BOS 4, TAM 3: Dialed up
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.
Category: Carl Crawford
TAM 5, BOS 3: Speed kills
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden -- not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon -- always said speed kills. He wasn't joking.
BOS 5, TB 3: Beckett’s back
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start.
Know Thine Enemy 2009: Tampa Bay Rays
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 the pool of young talent they already hold plus more on the way in the minor leagues. The Rays will compete for a very, very long time. But will they be able to withstand the Red Sox and Yankees assault in 2009?
TB 13, BOS 4: Sox pounded
Tim Wakefield got shelled early and the trend continued as the Tampa Bay Rays now have a 3-1 lead over…
Suspensions handed down, reason behind Youk/Manny spat
The recap: Coco Crisp —
Ramirez powers Sox past Rays and drama
After the dust settled and Coco Crisp avoided a James Shield haymaker and took a licking from Jonny Gomes and…
Burn the bases, Jacoby!
Does Carl Crawford have Jacoby Ellsbury on his fantasy baseball team or something? “Let him go,” said Crawford to the…
Sox lose in extras
The Boston Red Sox had many chances to win last night, but two twin killings late in the game would…
Know Thy Enemy: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays
When you’ve finished nine of the ten seasons in your franchise’s history in last place of your division and you’ve…