by shawn medeiros | May 5, 2009 | David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano
New venue, same drama. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will always be eventful. Jason Bay hit a two-run homer off the left field foul pole — his sixth of the season — in the seventh inning to give Boston a seemingly...
by shawn medeiros | May 4, 2009 | Brad Penny, Carl Crawford, Game Recap, Jason Bartlett, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Phil Hughes
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden — not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon — always said speed kills. He wasn’t joking. Carl Crawford stole six bases against Boston tying the modern Major League record. He is the fourth player to...
by shawn medeiros | May 3, 2009 | Brad Penny, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
Nick Green isn’t making Terry Francona’s decision to play Julio Lugo over him easy while teammate Kevin Youkilis isn’t making opposing pitchers’ jobs on the mound any easier. Green and Youkilis both drove in three RBI’s apiece and Tim...
by shawn medeiros | May 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
If Evan Longoria could play a full season against Boston’s pitching staff who knows what his season totals would be. Longoria went 1-for-3 last night with a grand slam giving him four homers (seven total) and 13 RBI’s (28 total) against the Red Sox this...
by shawn medeiros | May 1, 2009 | Andy Sonnanstine, Evan Longoria, Game Recap, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson, Matt Garza
Even though Boston just recently had an 11-game winning streak snapped and beat the Cleveland Indians coming back from a 5-run deficit to win on a Jonathan Van Every homer in extra innings — his first of his MLB career — the Red Sox still have some things...
