by shawn medeiros | Aug 27, 2008 | Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Jason Bay, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, New York Yankees, Tim Wakefield
Boston can play spoiler in this three game set against the New York Yankees and in game one they did just that taking it 7-3. Jason Bay and David Ortiz each had two hits in the win with Bay also notching two RBI’s Tim Wakefield picked up the win over 5 innings...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 25, 2008 | Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, New York Yankees
Jed Lowrie jumped on Brandon League’s 1-1 offering and lined it out of the park to right field giving Boston a 6-5 lead and Manny Delcarmen finished out the eleventh giving the Red Sox a hard fought win against Toronto. Jonathan Papelbon pitched two scoreless...
by evan brunell | Aug 15, 2008 | Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Trading Manny Saga
Jonathan Papelbon on Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight: On whether the attitude in the clubhouse has changed since the trade: “No question. Just the overall attitude and overall whllingness to play the game and willingness to go out there and give it our all and play...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 12, 2008 | Charlie Zink, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Texas Rangers
Yes, the final score of this game was 19-17 with the Boston Red Sox coming out on top after scoring 10 runs in the first inning capped off by two three-run homers by slugger David Ortiz. Charlie Zink’s career debut went as follows: 4.1 innings pitched, 11 hits,...
by evan brunell | Aug 4, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
July was certainly a month of change… none more so than the end of the month. Manny Ramirez long overstayed his welcome in Boston, and he was long due to move on to (in his opinion) greener pastures. Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 3, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jed Lowrie, Jonathan Papelbon, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
Jed Lowrie’s triple to deep center field that plated two was the difference in the Red Sox 5-2 win. It gave Boston a 3-0 edge at the time and Boston led the rest of the way through as Daisuke Matsuzaka earned his 12th win over six innings of work with only two...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 23, 2008 | Craig Hansen, Joba Chamberlain, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey, Seattle Mariners
It took a little longer than most would like, but the Boston Red Sox completed the three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on a two-RBI single by Mike Lowell. Sean Casey added an RBI single to make it 6-3 in the top of the 12th for added measure. Jonathan Papelbon...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 23, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Hernandez, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Seattle Mariners
Daisuke Matsuzaka went 7 1/3 innings striking out six in the process leading the Boston Red Sox past the Seattle Mariners 4-2. J.D. Drew drove in two – solo home run and sacrifice fly – to charge Boston’s offense on the night. Jonathan Papelbon...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 15, 2008 | Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera
Jonathan Papelbon feels he should pitch the ninth inning of the All-Star game. Earlier today though, Papelbon has turned that statement around saying Mariano Rivera deserves the right to close out the ninth. I like Papelbon’s mentality in that he wanted the ball...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 7, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Minnesota Twins, Scott Baker
Until the bottom of the eighth inning, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Scott Baker kept both offenses at bay.