by evan brunell | Sep 14, 2007 | Dustin Pedroia
He’s been doubted his entire life. He’s too short. His swing is too much of an uppercut. He can’t run. He lacks range. There were times where those doubts may have seemed legitimate: September of last year, when he would show up to work with a bag of...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 13, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, B.J. Upton, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Tampa Bay Rays
With no walk-off homers all season long David Ortiz hit a two-run walk-off homerun off of Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ closer Al Reyes and also had a three-run shot earlier in the game defeating the Devil Rays 5-4. Julio Lugo drew a leadoff walk and after a fly out by...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 12, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, Brendan Harris, Bryan Corey, Carlos Pena, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
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...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 10, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Chad Bradford, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jeremy Guthrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis
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...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 8, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Leicester, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Miguel Tejada, Nick Markakis, Tike Redman
A Matt Moore grand slam capped off a seven run inning for the Baltimore Orioles who beat the Boston Red Sox 11-5. Nick Markakis and Tike Redman homered for the Orioles and David Ortiz had two doubles while hitting his 28th homerun of the season, but Matsuzaka had a...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 7, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Coco Crisp, Daniel Cabrera, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Melvin Mora
Coco Crisp caused Daniel Cabrera to balk and had a sacrifice RBI and Jon Lester only allowed four hits over 7 innings pitched earning his fourth win of the season while surviving a near brawl after Crisp irritated Cabrera with his bat and his speed on the base paths....
by evan brunell | Sep 7, 2007 | Alex Cora, Bobby Kielty, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
August was an interesting month for the Red Sox, as the Sox saw their pision lead dwindle, rise, dwindle again with a sweep at the hands of the Yankees, and now we’re getting comfortable again a week into September. The dog-days of August are over, and the...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 3, 2007 | Alex Rios, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Frank Thomas, Gregg Zaun, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jesse Litsch, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Matt Stairs, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus
The Red Sox survived an eight run sixth inning rally from the Toronto Blue Jays who were down 10-1 entering the inning beating them 13-10. Mike Lowell was the offensive star of the game for the Red Sox going 3-4 with his 18th homerun of the season, four RBI’s,...
by zach hayes | Sep 3, 2007 | Brian Cashman, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kennedy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen, Melky Cabrera, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Theo Epstein
Yankees GM Brian Cashman and Red Sox GM Theo Epstein meet at a trendy Boylston Street Italian restaurant to discuss baseball operations, their deep and passionate friendship and to trade Joe DiMaggio for Ted Williams. Before the bill came, the two rival GM
by shawn medeiros | Sep 2, 2007 | Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Corey Patterson, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jay Payton, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
Read the initial reaction to the no hitter by Evan Brunell Even if Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start he was going to be sent back down to the minor leagues. No need for Buccholz to go back down to the minors now as Buccholz pitched his...