August 2008
If the Red Sox won Sunday afternoon's all hosiery face off, we all might have been watching an execution.Sure, the White Sox are still on pace to make the playoffs, but they'd been thoroughly dominated across the two previous days,...
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It may sound cliched, but now is definitely the right time for a team to be hitting its stride. That's good news for the Red Sox. Boston bought itself more distance in the Wild Card hunt Saturday, taking a second-straight...
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It may seem completely cliche, but at different points of the still evolving season, three different pitchers have emerged as aces of the Red Sox staff.These fans had seven reasons -- and Monster seats -- to be thankful for Friday...
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Not only did the Red Sox win an enormous game on Tuesday, they accomplished all of the following:1) Won in a Tim Wakefield start, and his first back off the DL at that.2) Proved that they can rack up hits...
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Has there ever been a more appropriate time for "Had a Bad Day"? Maybe not for Jon Lester and Red Sox fans.Not only did Lester get knocked around on Saturday, he did so by one Wild Card chaser, allowing the...
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Wednesday night's loss in Baltimore, in the capper of a three-game set at Camden Yards which the Red Sox badly needed to sweep to keep pace with the resurgent Rays, was a brutal setback.It was a setback to Boston, which...
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The weekend was a walking disaster. Three games against Toronto, for most of the season, was a ticket to a winning streak. Now, because of ignominous timing and a bad matchup in Paul Byrd's debut, because of bad weather and...
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If you were trying to script the last couple of Red Sox wins, the results you got were far too soap opera-esque to be believed. A blown 10-run lead in the first inning? No way. Two straight games with late-inning...
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That's right folks, the Charlie Zink era has officially begun. Zink even looks a bit like a cleaner-shaven, younger Wakefield, doesn't he?Maybe that's a bit strong, particularly considering the fact that this afternoon's acquisition of Paul Byrd all but ensures...
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There are road trips, and then there are road trips where a team needs to made hay. Well, it's time to make some hay.Who needs sitcoms when you can have pressure-free base hits? (AP)Boston opens it's latest sojourn away from...
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