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Archive for the ‘2008 ALDS’ Category:

Change the rule: Willits was safe!

Written on October 8th, 2008 by Tito Crafts352333 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/08/change-the-rule-willits-was-safe.htmlChange+the+rule%3A+Willits+was+safe%212008-10-08+11%3A14%3A37Tito+Crafts

Take a moment to reflect on a season that never really happened. To understand
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Filed under 2008 ALDS, Erick Aybar, Jason Varitek, Reggie Willits, Vladimir Guerrero Tags:

POLL: ALDS MVP?

Written on October 7th, 2008 by Tim Daloisio352111 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/07/poll-alds-mvp.htmlPOLL%3A+ALDS+MVP%3F2008-10-07+17%3A54%3A07Tim+Daloisio

The previous poll asked: Where will the Red Sox be traveling next?

Tampa Bay for Game 1
86% of all votes

Tampa Bay for Game 1
8% of all vote

Anaheim for Game 5
6% of [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Poll Tags:

How ‘Bout Dem New Sox?

Written on October 7th, 2008 by Evan Brunell352022 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/07/how-bout-dem-new-sox.htmlHow+%27Bout+Dem+New+Sox%3F2008-10-07+07%3A39%3A21Evan+Brunell

Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie may be new to a Boston uniform, but they’ve proven unbelievably crucial to the Red Sox season.
Jed Lowrie, despite his .258/.339 line on the season [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Alex Cora, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Gil Velazquez, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Sean Casey, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield Tags:

BOS 3, LAA 2: Lowrie, Sox headed to ALCS

Written on October 6th, 2008 by Shawn Medeiros351913 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/06/bos-3-laa-2-lowrie-sox-headed-to-alcs.htmlBOS+3%2C+LAA+2%3A+Lowrie%2C+Sox+headed+to+ALCS2008-10-07+03%3A38%3A42Shawn+Medeiros

Jed Lowrie got another chance to punch Boston’s ticket to the ALCS, and this time around, Lowrie delivered.
Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Lowrie lined a single to [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels Tags:

POLL: Destination ALCS or Anaheim?

Written on October 6th, 2008 by Tim Daloisio35179 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/06/poll-destination-alcs-or-anaheim.htmlPOLL%3A+Destination+ALCS+or+Anaheim%3F2008-10-06+21%3A02%3A21Tim+Daloisio

The previous poll asked: Did you stay up until the last out at 12:48 am?

Yes, and I am going to pay for it today
90% of all votes

No, I may be [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Poll Tags:

Is tonight a must win game?

Written on October 6th, 2008 by Shawn Medeiros35138 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/06/is-tonight-a-must-win-game.htmlIs+tonight+a+must+win+game%3F2008-10-06+13%3A36%3A48Shawn+Medeiros

For the first time in their past twelve post-season games against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and in their past ten overall playoff games, the Red Sox found themselves [...]

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LAA 5, BOS 4: Nothing but Napoli

Written on October 6th, 2008 by Shawn Medeiros35147 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/06/laa-5-bos-4-nothing-but-napoli.htmlLAA+5%2C+BOS+4%3A+Nothing+but+Napoli2008-10-06+05%3A13%3A57Shawn+Medeiros

The Angels were expected to win at least one game in this series, but after falling behind 0-2 in the ALDS, the Boston Red Sox did not expect that win [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Jered Weaver, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Napoli Tags:

POLL: Did you make it to the end?

Written on October 6th, 2008 by Tim Daloisio35121 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/06/poll-did-you-make-it-to-the-end.htmlPOLL%3A+Did+you+make+it+to+the+end%3F2008-10-06+04%3A54%3A33Tim+Daloisio

The previous poll asked: Which line is most likely for Daisuke Matsuzaka tonight?

6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
43% of all votes

5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Poll Tags:

Sorry….

Written on October 4th, 2008 by Tito Crafts3511154 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/04/sorry.htmlSorry....2008-10-04+13%3A28%3A00Tito+Crafts

Confession #1: When I wrote my series preview article, I wrote the entire thing believing it was going to end with something like Orange County 3, Boston 1. It wasn
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POLL: Will Daisuke rise to the occassion?

Written on October 3rd, 2008 by Tim Daloisio350810 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2008/10/03/poll-will-daisuke-rise-to-the-occassion.htmlPOLL%3A+Will+Daisuke+rise+to+the+occassion%3F2008-10-03+13%3A28%3A13Tim+Daloisio

The previous poll asked: With Lowell and Drew spending so much time out due to injuries, should the Sox leave them off the first round roster for healthy but less [...]

Filed under 2008 ALDS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Poll Tags:
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