Well, the Red Sox season has come to this. Tied with Tampa Bay for the final playoff spot in the American League on the last day of the regular season. Both teams held serve on Tuesday as Boston escaped with an 8-7 win over Baltimore. Wednesday speaks for itself. "If you don’t want to show up (Wednesday) and play, you’ve got no pulse," Terry Francona said.
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We try to be optimistic at Bostonist even when it comes to the Red Sox during their worst September since 1926. It's what 5-19 now? We don't want to look at the results again to count. Do you blame us? The Sox lost to Baltimore last night, a "AAA" team according to Dennis and Callahan, and Tampa Bay beat the Yankees to create a tie with two games left. Someone named Robert Andino, batting ninth, hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning to put Baltimore up for good in a 6-3 loss. Did we mention it was an inside the park home run?
September of 2011 will be one to remember for Red Sox fans. And after a gag-filled 5-16 month to date, that bad taste in your mouth won't make for a good memory. We've had errors, bad pitching and non-existent offense, at times, from a highly regarded and well paid team that should be better than they are. They might not be as good as the 20-6 July team, but, 5-16? Really? That brings us to today and the first of three games in New York against the Yankees, who just clinched the A.L. East. If these Red Sox can't find their best with three almost must-win games against those guys then they don't deserve a playoff spot. They're going to have to earn it this year as the Tampa Bay Rays are now two games back in the Wild Card. And the Angels are looming, too. Leave it all on the field, guys. Theo Epstein is doing that in the front office by almost trading for Mets pitcher and Springfield's Chris Capuano, apparently for one start.
The Red Sox still lead Tampa Bay by two games in the A.L. Wild Card after splitting a doubleheader with Baltimore yesterday. The Orioles took the opener, 5-4, and the Sox pounded Baltimore, 18-9, in game two thanks to 20 hits.
The Red Sox continued their month-long swoon on Thursday as Tampa Bay routed the home team by a 9-2 score. The Sox are now 3-11 in September and have fallen 4.5 games behind the Yankees in the A.L. East. The Rays have closed to within three games in the Wild Card race. A four-run outburst put the Rays ahead for good. Three runs in the seventh gave Tampa Bay a 9-1 lead.
David Ortiz has been pretty reliable since he came to Boston in 2003. So, Bostonist was stunned when he said the team's September-slump has him worried. Papi said this: "Hell, yeah, you've got to panic. If we keep on playing like that, we’ll be home in the tub."
Wonder whatever became of the Pats? Well, they missed their target of 38 points, but still comfortably routed the Bengals last night, 34-13. On paper, it looked like the Bengals hung around - it was 10-7 until late in the second quarter - but it never felt like they were any closer than a long arm's length. With Laurence Maroney sidelined due to a groin injury, the spotlight shone on Sammy Morris, who made the...
Forget for a moment the questions still lingering around the Red Sox. We know about those. Let's take a brief look at the angst-ridden article in today's LA Times about the myriad questions swirling around our first-round opponents, the AnaheimOrWhatever Angels. They don't know who's starting when (OK, neither do we). Two of their key sluggers, Vlad Guerrero and Gary Matthews, are nursing injuries and may not be 100% (hey, just like Manny!). Will their...
We're going to the playoffs! Sure, it's been an awful September, for the most part. And sure, the Red Sox still very much have to somehow finish off New York, and ideally fend off the Angels and Indians to secure home-field advantage throughout the postseason. But the first step is officially taken, as the Sox rallied to beat the Devil Rays 8-6 and ensure they would, at the very least, beat out Detroit for the...
The Brattle Trailer Smackdown Contest is open until Sunday, July 1. Get details on the rules and regulations from the Brattle Theatre website There is a $10 entry fee. Gee whiz, the Brattle Theater has been pugnacious lately given the recent anime-fest Brattle Royale, and now with its Brattle Trailer Smackdown contest. In this contest, aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit a trailer to the Brattle for a fictional movie. There are only a few...
Patriots 37, Jets 16: The Patriots trounced the Jets in the AFC Wild Card, but an even more interesting story emerged after the game. Pats coach Bill Belichick was so determined to give defeated Jets coach Eric Mangini a hug that he barreled his way through a horde of photographers, brutally shoving some poor guy out of the way, just to deliver that hug in person. Now, on to the Chargers, and LaDainian Tomlinson better...
The just keep on truckin’, don’t they. The defending World Champs, the New England Patriots, masterfully disassembled the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday at Gillette stadium in Bostonist's satellite office in Foxboro, 28-3. The Pats advanced through the Wild Card round of the National Football League’s playoffs, and are awaiting the results of Sunday's games which will determine whether they will travel to Denver to face the Broncos, or Indianapolis for a rematch with good old Peyton Manning.
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