by shawn medeiros | May 19, 2008 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals, Luke Hochevar
Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (21-22) @ Boston Red Sox (27-19) Luke Hochevar (3-2, 3.94) @ Jon Lester (2-2, 3.95) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Kansas City Royals come to town for a four game set looking to...
by evan brunell | May 19, 2008 | Blogpoll Awards, Carlos Quentin, Cliff Lee, David Murphy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joe Saunders, Justin Morneau, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Blackburn
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to...
by evan brunell | May 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, controversy rose again. Carlos Delgado hit a (should have been) home run that was ruled, incorrectly, foul. The topic of instant replay has reared its head once again, during a year where the issue of instant replay has started to be explored. In my...
by evan brunell | May 19, 2008 | Omar Vizquel
Apparently, Peter Gammons said on ESPN Radio last week that Omar Vizquel might be a good replacement in Boston for the oft-maligned Julio Lugo. Nick Cafardo briefly mentioned Vizquel in his Sunday Notes section, saying that: Vizquel is quite fond of Boston but would...
by shawn medeiros | May 19, 2008 | David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Milwaukee Brewers, Terry Francona
David Ortiz homered twice while Josh Beckett gave up four long balls in Boston’s 11-7 win over the Brew Crew. Beckett improved to 5-3 on the season despite the four tall jacks pitching for 7 innings, striking out nine but giving up six runs. With the win Boston...