Knucking Down
This article comes to us via…DRSEA INFORMER Volume V, Issue 4: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment For the third year in a row, I have been fortunate enough to get an invitation to the Dominican Global Film Festival, which annually presents a selection of international films intended to promote and encourage discussion and understanding […]
SABR 42: Right on Target
This article was written by Jeff Polman and was originally posted here on Huff Post Sports. The conventioneer was in his 60s, wearing a ball cap, glasses and trim little white beard. Like me, he was at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis last week to attend the yearly gathering of SABR, the Society for American Baseball […]
Red Sox Pitching for 2012: An In-Depth Look
Introduction This article is a follow up to the one published here on Monday, December 12th. In this article I will delve in more detail into the Red Sox current Pitching situation. Here we will break things down by talking about the current list of injured pitchers and the effect that has on the team, […]
Mike Lowell Night at Fenway Park
Image by Philocrites via Flickr October 2, 2010 brought an appreciation for Mike Lowell’s career in baseball and for his time with the Boston Red Sox organization. It can and has been said by some media that Lowell was never really wanted by the team, but on this Saturday afternoon none of that mattered. That […]
Red Sox Announce Starting Rotation
Red Sox manager Terry Francona has announced his starting rotation when the team breaks camp for the regular season. There are no big surprises, as Josh Beckett will be the ‘ace’ of the staff, leading off. Dice K Matsuzaka simplified things by needing extra time to prepare for the 2010 season, making the number five […]
Eri Yoshida Pitches for Tim Wakefield
Image via Wikipedia Here are some of the quotes from the knuckleballers from an article on NESN.com where these videos came from by Michael Hurley entitled, “Tim Wakefield Offers Pitching Advice to 18-Year-Old Female Knuckleballer Eri Yoshiba“. “I was very impressed,” Wakefield said. “It’s an honor to have somebody to carry on a knuckleball tradition, […]
Not In A League Of Their Own Anymore
Image via Wikipedia The Arizona Winter League (AWL) which is a part of the Golden Baseball League (GBL) will host not one, but two women “baseball” players this season. The first is 17 year old Japanese knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida. For more details on her addition into the AWL can be read HERE. When she […]
Pitching Wins in the MLB
In my opinion, pitching is probably the most important aspect of the game of baseball. This fact is highlighted by the dominance of Josh Beckett in the playoff both as a Marlin and as a member of the Red Sox. The same holds true for Curt Schilling, too. When the Angels won the World Series, […]