Edgar Enrique
Done and Done: A Crispy Era has Begun
The Plain Dealer is reporting the deal is done. The Indians received outfielder Jason Michaels in exchange for Rhodes.That allowed the Indians to send Crisp, switch-hitting catcher Josh Bard and right-hander David Riske to Boston for third base prospect Andy Marte, catcher Kelly Shoppach, right-hander Guillermo Mota, cash and a player to be named.The player to be named later will not be Manny
Red Sox have Press Field Day
One day after faxing out a 6 page press release to media outlets, Red Sox officials were actually willing to discuss the matters of Theo's return as much as the media wants Wednesday, and then never talk about it again according to Larry Lucchino on WEEI Wednesday morning.
Offical Red Sox Press Release
01/24/2006 5:54 PM ET Theo Epstein rejoins Red Sox as Executive Vice President/General ManagerBOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox today announced that Theo Epstein has returned to the club with the title and responsibilities of Executive Vice President/General Manager. President/CEO Larry Lucchino made the announcement. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington, who shared
Koo Koo for ????
"It's a sequence of events that may placate the media, but that doesn't make it any less disturbing. Marte alone is worth more than Crisp, in our opinion, just as he was worth quite a bit more than Edgar Renteria. The Red Sox are giving up Guillermo Mota, too, and it's unclear what they'll be getting back along with Crisp. Gonzalez is an even bigger problem, especially if it's a multiyear deal.
Theo Rejoins the Red Sox
Theo will return to the Red Sox in a full-time baseball operations capacity, details of which will be announced next week" Red Sox statement 1/19/06 Welcome Back Theo!Full Story
Arroyo Celebrates The Home Town Discount
Bronson Arroyo, the Red Sox third best pitcher last year, claims he left 4 million dollars on the table by signing with the Sox, and not going through arbitration.I agreed to this contract with strong advice from [His Agent] not to sign it, simply for the reason that I want to play in this town, I love being a Red Sox. I wouldn't have signed a deal [like this] in any other place. The reason I
End of an Era
Kevin Millar reached a one-year agreement with the Orioles.I see him playing a lot of first base, designated hitter and in the outfield. We get a guy with playoff experience, someone who was part of a World Series team. We can use that kind of player in our clubhouse. It gives us a little chemistry."--Sam Perlozzo Baltimore's managerFull Story
Manny Says He Wants To Stay in Boston (in Spanish)
ESPNdeportes.com posted an article Thursday featuring an interview with Manny saying he no longer wants to be traded.I am going to remain in Boston"--Manny Ramirez 1-5-06What follows is a rough Spanish to English translation of the article.Manny Ramirez sees little probable that it is changed to the Orioles de Baltimore or any other equipment and has begun to imagine in the uniform of the Red Sox
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