by shawn medeiros | May 6, 2009 | Aaron Laffey, Carl Pavano, Game Recap, Jeremy Sowers, Justin Masterson, Tim Wakefield, Victor Martinez
There was absolutely nothing to laugh about. Aaron Laffey was stellar out of the bullpen for the Cleveland Indians and any jokes made about Carl Pavano entering the contest were squashed, quickly. Laffey, who was scheduled to start Thursday against Boston, was moved...
by shawn medeiros | May 5, 2009 | Carl Pavano, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson
Fine Jason Bay, next time I WILL pick you for the Star of the Game. I got the message. The New York Yankees, however, haven’t. In his first at-bat, Bay lifted a three-run jack to left field — his seventh homer this season — against Joba Chamberlain...
by shawn medeiros | May 5, 2009 | David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano
New venue, same drama. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will always be eventful. Jason Bay hit a two-run homer off the left field foul pole — his sixth of the season — in the seventh inning to give Boston a seemingly...
by shawn medeiros | May 4, 2009 | Brad Penny, Carl Crawford, Game Recap, Jason Bartlett, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Phil Hughes
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden — not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon — always said speed kills. He wasn’t joking. Carl Crawford stole six bases against Boston tying the modern Major League record. He is the fourth player to...
by shawn medeiros | May 3, 2009 | Brad Penny, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
Nick Green isn’t making Terry Francona’s decision to play Julio Lugo over him easy while teammate Kevin Youkilis isn’t making opposing pitchers’ jobs on the mound any easier. Green and Youkilis both drove in three RBI’s apiece and Tim...
by shawn medeiros | May 1, 2009 | Andy Sonnanstine, Evan Longoria, Game Recap, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson, Matt Garza
Even though Boston just recently had an 11-game winning streak snapped and beat the Cleveland Indians coming back from a 5-run deficit to win on a Jonathan Van Every homer in extra innings — his first of his MLB career — the Red Sox still have some things...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 29, 2009 | Game Recap, Jensen Lewis, Jon Van Every, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Garza
Joe Castiglione needs to play the MEGA Millions tonight. So does Jonathan Van Every for that matter. “It would be a great time for Jonathan Van Every to hit his first major league home run,” said Castiglione on WRKO’s broadcast of the Boston Red Sox...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 28, 2009 | Ben Francisco, Brad Penny, Fausto Carmona, Game Recap, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Mark DeRosa, Nick Green, Tim Wakefield
Javier Lopez could use a mulligan. Extra innings seemed inevitable. Kevin Youkilis snagged a ball to his right with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, flip to first base to the pitcher covering, inning over. Sounds routine enough. Right? Well it didn’t end...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 27, 2009 | Cliff Lee, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
Jason Bay maybe stealing the “clutch” title away from David Ortiz. After launching a game-tying homer against Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth this past weekend against the New York Yankees to send the game to extra innings, Bay took Cleveland...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 27, 2009 | Andy Pettitte, Cliff Lee, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Offerman, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
After Usain Bolt threw out the first pitch in Saturday’s win against the New York Yankees, Jacoby Ellsbury wanted to remind everyone who the fastest person wearing a Boston Red Sox jersey really was. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Ellsbury gathered a...
