Here is Terry Francona’s response to the question about if he considered replacing Tim Wakefield with Josh Beckett for tonight’s game:
“I can’t believe somebody asked me that,” said Francona. “Yeah, I think what we considered was trying to put our ballclub in the best position to win the series, and there’s a lot of different [...]
I arrived here about an hour ago, at 4:30 p.m., and the early story is the weather. It has been overcast the entire day. A few sportswriters made the 60-mile trek to Canton, Ohio, to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (more on that later). It was dry the entire trip until we got back [...]
Here are a few observations from last night’s Game 3:
1. Even though the game was close, it felt like a blowout. Sox hitters were behind on the count almost all night. It made a 4-0 and 4-2 lead appear insurmountable, which it isn’t.
2. Just like the Red Sox do in Boston, the Indians play off [...]
This is my first visit to Jacobs Field. Wow.
It reminds me of Camden Yards in Baltimore with the backdrop of the some mini-skyscrapers.
Very clean. Very spacious. And very big.
I remember when the Red Sox brass of the Harrington Era stating that 65 Mack Trucks could ride inside the premises compared to half of one at [...]
I arrived here at about 11:30 a.m.
My trek here … knock on wood … was a pleasure. I flew out of Manchester Airport where there was no traffic, no lines and no hassles.
I ran into Boston Globie Jackie MacMullen, who was on the same flight.
I will be heading over to the park at about 4 [...]
Another chilly night for baseball. But as I rubbed my hands while sitting in the Red Sox dugout before tonight’s second game, I was reminded by Jacoby Ellsbury about something.
“That means baseball in October,” said Ellsbury, who has yet to play in this series and has only been up once, making an out, in the [...]
It was the calm before the storm here on Thursday, especially on the Red Sox end, as they ran through a typical pregame batting and fielding drills.
The only “baseball” story was Dice-K’s simulated game. I stayed for three innings and, to be honest, he was less than stellar.
Eric Hinske had two hard hits off him. [...]
In case you haven’t put it on your refridgerator just yet, here is the Sox-Indians playoff scedule, including TV stations and times:
(Please note the game times for the first two games changed. The schedule below now reflects those changes).
Game 1
Fri., Oct. 12 — at Fenway Park 7 p.m. FOX — Beckett (20-7) vs. Sabathia (19-7)
Was it Dice-K’s disappointment — 4 2/3 innings, 3 runs, 7 hits, 3 BBs — in Game 2 against the Angels on Friday night? Or was it Schilling’s great performance — 7 innings, 0 runs, 6 H, 0 BBs — on Sunday?
How about all of the above.
Schilling was named the Game 2 starter of the [...]
Francona stops rolling Dice,
and other playoff observations
Dice-K didn’t cometh. J.D. Drew finally came through, at least one time. And the managers, Terry Francona and Mike Scioscia, had a little game of chess last night.
Here are 10 observations as the Boston Red Sox arrived in Anaheim, up 2-0, and an overwhelming favorite to come home Tuesday [...]
Eagle-Tribune Executive Sports Editor Bill Burt has been synonymous with the local and Boston sports scene for the past 24 years.
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