Archive for the "Red Sox News" category

 

Knee pain? No problem for Ortiz

 

Before checking in on the weather forecast for tonight’s Game 4 in Cleveland …
A report that leaked through to ESPN Deportes claimed that Big Papi was considering sitting out a game of the ALCS to rest his injured knee, a balky, season-long hindrance that may have taken a renewed barking after he tried to stop [...]

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It comes down to … Wakefield?

 

For all intents and purposes, Boston’s season is on the line tonight.

Terry Francona got to choose between starting the man on the left and the man in the middle. He went left. Surprised? We are.
The Red Sox stand on the precipice of a 3-1 deficit in the ALCS, a chasm so large it would [...]

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Red Sox Monster’s ALCS Roundtable

 

For the second straight playoff round, Red Sox Monster has set up a pretty strong blogger roundtable surveying Boston’s prospects for the round ahead. We were part of the group again hosted by Red Sox Monster and MassLive’s inimitable Dan Lamothe, so we thought we’d share our answers in preview of tonight’s Sox-Indians series starter. [...]

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For Dice-K, Red Sox, Game 2 is all about control

 

When he’s on, hitting his spots and grooving multiple pitches around the plate, Daisuke Matsuzaka can be one of the best pitchers in baseball, a man worth the massive $103 million contract that brought him over from Japan in the offseason. When he’s off, he can look like a minor leaguer still unable to hold [...]

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Red Sox Monster Roundtable

 

We were recently part of a blog roundtable hosted by Red Sox Monster and MassLive’s inimitable Dan Lamothe, so we thought we’d share our answers in preview of tonight’s Sox-Angels lid lifter. For those interested in the full roundtable answers, which also included bloggers from Red Sox Stat Guy, Sox & Dawgs and The Joy [...]

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Papelbon’s jig steals show at Sox celebration

 

Maybe you’ve seen it by now, maybe you haven’t. If you’re in the latter category, you need to keep reading below.
When Boston clinched the AL East with New York’s loss Friday night, there were a number of notable Sox players who went back out onto the field to celebrate with the scattered fans who [...]

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Return of the Mac: Okie refreshed

 

It’s official, the AL playoffs will go through Fenway Park. And guess who the Sox have to thank for that? A man by the name of Hideki Okajima.

That’s right, Okie has returned from his respite/vacation to toss two perfect innings in two nights, last night’s spotless frame in the ninth to shut down the [...]

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From No-no to No-go: Not Clay’s day

 

Crap.
Red Sox fans had to know that Theo Epstein’s build from within program was eventually going to creep back around and affect the team’s success one season. The team has developed such strict pitch/inning counts on young pitchers, that it was inevitable eventually one young gun would make an impact, then be held back despite [...]

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Afternoon Delight: Why winning the division, and the best record, matters

 

It’s an easy equation really. Win two games, and the Red Sox get the Angels in the first round. Lose out, or drop three of four to Minninniesota, watch the Yankees take three of four, and play Cleveland.

The ability to use Dice-K more than once in a five-game series would be a big advantage [...]

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Sometimes our best friends are the ones we hate

 

It’s almost impossible to get your head around, I know. But try anyway. Here it goes:
Today, the Yankees helped the Red Sox.

How great would it be to see that far left flag in red for the entire postseason? Pretty great, we think.
That’s right, thanks to a 4-1 Toronto win at Yankee Stadium, the Yanks [...]

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