Posted in Red Sox on Apr 19th, 2007 22 Comments »
I was trying to think of a time when the Red Sox entered a Yankees series with as much optimism as there will be this weekend, based primarily on the set-up of Boston’s starting rotation. Considering the Sox pitchers have now gone nine straight games without giving up more than three runs (the longest since Apri 11-25, 1988), finding such hurling hope in a previous NY showdown might be tough to remember.
Any help?
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 19th, 2007 3 Comments »
Alex Cora joined Manny Ramirez in serving as today’s Red Sox hero. It was Manny who hit the game-tying home run, but Cora who supplied the game-winner via a triple to the left-center field gap.
Cora has shown a real good approach thus far this season in his limited at-bats. After teaming with Alex Gonzalez to give the Red Sox the most potent No. 9 spot in the bigs for the month of June, the Boston … continued »
Posted in Red Sox on Apr 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
The blood has started to re-emerge in my legs and fingers after a horrific 26.2 miles the other day and I am ready to jump back aboard the blogging bandwagon. (In summary, I think I going to start concentrating on getting a fake ID for Masters sprint competitions.)
Along with the marathon the week has also included a 5-year-old’s birthday, which has allowed me to break down the flipability for every conceivable Hot Wheel car over … continued »
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