by evan brunell | Oct 20, 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays
Dear Tampa, You did it. It was only fitting that the Red Sox would come back from an improbable loss to force Game Six, but it had to be done to further the Cinderella season. The first season of success now is written in the annals with a pivotal victory over the...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2008 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
@ Oct. 19 GAME 7 – ALCS 2008 Jon Lester (1-1, 1.83) @ Matt Garza (1-1, 4.50)Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL)8:07 PM EDT, TBS (let’s hope..) CF Coco Crisp 2B Akinori Iwamura 2B Dustin Pedroia CF B.J. Upton DH David Ortiz 1B Carlos Pena 3B Kevin Youkilis...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Jake Peavy, Jed Lowrie, Justin Masterson, Lars Anderson, Michael Bowden
The Boston Herald has a very intriguing piece today about the Red Sox potentially getting involved in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes. A quick recap: Jake Peavy, a Cy Young winner for the San Diego Padres, is being put on the block by the team after a disappointing 2008...
by evan brunell | Oct 19, 2008 | Quick Post, Terry Francona
Look, I understand that the sexy stat is 9-0 … that’s nine straight elimination games the Red Sox have won in the ALCS while facing elimination, but let’s not delude ourselves. It’s 9-1 in the playoffs. I’m not trying to intimate we have...
by evan brunell | Oct 18, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
@ Oct. 16 GAME 6 – ALCS 2008 Josh Beckett (0-0, 11.57) @ Matt Garza (1-1, 3.29)Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL)8:07 PM EDT, TBS CF Coco Crisp 2B Akinori Iwamura 2B Dustin Pedroia CF B.J. Upton DH David Ortiz 1B Carlos Pena 3B Kevin Youkilis 3B Evan Longoria...
