I have to say this first. We here in New England are very unforgiving. A Boston Red Sox guy gets 16 first place votes, 6 second place votes, 4 third place votes and 1 fourth place vote to convincingly win the AL MVP.
And you know what we are focusing on? The lone guy who kept [...]
What are your thoughts and comments about Dustin Pedroia’s award winning season?
What about Kevin Youkilis, who finished third?
I believe the right guy got the award. Pedroia really is special. He not only had the numbers — .326, 17 HRs, 83 RBI, 20 stolen bases and only six errors — but his penchant for big plays [...]
Here is the official Red Sox statement:
DUSTIN PEDROIA NAMED 2008 AMERICAN LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
BY THE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
BOSTON, MA—Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been selected as the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player, it was announced today by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Pedroia received 16 of the 28 [...]
Here are a few thoughts about a busy sports world, particularly around here:
1. The Giants are No. 1.
Give the defending champs credit. They are a very good football team in a mediocre league. They go to Pittsburgh and beat the Steelers badly in the fourth quarter with the game on the line, this despite issues [...]
Here are some thoughts while trying to grab my wits about me:
1. The Rays were better.
Not by much, but their starting pitching was able to stabilize the Red Sox offense. Matt Garza basically said he wasn’t going to lose. And he didn’t. It was a good lesson for the “kids” to see, including and especially [...]
Matt Garza was awesome.
He allowed two hits. He didn’t buckle when the pressure was on several times throughout his outing.
The Rays were on life supports coming in to tonight’s game. They needed seven plus innings of near perfect baseball. And they got it.
Nothing has been decided, but we can say Garza is an MVP candidate [...]
Yes, it’s true.
Rays manager Joe Maddon is staying with his starter, Matt Garza, who has thrown 116 pitches through seven full innings.
What does it tell you about Maddon? He trusts Garza, who was all but demanding to stay in the game when Maddon went out for a visit in the seventh inning.
After Alex Cora got [...]
With the count 3-and-2, Dustin Pedroia on first and David Ortiz at the plate, Pedroia took off with the pitch.
The problem was Ortiz swung and missed, and Rays catcher Dioner Navarro threw out Pedroia easily.
It was only the second time Pedroia was caught this year. He was caught only once out of 21 attempts.
He was [...]
It was probably the most important at bat Rocco Baldelli has ever had as a Ray.
With two on and no outs in the fifth inning, the score tied 1-1, the Rhode Island native ripped a single through the hole at short and third, scoring Willy Aybar (double).
Baldelli nearly hit a 3-run homer, but it went [...]
Matt Garza gets an A-plus. And Jon Lester gets his standard A.
The duo have made it a duel.
Through four innings, Garza has allowed one hit, a Dustin Pedroia homer and Lester allowed a run-scoring double on a good bit of hitting by Evan Longoria, who stuck out the bat and hit it down the right [...]
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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