by evan brunell | Oct 13, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury
Yesterday, I asked if Terry Francona should start Coco Crisp over Jacoby Ellsbury in Game 3, as Coco ended the season hot and Jacoby has been ice cold. Jacoby has shown that he can disrupt pitchers and when he is hot, he directly impacts the games that he plays. If he...
by evan brunell | Oct 12, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury
Should the Red Sox make a move to insert Coco Crisp into the lineup in place of the struggling Jacoby Ellsbury? Jacoby’s line this postseason is .207/.258/.310 in 29 AB, Coco’s is .400/.455/.600 in 10 AB. I plan on writing about this very question...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 12, 2008 | Josh Beckett, Mike Timlin
There were plenty of home runs and plenty of excitement in Game 2 of the ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay as the Rays took this one in extras, 11 innings to be exact, 9-8 on a sacrifice-fly from B.J. Upton. Both teams combined for seven home runs on...
by evan brunell | Oct 11, 2008 | Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (3-1) @ Tampa Bay Rays (2-2) Josh Beckett (0-0, 7.20) @ James Shields (1-0, 3.38) 8:07 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: TBS RADIO: WRKO 680, ESPN GAME NOTES: Is it going to be the October Josh Beckett or will he still struggle...
by evan brunell | Oct 11, 2008 | Jackie Jensen
The last trivia question revealed that Jackie Jensen used to hold the major league record of walks with the bases loaded (8) before Carlos Pena this year broke it. The new trivia question: The best ALCS hitter lifetime (min. 30 at-bats) is a Red Sox and has a career...
by tito crafts | Oct 11, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, James Shields, Mark Kotsay, Tampa Bay Rays
Welcome to October, Tampa Bay. The Rays and their fans, who created an atmosphere like that of a cicada-infestation with their cowbells echoing throughout Tropicana Field, learned an important lesson in their first ALCS game. Sometimes, it is better to be lucky than...
by evan brunell | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-1) @ Tampa Bay Rays (2-1) Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0, 5.40) @ James Shields (1-0, 4.26) 8:37 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: TBS RADIO: WRKO 680, ESPN GAME NOTES: Daniel Rathman: The bad news is that the Sox went 1-8 in their...
by evan brunell | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Tampa Bay Rays
Settle down, guys.
by shawn medeiros | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008 ALCS
As Rays and Red Sox fans alike sit with bated breath awaiting tonight’s first pitch by James Shields at the Trop, I thought it apropos to look back at the 2008 season series between the two teams and pull together the five most important moments of 2008 (in...
by tim daloisio | Oct 10, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Poll, Tampa Bay Rays
The previous poll asked: Who was the 2008 ALDS MVP? Jon Lester 69% of all votes Jason Bay 27% of all vote Jacoby Ellsbury 2% of all vote J.D. Drew 1% of all vote Jonathan Papelbon 1% of all vote Lester was the man in the ALDS for sure, but I am surprised that Papelbon...
