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 josh lacey | May 23, 2009 | Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets
Prev. Gm: New York Mets (22-19) @ Boston Red Sox (25-17) Mike Pelfrey (4-1, 4.97) v. Josh Beckett (4-2, 5.73)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Sorry for the late thread…great day for a BBQ….also a great...
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 josh lacey | May 22, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Johan Santana, New York Mets
Prev. Gm: New York Mets (21-19) @ Boston Red Sox (25-16) Johan Santana (5-2 1.36) v. Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1, 12.79)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: There isn’t a better pitcher in baseball not named Zack...
by evan brunell | May 22, 2009 | David Ortiz, Manny Delcarmen, Nick Johnson
Peter Gammons went on Mike and Mike’s ESPN Radio show this morning. Thanks to Hacks with Haggs, there is a transcript of the proceedings. An interesting tidbit: Washington with their 2-16 bullpen are trying to move Nick Johnson and Austin Kearns and some of...
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 josh lacey | May 21, 2009 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Robert Ray, Toronto Blue Jays
Prev. Gm: Toronto Blue Jays (27-16) @ Boston Red Sox (24-16) Robert Ray (1-1 3.60) v. Jon Lester (2-4, 6.51)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Mojo rising…..keep on rising…. with the vocal styling of...
by josh lacey | May 21, 2009 | Brad Penny, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Tim Wakefield
When the Toronto Blue Jays came to town with a 3.5 game lead over the Boston Red Sox, it would be fair to characterize the first meeting of the two teams this season as surprisingly critical. One team was going to make a statement and thus far, it has been the Red...
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 josh lacey | May 20, 2009 | Brad Penny, Brett Cecil, Game Threads, Toronto Blue Jays
Prev. Gm: Toronto Blue Jays (27-15) @ Boston Red Sox (23-16) Brett Cecil (2-0 1.80) v. Brad Penny (3-1, 6.69)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Even though the Papi video tribute didn’t bring back the old Papi...
