by shawn medeiros | Sep 22, 2008 | David Ortiz, Jed Lowrie
With runners on second and third, the Boston Red Sox squandered a chance to clinch playoff spot as Jed Lowrie stuck out to end the game. David Ortiz homered in the loss – his 23rd of the season – which made it a 4-2 game. Goat of the Game: Guys just get it...
by evan brunell | Sep 22, 2008 | Cleveland Indians, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Zach Jackson
Prev. Gm: Cleveland Indians (78-77) @ Boston Red Sox (91-64) Zach Jackson (0-3, 6.35) @ Josh Beckett (12-9, 3.96) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Jackson came over in the Sabathia trade. Beckett will look to end...
by tito crafts | Sep 22, 2008 | Playoffs, Tampa Bay Rays
Wow, can you believe it? 25 weeks ago everyone thought they were a contender, after weeks of uncertainity and drama, we finally know who won the Emmys. Thank goodness that’s over, now we can focus on baseball again! Here’s what we have going for the last...
by evan brunell | Sep 22, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Two years after the Japanese phenom known as Daisuke Matsuzaka became a Red Sox, he’s certainly been worth the money if all you care about are wins. Only Brandon Webb, Roy Halladay and CC Sabathia have won more games over the last two seasons. If you told me two...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 22, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz
Daisuke Matsuzaka went 7-strong on two hits to earn his 18th win of the season.
by evan brunell | Sep 21, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Scott Richmond, Toronto Blue Jays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (90-64) @ Toronto Blue Jays (83-72) Daisuke Matsuzaka (17-2, 2.93) @ Scott Richmond (0-2, 5.06) 1:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: I think the headline says it...
by evan brunell | Sep 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
Thanks to the artistic drawings of Samara Pearlstein, the second Fire Brand t-shirt is now available, this celebrating our diminutive second baseman! I have placed a $2.00 charge on top of the lowest price I can give so we can get some cash flow into Fire Brand to...
by evan brunell | Sep 20, 2008 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (90-63) @ Toronto Blue Jays (82-72) Jon Lester (15-5, 3.15) @ Roy Halladay (18-11, 2.77) 1:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Apologies for the late game thread. After the Jays...
by tito crafts | Sep 20, 2008 | Hideki Okajima, Justin Masterson, Playoffs
The success of Red Sox phenom Justin Masterson since his major league debut on April 24th has been well documented. The 23 year old rookie lost only once in his first seven starts, reminiscent of the 2007 Clay Buchholz at a time when the 2008 Buchholz looked more like...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 20, 2008 | Jason Bay, Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek’s grounder to the shortstop – eventual fielder’s choice – scored Jason Bay and ended up being the game winning run in a 4-3 win over Toronto. Boston now has a 7 1/2 lead in the wild card race with the win. Star of the Game:...
