If Coco doesn’t play, then Coco doesn’t stay
“Put me in coach, I’m ready to play.”
Unfortunately it doesn’t always work like that and now that Coco is in a battle with Jacoby Ellsbury for his starting spot in center field, he has his bags packed. Crisp told the Boston Globe that he would possibly ask for a trade if he has to [...]
Red Sox favorites to repeat
MLB.com’s reporters went out and took upon themselves an interesting quest. They asked the GM (or manager) of all 30 teams who they thought would win the World Series this year. The only rule is that they couldn’t pick their own team. Everything was anonymous and the ruling is in:
Sox favored to repeat with 17 [...]
Pitchers and catchers!
It’s that time again. Pitchers and catchers OFFICIALLY report today.
(I took that picture when my friend and I snuck into City Of Palms Park a few summers ago. It was thrilling to walk through the outfield and play in the forbidden bullpen.)
Hideki Okajima adds another pitch to his arsenal
He won’t say what it is himself but pitching coach John Farrell elaborated on the pitch that Hideki has been working on. Being a junkball pitcher, someone that relies on movement rather than velocity, it only makes sense that his new pitch is a two-seam fastball.
Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow
The official day for pitchers and catchers to report to the training facility in Fort Myers is tomorrow but some hardworking individuals decided to shorten their offseason by arriving early. Among the list is Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester, Clay Bucholz, Javier Lopez, Craig Hansen, and Hideki Okajima as well as a [...]
Top 3 Pitching Prospects - 2008 Season
It’s an awfully nice feeling to see a farm system full of young promising prospects. It’s an even nicer feeling when a large portion of them are pitchers; especially in an age when pitchers are a more valued commodity than any rare metal.
Yes, there have been a billion “top prospects” lists written. [...]
