by shawn medeiros | May 26, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Denard Span, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Justin Morneau, Kevin Slowey, Nick Punto
Jon Lester has a case of the Dice-K syndrome. Symptoms – Solid pitching in the first few innings, ability to work out of jams, get strikeouts when needed early on, erupt in one particular inning. Result tonight – A five run fifth inning capped off by a...
by shawn medeiros | May 26, 2009 | Brad Penny, Game Recap, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Blackburn, Ramon Ramirez
Buy low, sell high. Brad Penny continues to fulfill, quite possibly, the oldest investment cliche ever. Penny improved to 5-1 pitching 5 1/3 innings, yielding six hits, three runs, no walks and seven strikeouts. Jonathan Papelbon almost lost the game for Penny giving...
by shawn medeiros | May 24, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, Game Recap, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
If only the replay system could be used to fix David Ortiz’s swing. For the second straight day at Fenway Park a potential home run was reviewed. Kevin Youkilis hit a shot to left field in the fifth inning but it was ruled foul. Meanwhile, Ortiz continued to...
by shawn medeiros | May 24, 2009 | David Wright, Game Recap, Gary Sheffield, Jeremy Reed, Josh Beckett, Omir Santos, Tim Redding, Tim Wakefield
Usually, the most unlikely of heroes arise in the playoffs. Enter Omir Santos 42 games into the Mets regular season. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Gary Sheffield standing on first base down 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox, Santos lined a Jonathan Papelbon...
by shawn medeiros | May 23, 2009 | Game Recap
When the middle of the order goes a combined 0-10, it’s going to be a long night. Johan Santana kept David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay hitless getting seven out of his eight strikeouts from the heart of the order earning his sixth win of the season....
by shawn medeiros | May 22, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Toronto may sit atop the A.L. East Divisional standings presently, but one thing is for sure. The Blue Jays haven’t done anything against the teams that matter most. Boston is 3-0 against Toronto with their recent sweep of the Blue Jays. The New York Yankees...
by shawn medeiros | May 20, 2009 | David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
David Ortiz is finally smiling again. And so is Red Sox Nation. In the fifth inning after Jason Varitek belted his second homer of the game, Big Papi ended his 149 at-bat homerless drought with a two-run home run to center field. Then the Red Sox launched two more big...
by shawn medeiros | May 20, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Game Recap, George Kottaras, Jeff Bailey, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Wakefield
At first glance, the A.L. East division leading Toronto Blue Jays were less than impressive. Tim Wakefield, however, couldn’t have been more so. Wakefield (5-2) stymied Toronto over 8 innings allowing just one run on five hits, two walks and three strikeouts....
by shawn medeiros | May 18, 2009 | David Ortiz, Franklin Gutierrez, Game Recap, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Bay, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Ronny Cedeno
With Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz sidelined, the Boston Red Sox are starting to feel the affects. Replacements at third and fourth in the lineup, Jason Bay and Mike Lowell went 0-for-8 and the Red Sox collapsed in the bottom of the ninth on a Nick Green throwing...
by shawn medeiros | May 17, 2009 | Game Recap, Garrett Olson, Jason Bay, Jason Vargas, Jason Varitek, Jeff Bailey, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson
No warning track power this time, Jason Bay wasn’t going to be short changed. Bay blasted a fastball from Garrett Olson to left field well over the fence giving Boston a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Then, Jason Varitek took Olson deep for another two-run homer...
