by shawn medeiros | May 11, 2009 | B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Jonathan Papelbon
The Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics had already won their playoff games. So, It couldn’t have been more fitting that Jonathan Papelbon had a chance to close out the Boston sports tri-fecta. Papelbon made it as interesting as Glen “Big Baby” Davis...
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 | Apr 7, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....
by evan brunell | Apr 2, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Brian Shouse, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dan Wheeler, David Price, Dioner Navarro, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Gabe Kapler, Grant Balfour, J.P. Howell, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jason Hammel, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Lance Cormier, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Shawn Riggans, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival, Willy Aybar
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off their first successful season in the history of the franchise. Finally, they’re not considered doormats with no vision of the future. Now the Pirates stand alone there. (Even the Royals are much improved!) This club is scary in...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 14, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
Tim Wakefield got shelled early and the trend continued as the Tampa Bay Rays now have a 3-1 lead over the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. The Rays hitters scored 5 runs in the first two innings including homers by Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria. Carl Crawford collected 5...
by evan brunell | Jun 6, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Carl Crawford, Coco Crisp, Edwin Jackson, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Sean Casey
The recap: Coco Crisp —
by shawn medeiros | Jun 6, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Carl Crawford, Chris Carter, Coco Crisp, Felix Hernandez, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Manny Ramirez, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays
After the dust settled and Coco Crisp avoided a James Shield haymaker and took a licking from Jonny Gomes and Carl Crawford, Manny Ramirez drove in five runs helping beat Tampa 7-1. Jon Lester earned the win pitching 6 1/3 innings, yielding one run, no walks, and...
by evan brunell | Apr 29, 2008 | Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury
Does Carl Crawford have Jacoby Ellsbury on his fantasy baseball team or something? “Let him go,” said Crawford to the Providence Journal. The Red Sox, historically never known for their speed (which makes it all the more weird that one of their nicknames...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 26, 2008 | Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Timlin, Tampa Bay Rays
The Boston Red Sox had many chances to win last night, but two twin killings late in the game would foreshadow Boston’s ending result. In the tenth and eleventh innings the Red Sox had two situations where in which runners were in scoring position but David...
by mike edelman | Mar 19, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, Andrew Friedman, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Gary Glover, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Joe Maddon, Jonny Gomes, Know Thy Enemy, Rocco Baldelli, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival
When you’ve finished nine of the ten seasons in your franchise’s history in last place of your division and you’ve only cracked the 70 win mark once, maybe a change of name serves to help wipe that slate clean. At least the Tampa Bay Rays and their...
