Posted in Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Lineup, News, Playoffs, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Aaron Cook, Bobby Kielty, Brian Fuentes, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin on October 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Congratulations to our Red Sox, who are the 2007 World Champions!
I will dispense with my detailed comments tonight, and just give recognition for those who really helped to nail this game:
Jon Lester, who pitched 5 2/3 tough innings, winning his first career postseason game, allowing no runs on only three hits and three walks. He [...]
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Posted in Baserunning, Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Infield, Lineup, News, Pitching, Playoffs, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Alex Cora, Brad Hawpe, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Garrett Atkins, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jeff Baker, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Fogg, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Ryan Spilborghs, Todd Helton on October 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It all started off right. Daisuke Matsuzaka looked pretty sharp, turning in 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball. The tablesetters kept getting on base, with Josh Fogg just unable to get either Jacoby Ellsbury or Dustin Pedroia out (or much anyone else, for that matter), the offense exploding for six runs in the third, and [...]
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Posted in Baserunning, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Lineup, News, Playoffs, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Aaron Cook, Brad Hawpe, Brian Fuentes, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Eric Byrnes, Garrett Atkins, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jeff Francis, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Fogg, Julio Lugo, Kazuo Matsui, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, Mike Lowell, Ubaldo Jimenez, Yorvit Torrealba on October 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It was another disheartening loss for the Rockies tonight, though in a different way this time. So close. In what could be his last start for the Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling turned in an outing to remember against the Colorado Rockies. After hitting Willy Taveras and allowing an infield hit to Matt Holliday, a [...]
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Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Discussion, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, News, Outfield, Playoffs, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, tagged Brad Hawpe, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Franklin Morales, Garrett Atkins, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Westbrook, Jeff Francis, Josh Beckett, Josh Fogg, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, Mike Timlin, Ryan Speier, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitski, Ubaldo Jimenez, Willy Taveras on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Make that 21 of 23 games, thank you very much. Josh Beckett and the Red Sox came out wanting to make a bold statement, but it came out more like an air raid siren. And it had the Rockies running for cover. Beckett struck out the side in the top of the first on 15 [...]
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Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Infield, Lineup, MLB, Outfield, Playoffs, Predictions, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, tagged Brad Hawpe, Brian Fuentes, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Darren Clarke, David Ortiz, Eric Gagne, Franklin Morales, Garrett Atkins, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Hirsh, Javier Lopez, Jeff Francis, Jeremy Affeldt, Josh Beckett, Josh Fogg, Julian Tavarez, Kazuo Matsui, Kevin Youkilis, LaTroy Hawkins, Manny Corpas, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, Mike Lowell, Ryan Speier, Tim Wakefield, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitski, Ubaldo Jimenez, Willy Taveras on October 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Schedule of games:
Game 1: Wed Oct 24 8:35PM (@BOS); Jeff Francis vs Josh Beckett
Game 2: Thu Oct 25 8:30PM (@BOS); TBA
Game 3: Sat Oct 27 (@COL)
Game 4: Sun Oct 28 (@COL)
Game 5: Mon Oct 29 (@COL)
Game 6: Wed Oct 31 (@BOS)
Game 7: Thu Nov 1 (@BOS)
The Red Sox have yet to announce the starting [...]
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Posted in Baserunning, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Infield, Lineup, News, Playoffs, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Asdrubal Cabrera, Casey Blake, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Franklin Gutierrez, Grady Sizemore, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Westbrook, Jason Varitek, Jensen Lewis, Jhonny Peralta, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kenny Lofton, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Rafael Betancourt, Ryan Garko, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez on October 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Let the good times roll. Our Boston Red Sox advanced to the World Series last night with an 11-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. It looks like an easy victory from the final, but it was a LOT closer than that, and Sox fans did get to sweat it out in the middle innings before [...]
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Posted in Baserunning, Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Discussion, Game Summary, Lineup, News, Playoffs, Predictions, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Aaron Laffey, Asdrubal Cabrera, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Fausto Carmona, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Westbrook, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Rafael Perez on October 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Curt Schilling just seems to be on his game when the season is on the line. The wily 40-year old veteran showed that he’s still capable of pitching with what he has. He used his split-finger fastball and his changeup pretty effectively over seven innings, allowing six hits and two runs, walking no one. He [...]
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Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Lineup, News, Playoffs, Predictions, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Sizemore, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Westbrook, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Rafael Betancourt, Rafael Perez, Tom Mastny, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez on October 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Once again, C.C. Sabathia was off his game, giving up 10 hits over his six innings of work. But the Red Sox didn’t make him pay for the 14 baserunners he allowed. In fact, he left the game with the score still just 3-1. He allowed baserunners in every inning except the sixth, and hit [...]
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Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Discussion, Game Summary, Lineup, News, Outfield, Playoffs, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Asdrubal Cabrera, C.C. Sabathia, David Ortiz, Franklin Gutierrez, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jhonny Peralta, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kenny Lofton, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Paul Byrd, Rafael Betancourt, Tim Wakefield, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez on October 17, 2007 | No Comments »
I was SO frustrated last night. The Red Sox could not get anything off Cleveland starter Paul Byrd, despite his eminent hittability. The first four innings consisted of our hitters taking strike 1 (why on earth would you take an 85 mph fastball right over the plate, when you know he’s gonna throw it???), mishitting [...]
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For those of you who are gluttons for punishment and want to analyze exactly how one Jake Westbrook managed to shut down our offense with a mediocre outing, you can read a detailed analysis here. Props to halejon at The Mockingbird for a great post.
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