September 2008
Sox fans probably shouldn’t have expected much from the Olde Towne Team this past weekend, so it may just be best to forgive and forget as we wish them bon voyage on their way to Anaheim. While the Sox celebrated...
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His name is J V-to-the-O-G. And then there's a T at the end. So it doesn't really work with the whole Jay-Z intro, but WMYM has been trying to work that in to a post for about as long as...
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Remember how we were just talking about the advantages of being able to prep for the postseason instead of fighting for a division title? Well, take Exhibit A: Red Sox 5, Indians 4.What did Boston get from this victory if...
Continue reading "An Important Win, For Preparation's Sake" »
Two things were made strikingly clear after Monday night's loss to Cleveland: 1) The Red Sox will not win the AL East2) That won't keep them from the playoffs. Sure, the Indians found a way to wriggle out of just...
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It didn't happen. The chances were there -- a superb performance from Josh Beckett with only one-run of offensive support, a start for Tim Wakefield in a place where he'd traditionally dominated -- but in the end, it just didn't...
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Well, that was a whitewash. It would have been hard to draw up a better first win for Boston in the sanitized duality of a split-crowd Tropicana Field. Not only did the Red Sox roll up a rout, they battered...
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When the season is over and everyone looks back on the Red Sox campaign, the three home victories over Toronto in early September may look like three matter of fact games. Three wins over a team that never really put...
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And on the sixth day, God made it rain on Fenway Park. And rain it did. But because the Blue Jays don't visit again this year, they played anyway.Thank you, God, for raining on a Tim Wakefield start. Not only...
Continue reading "One Down, Three to Go" »
It's rare that a single game can provide a huge swing in momentum, let alone a single inning. Still, that's exactly how the ninth inning played out on Tuesday. Not only did the Red Sox lose a chance to deliver...
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WMYM is back from vacation. Good timing, huh?Not only was Boston's Monday victory over division-leading Tampa Bay an enormous boon, it kept alive huge trends for both teams: For the Red Sox, it kept alive an enormous win streak that...
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