by shawn medeiros | Aug 17, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Garrett Anderson, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Vladimir Guerrero
Clay Buchholz earned his first Major League win in his debut against the Los Angeles Angels with some help from the Boston offense who scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning and eventually won 8-4. Buchholz let up a run in the first inning on a Garret...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 16, 2007 | Al Reyes, Alex Cora, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Carlos Pena, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Al Reyes did not allow this quote to ring true shutting down Boston’s second attempt at a ninth inning rally in back-to-back games closing the door in the ninth in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 win. Although...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 13, 2007 | B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Doug Mirabelli, James Shields, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield made Manager Terry Francona’s decision in how to use his bullpen in this game by pitching for 8 shutout innings while tossing a no-hitter into the top of the seventh inning in the Boston 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jonathan Papelbon...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 11, 2007 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Corey Patterson, David Ortiz, Eric Gagne, Erik Bedard, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis
The formula is simple: Eric Gagne and/or Hideki Okajima in the eighth to set up Jonathan Papelbon to slam the door shut in the ninth. Gagne gave up four runs in the eighth making this “chemistry” experiment go awry losing the ball game 6-5 to the Baltimore...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 9, 2007 | Brandon Moss, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
Dustin Pedroia had the go-ahead homerun in the seventh and Mike Lowell was 4-4 with two RBI’s to help Boston (69-45) avoid the sweep against the Los Angeles Angels (66-74) winning 9-6. In a back and forth game Hideki Okajima earned his third win of the season...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 7, 2007 | Brandon Moss, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Francisco Rodriguez, Gary Matthews Jr., Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
A rare homerun by Maicer Izturis, coupled with an ejection of Manny Ramirez, and some questionable calls lead to a 4-2 loss for the Boston Red Sox (68-44). After walking David Ortiz in the top of the ninth inning Francisco Rodriguez was not facing Ramirez, but Brandon...
by guest | 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...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 6, 2007 | Adam Jones, Ben Broussard, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jose Vidro, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Seattle Mariners
Josh Beckett struck out nine Seattle Mariners (60-49) and Manny Ramirez hit his 19th homerun of the season in the 9-2 win. On a 107 pitches, Josh Beckett went 6 1/3 innings giving up eight hits, one run, walked two, and struck out nine hitters including striking out...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 5, 2007 | Adam Jones, Adrian Beltre, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Eric Gagne, Ichiro Suzuki, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Guillen, Manny Ramirez, Seattle Mariners
Facing the hardest team in either league to strikeout entering the game Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-8) struckout 10 to earn his 13th win despite a rocky relief effort from Eric Gagne in the 4-3 victory. Kenhji Johjima singled to deep left field off of Gagne...
by evan brunell | Aug 3, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
July saw the Red Sox go 15-12, which represents an upgrade over the awful June. The Red Sox seemed to be going nowhere in the beginning of the month, but a five-game winning streak from July 20-24 and a three-game winning streak from the 26th-28th really helped...