Player Interview: Catching Up With Clay Buchholz
Friday, July 17th, 2009Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is hoping to recapture the magic he had back in 2007, when he threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles on September 1st
Nearly two years to the day after I first interviewed him in the dugout of MerchantsAuto.com Stadium in Manchester, NH, I recently had the chance to sit down [...]
My Interview With Justin Masterson, Part V
Friday, February 20th, 2009When you sit and talk to Justin Masterson for any length of time, you understand that he is a young man who has his priorities in order.
He has a deep faith in God. He has an excellent relationship with his family, and considers his wife to be the most important person in his life. [...]
My Interview With Justin Masterson, Part IV
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Justin Masterson is the middle of three children born to a Christian evangelical pastor and his wife. He was born in Jamaica while his father, Mark, was serving as Dean of Students at Jamaica Theological Seminary.
Justin began his undergraduate work at Bethel College, a christian evangelical school in Mishiwaka, Indiana. The [...]
My Interview With Justin Masterson, Part III
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Coming into the 2006 draft, Justin Masterson didn’t have a lot of expectations. Some scouts had questioned his commitment to baseball and had wondered aloud if he might quit baseball after a year or two to pursue a religious calling.
He was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round and given [...]
My Interview With Justin Masterson, Part II
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009Justin Masterson started the 2008 season as a starter at Double-A Portland (ME). He allowed only two runs in his first four starts, including three scoreless outings, yet thanks to his bullpen his record stood at only 1-0. He made his major league debut against the LA Angels on April 24th at Fenway [...]
My Interview With Justin Masterson, Part I
Monday, February 16th, 2009Justin Masterson was born on March 22, 1985, in Kingston, Jamaica. He is the middle of three children born to Mark and Judy Masterson. His father was a youth pastor in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before taking the post as Dean of Students at Jamaica Theological Seminary (where he had once been a foreign [...]
Chilling Out With Justin Masterson… Finally!
Sunday, January 11th, 2009If you visit my site with regularity you are somewhat familiar with the frustrations I have encountered in my effort to sit down with Red Sox rookie pitcher Justin Masterson. During the last year-and-a-half, I made arrangements to interview the charismatic reliever on six different occasions, yet on each and every occasion something happened to [...]
Schilling Interview, Part 2: If Not Baseball, Then What?
Monday, December 1st, 2008Before he moves forward with making plans for 2009, Curt Schilling, the son of a former U.S. Army paratrooper, will head to the Persian Gulf to visit US troops stationed there as part of a week-long USO / Armed Forces Entertainment tour.
The trip is an undertaking that is especially important to the former [...]
Schilling Interview, Part I: Free Agent May Play Half-Season In ‘09
Sunday, November 30th, 2008In an interview with Curt Schilling prior to last week’s “Curt’s Pitch” reception, the free agent right-hander said that as the ‘09 season approaches he is open to the possibility of pitching again.
In August, he said he was leaning heavily towards retirement, but last week he said that as his health has improved [...]
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