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July 6, 2008
We always look for someone to blame, don't we? You look at the Red Sox' 2-1 loss in New York yesterday, and immediately start preparing to blame an anemic offense, or timely bad pitching, or something. Well, it doesn't work today; the fact is, the Yankees climbed on the backs of two old war horses and came away with a win that (sigh) they deserved. Warhorse #1 was Mike Mussina, who looked ready for the...
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After a five game losing streak, the Sox seem to have found their groove back. And doesn’t it feel good that they got it just in time to play the Yankees? In honor of Independence Day the red, white and blue Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-4. Josh Beckett looked shakey the first inning, giving up three runs. But the Red Sox responded and tied the game in the third and also got former Red...
Continue Reading "SportsRedux: Yankee Doodle Dud"July 4, 2008
Jon Lester doesn't want to be known anymore as the guy who survived cancer. Jon Lester doesn't even want to be known as the kid who no-hit the Royals. Jon Lester, thank you very much, would like to be known as a lights-out pitcher and a cornerstone of the Sox' staff. And so shall we know him from now on. With the team reeling, losing five in a row and watching the Rays run out...
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Let Us Now Praise Jonathan Tyler Lester"July 3, 2008
This is getting out of hand. On a night when the Sox finally decided to support their starter (Daisuke) with some offense, the bullpen decided it was their turn to ruin the evening and send Sox fans to their rosary beads, panic buttons and fallout shelters. The Sox cobbled together a 4-1 lead on a Pedroia home run, a Drew RBI triple, and a series of fortuitous bounces and wild pitches, the kind that's been...
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Assume Crash Positions"July 2, 2008
Tim Wakefield deserves better. He got the loss and was technically outpiched by Tampa Bay's Matt Garza, but if you give up five hits and only one earned run, you deserve better. That's our opinion, anyway. Wake was the victim of a 3-1 loss to the scorching hot Rays, mostly due to a couple of ill-timed wild pitches. The first TB run scored on a walk, a groundout, an error, and a wild pitch. Not...
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July 1, 2008
We guess if they'd come into the league as just the Rays (no Devil), they'd probably be working on their sixth pennant this year. But better late then never for Tampa Bay, who extended their AL East lead by dispatching the Red Sox, 5-4, in front of probably the largest assemblage of Rays fans ever. Things started off badly for Justin Masterson and the Sox, as B.J. Upton hit a leadoff home run. The Sox...
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