Top Prospects, 2009: Boston Red Sox
Tuesday, March 31st, 20091. 1B Lars Anderson: Lars was scheduled to attend college and play ball at U-Cal, Berkeley after starring for TEAM USA during the 2005 PanAm Championships and leading California high schoolers in home runs in 2006. While he had the talent to be a first round or first round supplemental pick in the ‘06 draft, [...]
2009 Preview: Boston Red Sox
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Fenway Park; Boston, MA… photo courtesy of Getty Images
The Red Sox came up one game short of playing in their third World Series in the last five years. They finished the season as the AL wild card team after finishing second to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East (95-67). They defeated the [...]
Around Baseball: Tigers Release Sheffield Just One HR Shy Of 500 For His Career
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009This morning, the Detroit Tigers released DH/OF Gary Sheffield, who is just one home run shy of becoming the 25th player in history to hit the 500-HR milestone.
Sheffield’s tenure in Motown was disappointing… thanks in large part to shoulder and assorted other injuries. He was especially ineffective last year, when he played only 114 [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: March 31, 2000
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
A federal judge ruled that The Green Monster was not a valid trademark.
The Red Sox had pressed for summary judgment in a case brought by Twins Enterprises owner Arthur D’Angelo. Twins had been [...]
This Day In Baseball History: March 31st
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009In 1948, at “Ebbets Field No. 2″, the Dodgers played their first exhibition game at Dodgertown, in Vero Beach, FL, which would remain the team’s spring home for 61 years. Amidst much fanfare, Jackie Robinson homered in the first inning as Brooklyn beats its top farm club, the Montreal Royals, 5-4.
In 1959, the [...]
Matsuzaka Looks Good In Sox 4-3 Loss To Braves
Monday, March 30th, 2009Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks this afternoon over five innings in the Red Sox 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves this afternoon. He threw seventy-five pitches in his outing, showing an economy of effort that has often been lacking since his arrival in Boston.
Daisuke Matsuzaka unleashes against [...]
Top Prospects, 2009: Toronto Blue Jays
Monday, March 30th, 20091. DH/OF Travis Snider: Snider was Blue Jays first round selection (14th overall) in the 2006 draft when he was ranked as the best high school hitter (out of Mill Creek, WA) in the draft. He excelled in rookie (’06) and Low-A (’07) ball… he then hit .316 in the Arizona Fall League (2007) [...]
2009 Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
Monday, March 30th, 2009Rogers Centre; Toronto, Ontario, Canada… photo courtesy of Getty Images
The Toronto Blue Jays had a strong 2008 campaign, finishing the season with an 86-76 record in the extremely-tough American League East division. If they were in any other division in baseball, they likely would have been a playoff team; but, they had to play [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: March 30, 1960
Monday, March 30th, 2009Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
The segregationist “South Louisiana Citizens Council” urged a boycott of the Red Sox - Indians exhibition games scheduled for April 9th and 10th in New Orleans.
The Council president declared: “If fans do not [...]
This Day In Baseball History: March 30th
Monday, March 30th, 2009In 1922, Christy Mathewson was elected as Bucknell’s “B” Club’s first president.
In 1978, the Red Sox obtained Dennis Eckersley and catcher Fred Kendall from the Indians for pitchers Rick Wise and Mike Paxton, designated hitter Ted Cox and catcher Bo Diaz. ‘Eck’ won 20 games for the Sox in ‘78.
In 1991, [...]
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