Lofton’s 2-run homer lifts Tribe to 2-1 advantage

Kenny Lofton may be 40 years old but he is playing like a 25 year old superstar in the playoffs spark plugging the Cleveland Indians lineup. Lofton hit his first ALCS homerun, a two run shot, off of Daisuke Matsuzaka in the second inning and Cleveland never let the...

The 2007 ALDS: A Personal Narrative

Game 1: Wednesday, October 3rd. One of the great things about playoff baseball is that it brings old friends together. Especially for fans that have left their home team

Know Thy Enemy Part I: ALCS 2007 Preview- Indians vs. Red Sox

Here we stand, on the date of October 10, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 American League Championship Series. Here we stood, on the date of March 31, two days before the first pitch of the 2007 baseball season. On March 31, we had no way of knowing...

2007 September: Prepping for October

PLAYOFFS? YOU TALKIN’ PLAYOFFS? Yes, Jim. We are. Check out which hitters and pitchers prepped themselves… and which need to turn things around. Boston Red Sox 2007 Month to Month: September Batters Key: Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging/Other Stat....

Down The Stretch

Okay, I wouldn’t say “too close for comfort,” but after last night I have an uneasy feeling. Last night’s game was just a lackluster performance all the way around. Tim Wakefield’s knuckler didn’t have a lot of bite, resulting in a...

9th inning rally falls just short

David Ortiz failed to come through with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning popping out to Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees won 4-3 decreasing the division lead to 4 1/2 games. Mariano Rivera earned his 28th save of the season closing...

Red Sox come back from 7-run deficit

Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew combined for seven hits while everyone else in the lineup also had a hit contributing in the 16-10 come back win for the Boston Red Sox after being down 8-1 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Tim Wakefield who has historically shut down Tampa Bay...

Beckett earns 18th win beating Baltimore 3-2

Josh Beckett won his 18th game pitching for 7 innings, on seven hits, two runs, no walks, and eight strikeouts and Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon finished the rest of the game off in the 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Okajima pitched a perfect eighth inning...