Papelbon sets another record then throws the ball away
Jonathan Papelbon will never cease to amaze me. Sure, his domination on the mound has become something that Red Sox fans expect to see but what he does after that is something of a dice roll. One moment he’s telling Yankees fans to screw off for heckling his wife, then he’s riverdancing while smoking a [...]
The key to Boston winning the ALCS
This whole series relies on Daisuke Matsuzaka limiting the amount of walks he gives up and the amount of pitches he needs to throw to get outs. Let me throw some numbers at you.. IP by the bullpen in 2007: 447 innings IP by the bullpen in 2008: 479.2 innings This year saw an increase [...]
ALCS times and pitching matchups
Here are the ALCS starting times and pitching matchups: Game 1: Friday, Oct. 10, 8:37 p.m. @ Tampa Bay Starters: James Shields vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 11, 8:07 p.m. @ Tampa Bay Starters: Scott Kazmir vs. Josh Beckett Game 3: Monday, Oct. 13, 4:37 p.m. @ Boston Starters: Matt Garza vs. Jon [...]
Dear Dr. Craig Morgan: Shut up.
It’s been a long time since the whole Curt Schilling vs. the Boston Red Sox debacle. In case you don’t remember what happened, here’s a recap: Curt wanted surgery on Boston’s dime, the club said no and told him to try rehab, that didn’t go so well so he had the surgery anyway. Well that [...]
Daisuke Matsuzaka to start game 1 of ALCS
Terry Francona has pegged Daisuke Matsuzaka as the starter for game 1 of the ALCS against the Rays on Friday. This is a pretty good plan by Tito because Lester would be on short rest, and Beckett probably needs some extra rest. If either one of them started, then Daisuke would get a LOT of [...]
ALCS, here we come!
Last night’s game became an instant Red Sox classic. It started with Jon Lester being nothing short of dominating. He went 7 strong innings, giving up only a handful of hits and no runs. Dustin Pedroia got his first hit of the series by banging an RBI double off the wall in the 5th inning. [...]
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