The Red Sox were eliminated from playoff contention after they lost to Baltimore, 4-3, in a ninth-inning rally and Tampa Bay beat New York in a staggering 8-7 come-from-behind win within a matter of minutes. What can you say about what we saw tonight? Tom Caron referred to it as "A kick to the you-know-whats." We'll go with that.
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Brookline is considering a change in public parking rates to hit Sox fans on game days. [NESN]
Former Yankees tenor is moving to Boston after allegations of anti-Semitism soured his singing career. [NY Times]
The giant Celtics banner across from the Garden should've legally been removed years ago. [Boston Channel]
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The Red Sox enjoyed two days off before tonight's opening game of three with New York, the team's closest rival for the A.L. East crown. The Sox lead the Yankees by 1.5 games and own a 10-2 season advantage. A recently effective John Lackey (12-9, 5.98) faces Yankees ace CC Sabathia (17-7, 2.99) tonight. Sox fans won't see Alex Rodriguez tonight.
For the third straight night, the Red Sox (80-50) overpowered Texas, this time with a four-home run attack on offense and a 10-strike out effort from their pitchers in a 6-0 victory. In three straight wins at the Rangers, the Sox outscored the home team 30-7. Boston scored early, too, with all six runs coming in the first four innings.
Jon Lester got his first win since June 30 and the Red Sox beat the White Sox, 10-2, Saturday for their first victory over Chicago in eight games. He allowed just two runs on four hits in eight innings. Lester (11-4) had eight strikeouts. Dan Wheeler pitched a scoreless ninth.
Two of the best teams in baseball, the Red Sox and the Phillies, meet today to begin a three-game series that some consider a World Series preview. Some members of the Red Sox, at least, aren't even thinking about October. “I don’t lose any sleep thinking about the Phillies,’’ Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said.
We saw the video evidence of David Ortiz trying to get hugs from New Yorkers. We could think of one word to describe it: Purel. Papi, it's New York. Do you really know where they've been? It made us think, though. Would Bostonians hug Alex Rodriguez under any circumstances? Aside from some charitable scenario.
Just in case today's game doesn't go according to plan, there's a commercial we can look forward to. Hat makers New Era debuts a commercial that plays up the intense Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. Alec Baldwin, a Yankees fan, and Newton's John Krasinski, Red Sox fan, talk trash about each others team. Baldwin says “Classic Red Sox fan, go ahead and celebrate in April, we’ll dance in October." Ha ha. [Globe]
There is no such thing as too much Red Sox gear. That's why we have souvenirs. A visit from the Yankees will probably erase the image of a winless Sox team from our minds.
Opening Day is here! In some cities. For us, baseball begins for real Friday in Texas and that's fine by us because it may snow. Thursday's games begin at 1:05 p.m. with Detroit at the Yankees and Atlanta at Washington.
Aren't you thankful for stuff? So are Mass residents (in various ways), a little girl for her dog, Yankee-haters, etc.
Now, why is Eric Wilbur channeling Dan Shaughnessy? He actually said "Interest has faded" in the Red Sox. We'll be the first to say there is work to be done on the 2011 team. However, Fenway will be banged out on Opening Day, hordes of Sox fans will appear wherever the team travels to next season, and unless there's a huge soccer riot involving Liverpool Football Club, the average member of Red Sox Nation won't give a crap about soccer. Go interview Dustin Pedroia and find out if he's healthy again. That matters.
When it comes to baseball, the old adage sported on many a touristy t-shirt rings true. We support two teams: the Red Sox and whomever beats the Yankees. As such, on a rare Boston sports off-day Monday, we were cheering on the Rangers as they made us proud and took a 2-1 ALCS lead over New York. Bolstered by another dazzling performance by Cliff Lee (13 strikeouts during the 8-0 Rangers victory, which was a much closer game than the score indicates, thanks to six runs given up by the New York bullpen in the ninth), the Rangers made up for the debacle that was Friday night's Game 1. Now MLB officials and advertisers can start panicking about the idea of a Rangers-Giants World Series.
The Boston Bruins are still in the NHL and today's game against New Jersey proves it. They had five days to get reacclimated to Boston after splitting two games in Prague.
The Red Sox season is over. At least the Sox were 4-2 against the Yankees in their last six games! No consolation there, right? We know the feeling.
So, there's a connection between the gear the Yankees wear and criminals. Wow. That is so 1919. Yeah, that's right, they stole Babe Ruth. Derek Jeter says he pilfered first base, too. Recidivism. The New York Times says that NYPD stats reveal criminals often choose to rock hats or shirts sporting the logo of the NYY. Few crooks wear Mets apparel. Why are criminals so attracted to Yankees colors? We aren't sure. Those pinstripes might look like prison bars, though.
You'd be crazy not to at least think about it a little tiny bit. Sixteen games left. Six games behind a team that they play six more times. It's not likely that the Red Sox will climb the hill, but after finishing off Seattle...why not dream a little longer?
Despite drawing first blood on Friday and facing an A-Rod less - Derek Jeter was laughing about it, so we can also laugh - Yankees club, the Red Sox couldn't take a second straight win in New York Saturday and lost 5-2.
"It really stinks...It was a freak accident. I don't know how it happened or the reason behind it. It just happened." That's Kevin Youkilis, who as it happened was talking about the freak thumb injury that he just can't play through anymore, and which will shelve him for the rest of the season. Though he could be talking about the mummy curse or Tiki idol or whatever bad mojo landed on this team to the point that we're wondering what the record for man-games lost in a season is and how we'd even figure that out. Statheads, where are you when we need you?
Sox drop two to Texas
The Red Sox are two games into the second half of the season and they managed to fall behind in the first inning of each game and never really recovered enough to win either game. Last night, Texas scored twice in the first off of Felix Doubront before adding five more in the fifth in an 8-4 win. Tim Wakefield (3-8) allowed six runs before Boston batted and the Rangers rolled to a 7-2 win on Thursday.
Love him or hate him (and if you're reading this in Boston, we have a pretty good idea where you stood), George Steinbrenner made baseball a lot more interesting. And the game won't be the same without him, as he died in a Tampa hospital this morning at 80. From his sketchy beginnings as Yankee owner, to his fortnightly firings of Billy Martin, to his opening his wallet and blowing MLB's salary structure wide open, to his perfect portrayal on Seinfeld, he was a character. He hated the Red Sox, and Red Sox fans hated him back. At least we have his son Hank to keep the rivalry interesting.
Peanut butter and jelly, Simon and Garfunkel, Boston and Beckett.
OK. The five-year-old kid delivering Herb Brooks' speech at Fenway, and telling a national audience "screw [the Yankees]". Great moment, or greatest moment ever? Discuss.
Let's keep our eyes on the prize, folks. Five days until Opening Night.
He even has a Derek Jeter tattoo. Because sports should dictate politics, you must clearly let this affect your vote.
Let's face it. That was uglier than Minnesota's starting power forward.
But if the Celtics are going to make a run at 70+ wins this season (and while PTI and the Globe and others are speculating about the possibility, we say, let's can that talk and let things unfold), they have to win games like last night. Trap games, against young athletic teams, on the second night of back-to-backs. And somehow, finally, the Celtics did.
After starting the year with a 2-3-0 record that, quite possibly, looked worse than the actual record did, the Bruins left Boston looking to play better hockey. Coach Claude Julien actually said it's not that bad. Bostonist will just agree to disagree.
One quick trip to Dallas and a complete 3-0 victory later over the Stars, and all is agreeable to Coach Julien and Bostonist. Call us crazy if you wish, but some Bruins hockey was on display in the first two periods. Marc Savard asserted himself with two goals and Patrice Bergeron added the third score. Tim Thomas turned back all 27 Dallas shots for his first shutout of 2009-10.
Clearly, winning the AL East is a low priority for the Red Sox. Considering how heated the Boston/LA rivalry's has become in the last few days, obviously Terry and the boys feel like another Sox/Angels series is the only way to clear up the bad blood.
OK. So much for the AL East pennant.
The Yankees all but clinched the division last night, taking the rubber match of their series at Fenway with a low-scoring 8-4 win. Most troubling is that the eight runs came at the expense of Josh Beckett, about the most worry-free guy on the roster. Nobody's worry-free today.
Bostonist has obtained a picture of the 2009 Red Sox just before they embarked on their make-or-break week playing their top AL East rivals. If it looks like Sonny Corleone seconds before he was perforated by Barzini's men, it's not a coincidence.