Red Sox rally on an Ortiz’ granny

by | Aug 19, 2007 | Alex Cora, Chone Figgins, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Garrett Anderson, Hideki Okajima, Jered Weaver, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Timlin, Reggie Willits, Vladimir Guerrero

David Ortiz has been hurt all season long with shoulder and knee problems, but this time Ortiz let Jeff Weaver feel some pain with a go-ahead grand slam homerun that catapulted the Boston Red Sox (74-49) to an eventual 10-5 victory. After being down 5-0 going into the...

Gagne gags up another loss

by | Aug 12, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Corey Patterson, Curt Schilling, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Mike Flanagan, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona

Same situation for Eric Gagne: a lead in the eighth inning. The same result: a blown lead for the Red Sox (70-47). Gagne coughed up a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth as Miguel Tejada whacked a two run homerun to tie it at 3-3. Kevin Millar added insult to injury...

Red Sox: A Yankee Perspective

by | Aug 6, 2007 | Andy Phillips, Bobby Abreu, Brian Bruney, Carl Pavano, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mientkiewicz, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Hideki Matsui, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Giambi, Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Phelps, Julio Lugo, Kei Igawa, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Farnsworth, Manny Ramirez, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cairo, Mike Lowell, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Roger Clemens, Shelley Duncan, Wil Nieves, Wilson Betemit

Hello folks. Jim Johnson here from The Bronx Block. I’m currently watching the Sox help the Yankees in their task of securing the Wild Card and I thought, “Hmm, it’s been a while since we’ve seen one another.” So I thought I’d come...