Last month in Saudi Arabia, heavyweights Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder saw action in separate fights on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ card. In the co-featured, Wilder suffered an upset loss when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by fellow former world champion Joseph Parker. In the main event, Wallin was battered and stopped in five… Read More »
Shota Imanaga, a star in the NPB, will be made available to major league teams this offseason, and according to Sean McAdam of MassLive . com, the Red Sox have “heavily scouted” the Japanese left-hander. Imanaga pitched for the Yokohama DeNa Baystars for eight seasons and 990 2/3 innings; however, North American baseball fans may… Read More »
The frightening and unfortunate injury to Tanner Houck led to the Red Sox bullpen being overused for the majority of the summer. That’s significant because the overwhelmingly prosperous modern era has produced some real stinkers. Seven starting pitchers who were all unable to achieve an ERA under 5.00 caused 2011’s “Best Team Ever” to crumble.… Read More »