by shawn medeiros | Oct 12, 2008 | Josh Beckett, Mike Timlin
There were plenty of home runs and plenty of excitement in Game 2 of the ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay as the Rays took this one in extras, 11 innings to be exact, 9-8 on a sacrifice-fly from B.J. Upton. Both teams combined for seven home runs on...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008 ALCS
As Rays and Red Sox fans alike sit with bated breath awaiting tonight’s first pitch by James Shields at the Trop, I thought it apropos to look back at the 2008 season series between the two teams and pull together the five most important moments of 2008 (in...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 8, 2008 | 2008 ALCS
Game 1: Daisuke Matsuzaka Game 2: Josh Beckett Game 3: Jon Lester Game 4: Tim Wakefield Game 5: Matsuzaka Game 6: Beckett Game 7: Lester Thoughts? I think it’s the right rotation given the way that rest lined up for each person…at the same time, I would...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 6, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels
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 right field and Jason Bay slid into home safely to score the game winning run. Bay had...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 6, 2008 | 2008 ALDS
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 on the wrong end of the ledger. To find a game in which the Red Sox had the opportunity to...
