by shawn medeiros | Apr 30, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Toronto Blue Jays
After being scratched from his last start, Daisuke Matsuzaka came back with a solid effort pitching for 7 innings only allowing two hits while striking out four Toronto Blue Jays as Boston won in the bottom of the ninth 2-1. A repeat of last night’s game, Jason...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 29, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Roy Halladay, Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
Jon Lester may have been listening to the negativity surrounding him lately and socked those collective few nay-sayers in the mouth with a one hitter over 8 innings helping Boston to a 1-0 win over the Blue Jays. Kevin Youkilis drove home the lgame winning run on a...
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 shawn medeiros | Apr 25, 2008 | David Ortiz, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
Almost better than advertised Justin Masterson left the game after pitching 6 innings and only allowing one run, giving Boston a 3-1 lead, but the bullpen ruined his career debut. After Masterson left the Sox with a lead and a stellar performance only giving up two...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 21, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Nippert, Dustin Pedroia, Jed Lowrie, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Texas Rangers
Julio Lugo lead the way with four hits in the game and the Boston Red Sox completed the four game sweep of the Texas Rangers beating them 8-3. Once Kason Gabbard left the game prior to the third inning the flood gates opened one inning later in the fourth as Boston...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 20, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez
The Boston Red Sox can win without Manny Ramirez. Arguing a called third strike, Ramirez, was tossed out of the ball game by home plate umpire Paul Emmell and the Red Sox offense suffered until the seventh and eighth inning. Down 5-0 entering the seventh inning David...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 20, 2008 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Millwood, Manny Ramirez, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield
Manny Ramirez said after the game that if Ortiz is not hitting, he will hit for him. Ramirez did just that. David Ortiz drove in Dustin Pedroia on an RBI infield single deep into the shift in right field tying it at three apiece.
by shawn medeiros | Apr 18, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia
David Ortiz, even in a slump, will always be clutch. With two out and the bases loaded and the Red Sox down 1-0 Ortiz launched a grand slam over the Green Monster to give Boston a 4-1 lead and more importantly get the monkey off his back. Dustin Pedroia also got in on...
by evan brunell | Apr 17, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
The Red Sox have long been a club based on the three-run jimmy jack: Slow, stone-handed players that mash the ball. Given the close confines of Fenway Park, the Red Sox followed this mantra for years and it continued through 2003. The tide started to turn in 2004 but...
by mike edelman | Apr 15, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A few weeks ago I asked “the crowd” here at MVN and specifically the Fire Brand community to participate in an social experiment of the highest order of importance to the future of mankind. The challenge at the time was to investigate the merits of group...
