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| Okajima Melts Down as Papi Goes on the DL | | 2008-06-02 23:01:00 | | Monday was a truly awful day for the Red Sox, and not just on the field.Hideki Okajima entered the game on Monday against the Orioles as the Sox had a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning. He had absolutely nothing, as he allowed four runs, including a bases loaded double to Adam Jones. A fine outing from Tim Wakefield went totally to waste, and it also included Manny Ramirez' 502nd home run, and his third in as many games. Baltimore won, 6-3.As bad as that was, the news after the game was truly terrible. I was watching the game on the MLB package tonight, and the Oriole announcers had the game. They said early on that the Red Sox would make an announcement on David Ortiz, who had returned to Boston for an MRI, after it was over. I could hear the bells tolling.And toll they did. The Red Sox announced that Big Papi was being put on the DL, and would probably miss at least a month. Papi has a partially torn sheath of his left wrist, and the tendon in his wrist is not torn, so it appears that su... | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | Our Darkman, Hideki Okajima | | 2007-08-27 16:47:00 | | THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PIECE about our Darkman, Hideki Okajima. Thank you, Ian, for the link. His blog is listed on my link list....required everyday reading. So please click on the title of this very post and prepare to be delighted, happy and overjoyed. The NY Times did a bang-up job!!!! I promise you will love it. Thanks. P.S. The link starts with an advertisement...there is a box on the upper right to skip it.... | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
| | Red Sox Decapitate And Dismember The D'Rays-----Hideki Okajima Is An All Star!! | | 2007-07-06 12:20:00 | | Wow! 13 runs in the first three innings helped Josh "Baseball" Beckett to his 12th win of the season. The batting heroes were many, but if I had to pick two, it would be Coco Crisp, who had a first inning grand slam off the Coke bottle, and Mike Lowell, who went 5 for 6. The Sox have scored 26 runs in their last three games, and we all have to hope they can keep it up for the three game set in Detroit that begins tonight.And if that wasn't enough excitement for Red Sox Nation and Red Sox International, there was more to come. In the sixth inning the team announced that our lefty reliever supreme, Hideki Okajima, the Darkman, had won the online balloting and will be going to the All Star game. The crowd gave him a standing ovation as he bowed to them from the bullpen. I was touched and moved. He said this, from the Courant......."I appreciate all the people who voted for me," Okajima said. "American baseball fans, Japanese baseball fans, teammates, everybody. Big thanks to all the peop... | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
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| Vote For Okajima and Young | | 2007-07-03 16:44:00 | | The voting for the final player to make the All-Star team has begun, and I'm pushing for a candidate in each league. Hideki Okajima is on the ballot of five players, all pitchers, to be included at the Midsummer Classic from the American League. The Darkman has been spectacular, so it would be great to see him go. From the National League, I'm pulling for Chris Young of the San Diego Padres to make it. He's also one of five pitchers bidding for that last spot. Since the Padres are my favorite team west of the Mississippi (and especially since my friends in San Diego love him), I hope he gets on the team.Here's the complete ballot for both leagues:American LeagueJeremy Bonderman, DETKelvim Escobar, LAARoy Halladay, TORPat Neshek, MINHideki Okajima, BOSNational LeagueTom Gorzelanny, PITRoy Oswalt, HOUBrandon Webb, ARIChris Young, SDCarlos Zambrano, CHITime is running out in the online balloting, so click this link to vote:http://www.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2007/fv/ballot.html... | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | Again, Vote For Our All Star To Be, Hideki Okajima...The Darkman | | 2007-07-02 14:08:00 | | Just click on the title, right here, and vote. I've voted 10 times already on this early Monday morning. He's the best left-handed reliever in the league, with a 0.90 ERA, he pitches for our Red Sox, and he needs our help. I've already talked via email to my Japanese friends, and they're busy voting right now. Please, do the same. Click on the title, and thank you. I so appreciate it.... | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
| | Downbound Train----Red Sox All Star Selections, And Vote For Hideki Okajima, The DARKMAN! | | 2007-07-02 12:21:00 | | Another 2-1 loss. This is getting ridiculous! But it's true. The Red Sox lost Sunday yet again to the Texas Rangers and their mediocre starting pitching. And with Gabbard going today, who knows what will happen? The Sox were 13-14 in the month of June. They had the second lowest ERA in the league but batted as a team only .264. Only the White Sox scored fewer runs. (Thank you Htfd. Courant). That's a far cry from the bashing teams of '03, '04 and '05. But pitching is what makes good teams great. Said Kevin Youkilis about the batting woes, also from the Courant........"We're going to go through ruts," said Kevin Youkilis, who reached base three times but didn't score. "You're going to have your down times. Right now we're not scoring runs, but we're pitching well. If we keep pitching well, we'll win games. It's going to happen. Just be patient. We're not playing that great, hitting-wise, but it's one of those things."Wise words? I sure hope so. What's important right now ... | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
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| Will Hideki Okajima Be Known As THE DARKMAN? It's Up TO US! | | 2007-05-20 19:02:00 | | Hello on this Sunday, and I have a huge favor to ask you. I linked the Boston Herald's Michael Silverman article from today's paper. PLEASE click on the title of this post and scroll to the bottom of page one, continued on page two. His subject? Hideki Okajima, who is right now THE BEST lefthander in MLB. He's another weapon from our Red Sox bullpen. I have called him THE DARKMAN since he said before season's start that he prefers to remain in the shadow of his countrymate and fellow pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka...a "hero of the dark." And I have been calling him that since my post here dated March 03. THE DARKMAN. He comes out of the bullpen, our wonderful bullpen, and snuffs out all enemy batters. His ERA is less than the price for your newspaper!!!! So please click on the title of this very post and scroll to the bottom. And when you see some of the possible nicknames, you'll realize that THE DARKMAN LIVES!And if you can, email Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald. HERE IS HIS D... | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
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