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 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 | Jul 3, 2008 | Craig Hansen, Evan Longoria, Jason Varitek, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Tampa Bay Rays
With a 4-1 lead headed into the bottom of the seventh inning the slumping Red Sox let up six runs en route to their third consecutive loss against Tampa and their sixth loss at the Trop (0-6). Manny Delcarmen and Craig Hansen both allowed six runs in the seventh...
by evan brunell | Jul 3, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Chris Smith, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A 16-11 swing has left the Sox in second place to start July, behind the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. Today comes the hated, the vaunted meek New York Yankees. Let’s kick butt and take names! Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To the Fire...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 28, 2008 | Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, Houston Astros, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen
Daisuke Matsuzaka went five innings only allowing two hits while striking out for to improve to 9-1 on the season with a little help from a J.D. Drew three run homer in the third inning. Dustin Pedroia added to the score in the seventh with an RBI single giving Boston...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 21, 2008 | Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen
It’s already made it’s way around….but here’s MDC and Paps playing a little Milli Vanilli’s “Blame it on the Rain” during last night’s rain delay. Kudos to the Sox marketing team for dreaming it up and to the players for...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 4, 2008 | Craig Hansen, J.D. Drew, James Shields, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Tampa Bay Rays
Recently inserted into the third slot of the Boston Red Sox lineup, J.D. Drew has been shining in the role as he notched two hits and drove in one run in the 5-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. With the win Boston takes over possession of first place from the Rays in the...
by evan brunell | Jun 2, 2008 | Alex Cora, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
May saw the Red Sox go 17-12 and a concerning trend arise: road struggles. Three straight wins in Baltimore seem to be the cure, but can the Red Sox keep up with the Tampa Bay Rays? The Rays are one behind the Chicago Cubs for the best MLB record, and a crucial three...
by shawn medeiros | May 31, 2008 | Baltimore Orioles, Craig Hansen, Freddy Bynum, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin
Mike Lowell singled home the game winning run in the top of the 13th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. Baltimore also had three throwing errors in the top frame that helped Boston to the 5-2 score as Lowell and Kevin Youkilis scored on...
by evan brunell | May 29, 2008 | Alex Cora, Charlie Zink, Chris Smith, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Billy Beane has been quoted saying that the first two months show you what you have, the next two are spent acquiring what you need and the final two is the playoff push (if applicable). Dan Duquette, a man before his time (remember Mike Gimbel?), also subscribed to...
