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What the heck is going on? Colon is on the DL, Daisuke is off the DL, Coco is hurt, Youk is hurt, Manny is still hurt, Schilling has had a setback–I leave the country and THIS happens…CRAP… Holy Buckets!  JD Drew is a MACHINE! in the 8th 4 hit game in his career, JD Drew hit [...]

Coco Crisp belted a two-run homer to back seven shutout innings from Jon Lester as the Red Sox blanked the Phillies 3-0 in the middle test of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Lester scattered six hits and a walk while fanning five to improve to 6-and-3 with the win. Jonathan Papelbon struck out the side in the ninth to collect his 20th save. Julio Lugo doubled in a run for Boston, which

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jon Lester struck out five over seven shutout innings and Coco Crisp homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night…. Related posts No related posts.

Note: I have been traveling to the Phillipines since Sunday morning, which is the reason for the delay on this… ****************************************** After the bats took a vacation on Friday night, it was nice to see that Youk, in his 1st hometown start, was able to help the Sox win with a homer in the 10th inning. From [...]

Damn have I been in a funk these past few weeks. I honestly have no paid one second of attention to the Sox for a while. And anything I have seen has been strictly in the form of ESPN highlights. But hopefully it is understandable as I’m still coping with/celebrating the news [...]

Josh Beckett tossed seven shutout innings as the Red Sox ripped the Reds 9-0 in the finale of a three-game Interleague series at Great American Ball Park. Beckett allowed six hits and two walks while striking out six to improve to 7-and-4 with the victory. Coco Crisp homered and drove in four for Boston, which took two-of-three in the set and has won four-of-five overall. Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D.

…Tell them YES…. Holy Buckets! My 1st Red Sox game at Fenway since 2005, and I could not have asked for a better game! While my seats were a bit obstructed (I could see home plate, but I had to lean to see the pitchers mound) I did not miss a second of Mike Lowell’s 5th [...]

Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon was talking smack Wednesday night and clearly indicated that the Red Sox don’t believe their differences with the Tampa Bay Rays are a thing of the past. I’m really not certain why Papelbon is running his mouth at this point in the season, especially when he’ll likely be [...]

So I am into hour 4 of the 6 hour drive to Fenway Park, aka, Mecca, nirvana, insert your favorite place here–weather is beautiful, and is supposed to be STUNNING for the game tonight. I…cannot…wait… I have chosen a winner of the DVD, and I have contacted them. As soon as I hear back, I will [...]

Jason Varitek hit a three-run homer to cap off a five-run first inning as the Red Sox doubled up the Orioles 6-3 in the second of a three-game series at Camden Yards. Mike Lowell hit a solo homer and J.D Drew added an RBI double for the Red Sox, who have won three of their last four games. Bartolo Colon struck out seven over six innings of one-run ball to improve to 4-and-1. Jonathan Papelbon r

Holy Buckets! WHAT just happened here???? Josh Beckett, not throwing the best game of his life (IP, giving up 4 runs and 8 hits while striking out 3 and walking 1) but certainly good enough to win–Until Okajima stepped in. He has pitched 5 1/3 innings against Baltimore this year–and has allowed eight runs (or an [...]

Aubrey Huff went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored as the Orioles use a trio of big innings to beat the Red Sox 10-6 at Fenway Park. Brian Roberts, Ramon Hernandez and Freddie Bynum each drove in two runs for Baltimore, which moved a game over .500 at 32-and-31. Dennis Sarfate pitched an inning-and-a-third in relief of Daniel Cabrera to pick up his fourth win of the season. J.D. Drew and Ma

Another start, another 6 innings, another GREAT outing. Justin Masterson makes a very compelling case to be able to stay with the big club, Unfortunately, there really isn’t any else that can take the demotion, either because the Sox are paying them too much, or they are out of options….and this kid needs to pitch, [...]

J.D. Drew accounted for all of the Red Sox scoring as the Red Sox edged the Mariners 2-1 at Fenway Park. Drew was hit by pitch with the bases loaded and hit a solo home run to back six strong innings of one-run ball from Justin Masterson Masterson scattered three hits with four strikeouts to improve to 3-and-0 on the season while filling in for Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is on the disabled list. Jo

Le immagini si riferiscono alla partita di baseball tra Red Sox e Rays, vinta per 7-1 dai primi. Il centro dei Boston Coco Crisp (che già come nome non è male...) ha assalito l'avversario dei Tampa Bay James Shields, cercando di colpirlo. Il poverello è però stato acciuffato dai compari di James che lo hanno ricoperto di simpatici e generosi pugni.

Ah, here's some of the fall-out from Fight Night a few days ago between the Rays and Red Sox...Boston Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended yesterday after a brawl at Fenway Park.Three Red Sox were suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and first baseman Sean Casey for three games.Major League Baseball

So, what if I told you that there is a DVD collection out there that offers six of the most amazing games ever to be played at Fenway Park? You’d be interested, yes? Well, guess what, THERE IS. The Boston Red Sox Essential Games of Fenway Park–a 6 DVD set, which comes in this very cool [...]

Ya know….Its BAD enough that Coco and the Rays were gunning for each other from the night before when Coco purposely slammed into Iwamura, after his perceived slight earlier in THAT game–but now the Sox are fighting amoungst themselves? Now, I am not a huge fan of the whole bench clearing brawl (although when the Sox [...]

I’ve always been a big fan of Coco Crisp.  Not because he is an exceptional ball player or because he has ever played for a team I like (which he hasn’t) but just because of his name.  You will never meet someone in life named Coco Crisp.  It reminds me of one of my favorite [...]

With the Sox win against the Rays last night, it moved them back into 1st place. But its weird–its did not even aggravate me that the Sox were not in 1st place all this time–perhaps because the Skanks are still battling the Oreos for LAST place and are still 6.5 games behind? I dont know, [...]

The Red Sox have taken over first place in the AL East after handing the Rays a 5-1 defeat at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez each had an RBI as part of a three-run third inning for the BoSox. Josh Beckett allowed one run on seven hits while striking out five over six frames to improve to 6-and-4. Boston came into the series a game-and-a-half out of first, but has take

Justin Masterson, making his 3rd start in the bigs, pitched another very good game, and picked up his 2nd win in a row…His line for last night’s contest was 6 innings, throwing 91 pitches (61 for strikes) while giving up 6 hits (including a 2 run shot by Carlos Pena) and 4 runs, while walking [...]

Coco Crisp plated a pair during a four-run sixth inning as the Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 win over the Rays in the opener of a three-game set at Fenway Park. Mike Lowell smacked a two-run homer, and J.D. Drew hit a solo shot and scored twice for the BoSox, who trail the Rays by just a half-game in the AL East. Justin Masterson lasted six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks to m

Drew swings into action Ortiz’s situation uncertain Masterson a tough cookie Brain trust batting around ideas David Ortiz hopes time, cast heals wound Red Sox slay Rays David Ortiz keeps brave face, but worries about wrist Rays take wait-and-see approach with Manny Ramirez Red Sox prepare for draft Who’ll drive ‘em home? Doc offers ‘partial’ diagnosis Ortiz lost for season? Crisp

So the Sox were pretty much cruising along, with a 1 run lead, going into the bottom of the 8th inning, and then Okajima comes in, and BAM! The Sox are down 6-3, and the game is over… W…T…F…??? And if that isn’t enough bad news, the official diagnosis on Big Papi is “partial tear of [...]

This Fenway Park security guard has fulfilled the dreams of all who don't count themselves a member of Red Sox Nation. How many times do you have the chance to drop a Red Sox fan with a forearm shiver in front of 35,000 people?

This Fenway Park security guard has fulfilled the dreams of all who don't count themselves a member of Red Sox Nation. How many times do you have the chance to drop a Red Sox fan with a forearm shiver in front of 35,000 people?

And to return to Fenway with a .500 road trip…Which, while not the best, is a damn site better than the less than .400 road Avg the Sox have been carrying around… Holy buckets! TEN…MORE…DAYS…until I am at Fenway Park again–have I mentioned how much I cannot wait???? And I am going to try to write [...]

Manny Ramirez went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI as the Red Sox ripped the Orioles, 9-4, at Camden Yards. J.D. Drew homered and drove in three, while Mike Lowell went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI for the BoSox, who will go after a four-game sweep on Monday. Bartolo Colon fanned five over six innings of seven-hit, four-run ball to improve to 3-and-0 with the win. Luk

In yet another sad loss, the Orioles were bested by the Evil Empire 1A, the Boston Red Sox, 9-4. Simply put, Brian Burres got shelled as he was attacked by the Red Sox offense early and often on Sunday. Although Luke Scott homered, Baltimore was undone by J.D. Drew, Manny Ramirez's 501st homer, and the return of rotund Bartolo Colon -- who seemingly was left for dead -- until the Red Sox picked hi

The Associated Press reported Saturday that the Boston Red Sox have moved up the start time of their Thursday night game against the Tampa Bay Rays, so that Bostonians who are fans of both the Red Sox and the Celtics can catch both games. The Red Sox who host the Rays Thursday night have moved [...]

Why does it always seem that when Tim Wakefield throws a brilliant game, the Sox cannot manage to get him a win? His line: 8 innings, giving up the 1 run (on the solo shot to Yuniesky Betancourt in the 3rd) on 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking none…From Wake: “It was one [...]

Jose Lopez singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Red Sox at Safeco Field. Raul Ibanez drove in two runs, and Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored twice for Seattle. J.J. Putz got the win in relief for the M's, who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Mike Timlin suffered the loss for Boston, which has dropped four of its last fi

How can a team who is ON FIRE, winning 7 in a row, leave the confines of Fenway Park, and totally turn into a different team? The general feeling is that if you can go .500 on the road, and about .600-.700 at home, you’ll make the playoff. Well, the Sox are having no problem [...]

Sox end road woes Red Sox at home in Seattle Bartolo Colon sharp despite limited stuff Jacoby Ellsbury receives warm homecoming Jon Lester helps dad deal with cancer Time running out for ex-Red Sox right fielder Trot Nixon

More on the match up, here is how the Seattle hitters have faired against Colon in their career: ===== OPPOSING HITTER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Ichiro Suzuki 60 19 2 0 3 6 1 6 .317 .328 .500 .828 Raul Ibanez 50 16 3 0 1 7 3 11 .320 .352 .440 .792 Adrian Beltre 40 15 6 0 4 12 1 5 .375 .390 .825 1.215 Richie Sexson 27 5 0 0 0 1 4 6 .185 .290 .185 .476 Jose Lopez 27 8 1 0 0

AL East standings coming into todays game: W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 30 20 .600 – Boston 31 22 .585 0.5 Toronto 27 25 .519 4.0 NY Yankees 25 25 .500 5.0 Baltimore 24 25 .490 5.5 And here is a current run of form for the Red Sox: Streaks: L3 Last 10: 7-3 Home: 21-5 | Road: 10-17 Runs Scored: 271 Runs Against: 238 After the sweep was completed last night, the Red Sox find

Baseball-Reference Game Preview I don’t like the Oakland A’s. I don’t like when the Red Sox play the Oakland A’s (except in the playoffs of course). It pretty much stems from the typical “east coast bias” where I want my ballgame on at 7pm ET during the week, or 1pm ET on the weekend. [...]

Wow, after a crappy 4-6 road trip, a 7-0 home stand is perfect for what ails the Sox–Lets just hope that the whole crappy road trip/stellar home stands is the way the Sox will be operating this year–my heart will not be able to take it.. Speaking of which…I am so glad I did [...]

Two grand slams in one game. The easy way to a win right? Well not really, even with the effort of both J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell, the Red Sox held on for an 11-8 win. ===== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kansas City 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 8 13 1 Boston 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 X 11 14 0 BATTING 2B: Lowell (10, Bannister), Pedroia (15, Gobble). HR: Drew (4, 2nd inning off Bannister, 3 on, 0 out), [

Yes, it was good enough to get the win, but I think he could have went longer, despite the fact he had to wait because of the 4-run 5th inning the Sox had….His line: 5 IP, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 4 and walking 2…he threw 74 pitches, 46 for [...]

Bartolo Colon threw five solid innings in his Boston debut as the Red Sox doubled up the Kansas City Royals 6-3 at Fenway Park. Colon allowed two runs on six hits with four walks and two strikeouts over five innings to pick up the win. Jason Varitek hit a solo home run, and Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, including a homer, and scored three times, as the BoSox improved to 30-and-19 with their si

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While it was not a no-hitter, Justin Masterson did a great follow-up to Jon Lester’s no hitter–got his 1st win in the bigs, with a 6+ inning, 1 run, excellent showing…. His line: 6 1/3 innings, throwing 91 pitches (55 for strikes) giving up 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3…And [...]

Kansas City Royals v Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Game Preview Coming off of a no hitter is never going to be easy. But the show must go on. Tonights big thing to look for is the continued development of 23 year old pitching prospect, Justin Masterson. Masterson will be getting [...]

WOW–4 of them have happened in recent memory for the Sox–and this is the 1st one I actually saw–and it was certainly worth the wait… I was doing stuff around the house, and I checked the score in the 5th inning, and saw Lester has a no hitter going, but I wasn’t too excited about it–Heck, [...]

I know I have. :) You'll see more Patriots news as the season approaches. I usually report on highlights from games I thought were fantastic, or games that had noteworthy performance from my standpoint, statistics standpoint- or from a valued source. This time, its both from the game I watched last night- and realizing how important and incredible this accomplishment is- for so many reasons.Les

With gem in Boston, another chapter for survivor and champion Jon Lester Yanks May Be Scratching Surface of Sox Items at New Stadium Just say no Lester adds a historic chapter Varitek gets his mitts on history, too Lester had big supporting cast Fans take care not to jinx it Jon Lester no-hits Royals, redefines Red Sox career Bradford: After shaky warmup, Lester [...]

All that needs to be said for tonights game was perfection. Jon Lester, one of the most popular Red Sox players, has thrown a no hitter. I’m honestly not going to give any opinions on this game other than to say that I’m happy as hell right now. Everyone knows the [...]

Starting line ups for tonights game: ===== Red Sox Royals Jacoby Ellsbury, CF David DeJesus, CF Dustin Pedroia, 2B Mike Grudzielanek, 2B David Ortiz, DH Alex Gordon, 3B Manny Ramirez, LF Jose Guillen, DH Mike Lowell, 3B Billy Butler, 1B Kevin Youkilis, 1B Miguel Olivo, C J.D. Drew, RF Mark Teahen, RF Jason Varitek, C Esteban German, LF Julio Lugo, SS Tony Pena, SS ===== and

Yes, a win is a win is a win, and anything can happen in baseball (Look at the fact that Julio Lugo plays shortstop for the Sox, despite the fact that he is horrible) but I think the fact that the Brewers are a less than stellar competition helped alot this weekend. And it was [...]

So many rotation moves, heads spinning For once, Ellsbury’s timing was off Little ails Red Sox as they craft sweep of the Brewers Monster of a project Josh Beckett OK with result Taking care of field of beams Major movers Papi fit to a tee Red Sox cap sweep of Brewers Sweeping indictment

And that would be the SECOND 5 game losing streak in a season that is less than 50 days old–freaking brilliant… And what rankles me the most is freakin Jay freakin Payton hits a grand slam off Okajima to win the game. Yeah, that loser who was unhappy with the amount of playing time he was getting [...]

A win is always a good thing. However, one against the World Champions and the legions of their fans invading Baltimore is even better.I really don’t need to rehash the details of last night, but the Orioles beat the Red Sox last night, 5-4. Most of us already know what happened with the Luke Scott three-run homer and Jim Johnson’s clutch performance perhaps saved the game.Johnson’s matchup

What the heck just happened? Last weekend, Sox starters were kicking butt and taking names, this weekend, it’s a Mongolian cluster, where far too many hits, walks and homers were given up… Ironically enough, the offense, hitting at a .293 pace as a team, isn’t at fault here–it’s the fact that now pitchers cannot hold leads [...]

The Twins scored seven unanswered runs after allowing three in the first frame to down the Red Sox 7-3 at the Metrodome. Delmon Young and Craig Monroe drove in a pair of runs apiece and Joe Mauer scored three times for the Twins, who won three of a four-game set with the BoSox. Livan Hernandez tossed six innings of three-run, 10-hit ball to improve to 6-and-1 on the season. Manny Ramirez blaste

This trip to Minnesota has been a pretty annoying one.  A blown save, a solo home run fest, a one run loss, and tonight.  The Sox score three in the top of the first, great start.  It’s now in the top of the fifth and we’re losing 4-3. Buccholz has shown himself to be exactly what [...]

Red Sox fans are very lucky–not every team has a pitcher who, when he steps on the mound, makes you feel there is no way he could lose…The Sox had that in Pedro Martinez, and in Curt Schilling. And once again, the Sox have that elusive TRUE ace–in Josh Beckett. Every time he pitches, I [...]

CAUTION: Rant in Progress… As I was watching bits a pieces of last night’s game, and the Sox overcame some pretty awful pitching by Clay Buchholz (4.1P, giving up 5 runs on 10 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 6) and Julian Tavarez (1 IP, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits, while walking and [...]

While last night’s victory was #5 in a row for the Sox–it the #5 loss in a row for the Tigers…Wow…Detroit reallyREALLY sucks this year–Everyone thought that with all the money they spent and the talent they stockpiled that they were pretty much a shoo-in to get to the Postseason. Haven’t the Skanks been [...]

Yesterday I reported about the psycho Yankees fan who mowed down a Red Sox fan with her car after they got into an argument at a bar. Well people joke around and people talk trash between the teams but this is actually someones life who was lost behind this insanity. Anyway, there is an online petition to [...]

Mike Lowell went 3-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer as the Red Sox doubled up the Tigers 6-3 in the opener of a four-game series at Comerica Park. Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz also went yard for the Red Sox, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed one run on two hits and eight walks over five frames to move to 5-and-0 with the win. Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect ninth to notch his 10th save. Marcus Thames had a pinch-hit, two-run single for the Tigers, who fell to 14-and-19 with their fourth consecutive defeat. Jeremy Bonderman fell to 2-and-3 with the loss.

Sure, the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is heated. But killing an opposition fan? Come on now.Sadly, this is precisely what happened in Nashua, N.H., when a fan of the Yankees, who was being taunted by Sox fans, plowed her car into the group of Sox fans, killing one person and injuring another.Here's the story from The New York Post.

May 5, 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 11 0 Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 2 A pair of two run home runs from Lowell and Youkilis pretty much sent the Red Sox to the victory. Marcus Thames closed the gap in the 7th inning, but Ortiz hit a solo shot in the 9th the wrap it all up. Paps gets the save, Daisuke gets [...]

I’ve always considered myself a very passionate and borderline crazy sports fan. I am ride to die for my team but not literally. Ivonne Hernandez is though. She is accused of running down a man with her car after a Yankees/Red Sox argument at a bar. Thats definitely one way to [...]

There are a million and one clichés to describe the sweep of the Satan Fish (oh, I’m sorry, they are the “Rays of Sunshine” now–could that possibly ANY lamer? They must have a 6 year old heading their Marketing Department) but my favorite is above: “Before you judge, walk a mile in someone’s shoes. Then [...]

Who exactly said that pitching wins games?? The Sox definitely have the pitching–it’s the hitting that in deep crap right now…. Do you know who many runs the Sox have scored in the last 3 games? TWO… and in the last week? SEVEN–that’s right, seven runs in the last 6 games, including being shut out twice [...]

If the list of injured players for the Sox doesn’t slow down quick, it’s going to be a very VERY long season… Last night, when Tito brought in Jed Lowrie to pinch run for David Ortiz in the bottom of the 9th, it was a good thing the game was over in that inning, because the [...]

Another one run game, another bottom of the ninth win only last night it was Jason Varitek. The Red Sox captain came to the plater with the winning run on second, in the form of Manny Ramirez, and hit a base hit up the middle. Vernon Wells handled this ball a million times [...]

Deja Vu. Sox got the win tonight on ANOTHER walk off RBI single, this time coming by way of Jason Varitek. David Ortiz also chipped in earlier in the game with a solo home run. 2-1, Sox win. As always the full game recap tomorrow morning.

Who would have thunk that Jon Lester, whose last couple of starts have been less that stellar, would throw 8 innings of 2-HIT ball, going head to head with Blue Jay ace (and most excellent veteran pitcher) Roy Halladay…in a game that lasted an amazing 2 hours and 18 minutes–wish we could have one of [...]

Here is how everything is shaping up for tonights game: NEXT GAME 4/30/08 TV: NESN, MLB.tv | RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 Fenway Park 7:05PM EDT McGowan (1-2) v. Matsuzaka (4-0) – Last start for both: Matsuzaka: 4/18 v. TEX (W) : 5.1 IP | 5 H | 3 R | 3 ER | 2 BB | 4 K McGowan: 4/24 [...]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record: Are you freakin KIDDING me??? It’s bad enough the Sox have now lost 5 in a row–But the last 3 were to Tampa Bay….and two of those games were pitched brilliantly by the starter: Clay Buchholtz (Saturday Night): 8IP (A complete game, no less…), with 3 hits, 2 [...]

I am not suggesting that the Tampa Bay Rays are all of a sudden division contenders in the American League East, but in the past week or so, they have played like a team that is better than Rays' teams from the past. Sunday's game was a prime example of that as James Shields pitched a complete game shutout, leading Tampa Bay to a convincing 3-0 win over the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay was led on offense by rookie Evan Longoria as he went 1-for-3 with a home run, a run scored and an RBI; the win went to James Shields (3-1) as he pitched a complete game, allowing only 2 hits, walking 1 while striking out 7. Boston managed only 2 hits - one each by Dustin Pedroia and Julio Lugo; Josh Beckett (2-2) took the loss as he pitched 7 innings, allowing 10 hits, an earned run, walking

What…A…Freakin…Waste… Justin Masterson comes up from AA Portland to cover for all of the ailing starters, giving WAY more that he was ever expected to give: 6 brilliant innings of 1-run ball, only giving up 2 hits (including a solo home run) while walking 4 and striking out 4–and what happens? The wheels completely [...]

I mean, really, has no one ever heard of the flu shot? I get one every year, and it manages to keep me reasonable healthy… For the 2nd night in a row, a Red Sox starter is a late scratch because of the nefarious bug that is going around, so Jon Lester, who hasn’t been super [...]

After being felled (hopefully its just the flu–and not something worse) by the same flu that is running its way through the Red Sox Clubhouse, Josh Beckett was a scratch from his start last night, so the Sox called up Dave Pauley for an emergency spot start–and while he didn’t get enough innings for the [...]

So let this video be a lesson to all of you, when you catch a ball at the ballgame, make sure you hold on to before you start showboating.  Typical Red Sox fans… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fsportfiends.com%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fred-sox-fans-are-lol%2F'; addthis_title = 'Red+Sox+fans+are+LoL%21'; addthis_pub = ''; Tags: red sox [...]

OK, I have to admit–On Monday morning, when I was putting the little red dots on my calendar for the weekend, (red dots for wins, black for losses) I got a little carried away and put a red dot on this game–despite the fact that it wasn’t even going to be played for another 3 [...]

The Texas Rangers historically are a team based on offense, as opposed to their pitching; Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox, unfortunately, proved that neither their offense nor pitching was effective - at least for this series, anyways - as David Ortiz' 3 RBIs led Boston to the series sweep of Texas 8-3 at Fenway Park. Boston was led by Julio Lugo with 4 hits - including a double while Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and the aforementioned Ortiz had 2 hits each - with Ortiz driving in 3 runs and Pedroia 2. The win went to Clay Buchholz (1-1) as he pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, walking 2 while striking out 6. Texas was led by Josh Hamilton and Gerald Laird - with Hamilton driving in 2 runs while Laird drove in a run; Michael Young and David Murphy had 2 hits each, as well. Dus

What a great weekend for Red Sox baseball–and its most excellent to see that, time and time again, the Sox managed to get it done–hopefully that will be a pervading theme throughout the 2008 campaign…yesterdays come from behind victory was the 5th in their last 6 wins–and they have won 8 or their last 9 [...]

It seems like for the past several seasons, Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez and designated hitter David Ortiz have been the heart and soul of the team as they provided numerous late-inning, heroic deeds in leading Boston to victory. Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers provided a reminder of what Ramirez and Ortiz are still capable of; Ortiz hit an 8th inning, run-scoring single while Ramirez blasted a two-run home run, leading Boston to a come-from-behind victory over Texas 5-3 at Fenway Park. Boston was led by Ramirez who went 1-for-2 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs while Ortiz and Kevin Youkalis added an RBI each. Reliever Javier Lopez (1-0) got the win as he pitched a scoreless 1/3 of an inning while Jonathan Papelbon recorded his 6th save.Texas was led by Hank B

Josh Beckett and Manny Ramirez–two guys who, individually, are completely capable of putting a team on their back and carrying them for a period of time. Last night, they shared the burden–Josh pitched his heart out, going 8 strong (and saving a severely depleted bullpen) throwing 105 pitches (69 for strikes) and only giving up [...]

Only got to see bits and pieces of this game–and that was probably a good thing–I think if I had to see Mike Timlin give up FOUR RUNS IN THE 8TH INNING I probably would have thrown something at the TV…Did you know his ERA is now a bountiful 27.00??? And no one is thinking [...]

From Joel Sherman:You see, we in the media are as addicted to Red Sox-Yankees as any junkie is to a drug. We have all decided to ignore realities that this series has lost a good deal of its juice the past few years, and now contains two of the worst traits of modern baseball: The games are usually way too long and too often come with the commentary of Joe Morgan. In fact, this series has become Joe Morgan in many respects: Famous for something that happened in the past and now something presented to us regularly as extraordinary that, quite frankly, isn't.This is like "Survivor" or "ER" now. Something that used to be unique and special and well done, that lost its essence years ago. However, it stays on the network schedule in hopes that it can recapture what it once was. I asked a Fox ex

Of course, he is a hero every day of the week, being one of (if not THE) best catcher in the game, but last night, the role of game saver did not go to big hitter Manny Ramirez or David Ortiz–but to Jason Varitek. His pinch-hit solo shot in the 9th inning broke the tie [...]

The Evil Empire strikes again!The BOSTON HERALD reports: The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston confirmed yesterday that the New York Yankees plan to donate to the Jimmy Fund the David Ortiz jersey they chipped from beneath two feet of cement in the new Yankee Stadium. “They will be sending it to us later this week,” hospital spokesman Bill Schaller said.The Yanks thought it more appropriate to let the shirt be auctioned off to help the Jimmy Fund - a charity, ironically enough, synonymous with the Red Sox. “The Steinbrenner family has supported the Jimmy Fund in the past, so we’re very grateful they thought of us,” Schaller said. “I think everyone’s on the same side when it comes to cancer. We all want to beat it.”HOW EVIL!

Did not get a chance to watch this game–and isn’t that always the way? The ones I watch every minute of never have an ending like this! Manny Ramirez once again put the Sox on his back and hit homer # 493–a 2 run shot that brought the Sox a 9th inning victory in Cleveland. And, [...]

Whoo Hoo! While I would have like to swept the Skanks–2 out of 3 is fricken fantastic! But, I made it as far as the 7th inning before I fell asleep–8:00pm games when the Sox play the Skanks end up being as bad as NightNIGHT games on the left coast…this one was just shy of [...]

One of the workers on the crew that's building the new Yankee Stadium is a big Red Sox fan, and when he had a chance to bury a David Ortiz jersey in the ground he took it. Some coworkers who are Yankee fans didn't think his attempt to curse the Bronx Bombers was very funny, so they got their jackhammers and successfully dug up the shirt. Yankee management has gone to the local district attorney to see if they can bring any charges against the worker who buried the shirt. The jersey is being sent to the Jimmy Fund in Boston where it will be auctioned off with all the money going to help in the fight against juvenile cancer.

They call it the greatest rivalry in sports, though Michigan and Ohio State fans may disagree. I think we can all agree that it’s the greatest rivalry in professional sports, anyway. It started with a dominating performance by Yankee ace Chien-Ming Wang (aided significantly by the Red Sox’s anemic bats), included a nice outing (and win) by Josh Beckett, and ended with a shaky outing by Dick-K and a horrible outing by Yankee phenom Phil Hughes. Maybe the young Yankee starters are feeling the pressure of being chosen over Johan Santana, but they certainly aren’t tearing up the major leagues this April. Especially considering it was 30-degrees (conservatively) in Boston on Sunday—not exactly great hitting weather. I jotted down some notes during and after all three games.

This is just dumb. It seems that the Yankees had to get their construction workers to go through 2 feet of cement to find a Red Sox jersey that was buried to have something to hang over the heads Yankee Fans when they enter their new stadium. But thank goodness they were tipped [...]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that today's game is a slugfest. Both teams have been struggling scoring runs and the on-paper pitching match up favors the Sox. But based on his history, Joshy Blister is due for a clunker of a year.Forecast - Yanks chase Beckett in the 3rd and win 9-7.

This is crazy, if you have not heard the story -- from Youtube:A construction worker helping to build the new Yankees Stadium in New York is a Boston Red Sox fan -- so he buried a Red Sox T-shirt underneath the concrete used for the visitors' clubhouse (it has been since reported by the Yankees' PR Department to be not true, ala an urban legend - who knows. However, this attempt to curse the Yankees, according to baseball history, will not work. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains.Alas, this is a great story. You could not make this up...red sox, yankees, yankee stadium