Six All Stars are less than half the story.

Having six 2009 Red Sox All Stars is impressive, and partially explain why they are the Division leaders, and complete their first half with an American League leading 49-32 record.
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BOS 8, SEA 4: Salvaged

The most important sign of David Ortiz returning back to regular form happened in the bottom of the seventh inning in today’s 8-4 win over Seattle.

7/5: The day after

Short game thread post from iPhone at the beach. Dedication has no boundaries.

Mark Wagner shrugs off disappointing 2008 season

Wagner – TJ Perrini

The Red Sox need a catcher of the future, and one of the internal names is Mark Wagner, who is the best defensive catcher in the Sox system. He also can handle the stick, something he struggled with last year.

“Looking back on (2008), it was a heck of a learning experience for me,” admitted Wagner, who was hitting .301 with 18 doubles, three home runs, 23 RBI and a .410 on-base percentage in 42 games with Portland. “That’s what I really learned last year in Portland … how to stick with the process and how to stay within yourself and that, when you start to slump, you can’t get it all back in one game.”

SEA 3, BOS 2: M’s win on a bloop

Seattle didn’t exactly win in exciting fashion last night but the Mariners will take it.