Blogged on May 8, 2008On paper it looked like a great pitching match up in the making. Going into the game Chien Ming Wang of the New York Yankees boasted a 6-0 record while Cliff Lee of the Indians was right behind him at 5-0 on the season. When it was all said and done with, it would be […]
Blogged on May 7, 2008When Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball starts to dance, he knows that opposing batters are in for a long game of doing the two-step tango. That two-step involves the swing, and the miss. Wakefield saw plenty of that in last nights 5-0 Red Sox victory over the struggling Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Wakefield hurled 8 dominant […]
Blogged on May 6, 2008It’s a good sign for the Boston Red Sox when a starting pitcher has flu like symptoms, throws 109 pitches, only 60 for strikes in 5 innings of work, gives up 12 fly ball outs, walks 8 batters and still manages to pull off a win. That was the story last night for Dice-K Matsuzaka, […]
Blogged on Apr 30, 2008Tuesday night’s Fenway crowd was treated to frigid weather and frozen batters. Both Jays’ Ace Roy Halladay and the Sox’ Jon Lester had stellar outings in the tidy two-hour and fifteen minute game.
Blogged on Apr 24, 2008Two weeks after a David Ortiz Red Sox jersey was removed from two feet of concrete at the site of the new Yankee Stadium, it sold on eBay in a charity auction for the Jimmy Fund for $175,100 dollars. The jersey had been buried by Turner Construction worker Gino Castignoli, in hopes that by planting […]
Blogged on Apr 23, 2008For the third time in four games, the Boston Red Sox overcame an early deficit to pull out a 7-6 victory in last night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Trailing 5-1 going into the bottom of the 4th, the Sox rallied to tie the score in the 5th inning, capped by a […]
Blogged on Apr 14, 2008In a series that featured a little bit of everything, the Boston Red Sox came out on top winning the final two games against the New York Yankees 4-3 and 8-5 after losing the opening contest 4-1. It wasn’t always pretty, and conditions were definitely not of prime baseball weather, but as always the two […]
Blogged on Apr 11, 2008Baseball season may have officially started two weeks ago in Tokyo, Japan but for Red Sox fans, this weekend’s series vs. the New York Yankees is what it’s all about. It’s a new year, and for the first time in a long time Red Sox Nation feels like they finally have the edge on the […]
Blogged on Apr 9, 2008After a two week long, three country hiatus that opened up the Boston Red Sox season, the 2007 World Series Champions were happy to return home and accept their championship rings in front of another sold out Fenway Park crowd during yesterday’s pre-game ceremonies that followed with an impressive 5-0 shutout victory over the Detroit […]
Blogged on Apr 8, 2008After a grueling 19-day road trip, the Sox are home to play their first game of the year at Fenway. The park got a minor facelift in the offseason; new bleacher seats have been installed, and a new section called the “Coca-Cola” corner replaces some of the old luxury suites built for the 1999 All-Star […]
