Daisuke Matsuzaka named WBC MVP

Daisuke has racked up his second consecutive World Baseball Classic MVP award. Matsuzaka went 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in helping the Japanese win this year’s tournament. That improves his lifetime WBC record to 6-0 with a 1.95 ERA overall. Nasty. Daisuke threw the 4th most innings of any pitcher participating in the games (14.2) [...]

Youkilis leaves team USA with injury

Kevin Youkilis has left Team USA with a left ankle injury. He’s returning to Fort Myers to get an MRI from Red Sox team doctors. Let’s take a quick look at our infield: 1B – Kevin Youkilis: Left ankle injury suffered during the WBC. 2B – Dustin Pedroia: Oblique injury suffered during the WBC. SS [...]

Red Sox release C Josh Bard

The Red Sox have released catcher Josh Bard. This means that the catching battery for 2009 will most likely be Jason Varitek and George Kottaras. Kottaras is out of minor league options and Josh Bard would be owed an extra $60,000 if he stayed on the roster past today, so a decision had to be [...]

Pedroia placed on WBC disabled list

The World Baseball Classic strikes again! Dustin Pedroia has been put on Team USA’s disabled list for the second round of the WBC. His injury is a strained muscle on his left side (knock on wood that it’s not a torn oblique.) According to Dustin, he’ll be ready for the opening of the season but [...]

Jed Lowrie wins (sort of) starting SS position

The starting shortstop battle for the Boston Red Sox is officially over (for the time being.) According to Terry Francona, Julio Lugo may have suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee. Team doctors agreed but the MRIs are still being sent to a knee-specialist in Boston to confirm the tear. This ends the shortest [...]

Ortiz and Bay return to Red Sox camp

Jason Bay (Canada) and David Ortiz (Dominican Republic) have both returned to Red Sox spring training camp after experiencing early exits from the WBC. Personally I was kind of shocked to see both teams get booted so early but I guess that doesn’t really matter to me. It does however matter to Pedroia, who is [...]

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