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Can Wake Pitch in a Monsoon or What?...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 5 months ago on |
| I don't blog very often here, but I wanted to give props to Wake for a gem of an outing tonight in some pretty nasty weather. After getting shelled in Texas, he certainly turned it around tonight, against a red-hot team no less. He and Manny Delcarmen shut out the Jays as the rain poured down at Fenway. Wake went eight innings, allowing only three hits and not a Blue Jay crossed the plate. Good offensive...
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Let's hear it for Lester!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 8 months ago on |
| He was a stopper in a big way tonight, shutting out a team that scored 18 runs last night on just 5 hits. Quite possibly an even bigger feat than his no-hitter, considering the offense he was facing. A real gem of a bounce-back outing. Congrats to Jon Lester for stepping it up on a night when the Sox badly needed it. LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
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500!!!!!!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 9 months ago on |
| HE DID IT!!!!!!! MANNY HIT HIS 500TH!!!!!!! Congrats, Manny!!! And to my fellow Sawxheads who were at tonight's game, I'm so jealous! LOL LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
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Looking on the bright side: Manny's...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 9 months ago on |
| The Sox' road games lately have been frustrating to watch, that's for sure, but there is a silver lining to today's game: Manny found his bat! Sure, he made his first error on the season, but he got 3 hits and 2 RBIs! That day off yesterday must have done him a world of good! Now let's watch the Sox go knock the poor, scuffling Mariners around. Our boys are due for a good...
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Masterson gets the W
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 9 months ago on |
| Congratulations to Justin Masterson for a solid 6 1/3 inning start and for picking up his first major league victory! And props to the 'pen for preserving that victory for him in such a tight game. The Red Sox have so many talented young arms who will be exciting to watch for years to come. They may be inconsistent at times, but they all have great stuff and we've seen two of them throw no-hitters. Masterson may...
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Lester joins the no-hitter club
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 9 months ago on |
| Just eight months after the last one, another magical night at Fenway! This time it's Jon Lester and his victim is the Kansas City Royals. The heroic catch was made by Ellsbury. Those last four innings...I was even more nervous than I was for Buchholz's no-no. I didn't even want to THINK about a no-no, much less say it out loud. What a night! LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
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Nice broomwork, boys!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 9 months ago on |
| Another sweep for the Sox! And a very...interesting series of games. Friday night gets rained out, forcing a Saturday double-header. Dice has another terrific outing, making him 7.0 and keeping the ERA slim with two unearned runs. He kept the walks down to 2 and struck out 6 over 6 2/3 innings. The nightcap turns out to be a comedy of errors, with the Sox committing 3 and the Brewers,...
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Deja Vu All Over Again
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 10 months ago on |
| Well, the all-too-ubiquitous Lugo error came much earlier than the 9th inning this time, but tonight's game was an unpleasant reminder of Wednesday night's tough-luck loss. Was Paps more nervous on the mound this time around because of what happened two nights ago? I know Paps is a pro and tries his hardest to put bad outings behind him, but he is, after all, human. He'll bounce back; he's too good not...
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The Bat Flu
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 10 months ago on |
| The latest malady afflicting our beloved, but beleaguered Red Sox: The Bat Flu. The classic symptoms: 1. Severe Offensive Anemia. Case in point --Tonight at The Trop, when lack of timely hitting turns a stellar outing by Buchholz into a frustrating loss
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One Helluva Game!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 11 months ago on |
| Since so many of you here beat me to it, I'll keep my Opening Day blog short: LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!! Gold stars to Manny and to unheralded rookie Brandon Moss, who hit his first major league homer to take the game into extra innings.
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After four long months, Sox win again!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| They're baaaack! Great game tonight by the reigning World Series champion Red Sox! Youk, Tek, and Kottaras went deep and many other players made a good first impression. For the pitchers, good stuff from Dice, Okie, Timlin, and with the exception of that solo shot, Tavarez. Aardsma was impressive, as was Kolb. Gronkiewicz (sp) ran into a little trouble in the ninth, but had...
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Red Sox Christmas Carols: Have...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Have Yourself A Merry Red Sox Christmas
Have yourself a merry Red Sox Christmas‘Cuz they won it allThe best team in all of Major League Baseball
Have yourself a merry Red Sox ChristmasStroll down Yawkey WayGaze at...
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Red Sox Christmas Carols: Papelbon...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| I've written a few Red Sox-inspired Christmas song parodies that I thought Sawxhead Nation would enjoy. The first one is about our favorite party-lovin' closer, Jonathan "Riverdance" Papelbon. It's sung to the tune of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Papelbon is Taking The Mound
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The wait is over: Mikey stays!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| So glad he decided to stay a Red Sox. It would have been very hard to replace him, both at 3rd base and in the clubhouse. Another thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving:-)
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Pedey won!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Congratulations to Dustin Pedroia for being named the A.L. Rookie of the Year, the icing on the cake of a remarkable season for the little guy with a lot of pluck. He may have started out the season batting below the Mendoza line, but he gave new meaning to the phrase "strong finish" Also, belated congrats to Kevin Youkilis for his Gold Glove. I hope justice will prevail and...
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Thoughts on Lowell, A-Rod, trade...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| While it's not quite the same as watching games, following all the off-season buzz can be fun. Here is my $.02 on the hot topics du jour: Lowell: I really hope he takes the Red Sox deal and re-signs, but I can see how he would want to test the market, seeing that he has a World Series MVP honor to his name. Any team would be very...
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Baseball Withdrawal
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Now that the season has come to a very happy end with the Red Sox as 2007 World Champions, there's something not-so-happy that will begin to set in as the post-World Series festivities die down: Acute Baseball Withdrawal. Sure there will be rumors about trades, contract signings and all but it's not the same as looking forward to watching a game nearly every night. As I've learned during my first season of...
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The Boston Red Sox: 2007 World...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Hollywood couldn't have scripted it better: The starting pitcher overcomes cancer to pitch the winning game of the World Series. A bench player who came to the team mid-season comes out to pinch hit and takes the first pitch deep into the stands for the game winning home run. The intense, but unflappable closer comes in to get the final five outs of the game, the last out coming with a swing and a...
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Those amazing rookies
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Last night belonged to the rookies, in particular Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Jacoby was simply phenomenal, going 4 for 5 with 2 RBI (two of those hits in the same inning!) and Pedroia did more than his share himself, going 3 for 5, also with 2 RBI. Daisuke showed that he's a pitcher who can hit too, getting 2 RBI of his own with a single to left. That's 6 out of...
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A close one...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Tonight's game looked very different from last night's...well...batting practice, but the Sox pulled it off in the end, thanks to a very good outing by Schill, a sac fly by Tek, an RBI by Lowell, and the dynamic duo of Oki and Paps. Speaking of Paps, how about that dancing "Papelpuppet" they kept showing? Sox fans are very creative:-)
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Sawxheads with Facebook accounts:...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Attention Sawxheads who are on Facebook: There's a cool new Facebook group for fans of the blog Boston Dirt Dogs (http://www.bostondirtdogs.com) so if you love your hilarious Sox pictures and commentary and have a facebook account, check this group out at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5136479629
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Game 1: Sox pulverize Rox
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| It started with Beckett striking out three straight batters. Then, Pedey shoots one to the Monster to lead off the bottom of the first. The Sox tack on two more in that inning. The bats kept on clicking throughout the night. Lugo had a good night at the plate with three hits. Starting pitcher Francis was chased after four innings and the middle relievers gave the Sox...
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According to "Extra Bases" Snyder...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2007/10/snyder_makes_ro.htmlThe rest of the WS roster is posted there too. I kind of thought it would be Tavarez. Gagne, unfortunately, is still on the roster.
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Game 2 starter: Schill or Wake?
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Playing three of the seven games of the World Series in Colorado presents a unique dilemma for the Sox' starting rotation. The thin air at the higher elevation could wreak havoc on Wake's knuckleball. One option that has been discussed is having Wake pitch Game 2 in Boston. That, however presents its own set of issues. Here are the pros and cons, as I see them, of starting...
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So I didn't just dream it...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| "It," of course, referring to the Red Sox winning the ALCS and punching their ticket to the World Series. So proud of our boys, pulling off the comeback they did. Here are some of my World Series predictions: 1. J.D. Drew, hitter of the Game 6 Grand Salami, will figure prominently in the WS due to his extensive National League experience. ...
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Bring on the Rox! World Series 2007...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Wow! I was excited when the Red Sox won the ALCS and then the World Series in '04, but now I'm beyond thrilled! The Sox have gotten into my system and are here to stay, through thick and thin, victory and defeat. To see this team win the league championship and earn the chance to win their second World Series in four years is, for lack of a better word, incredible. Pedroia and Youk were...
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Tonight, Tonight!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| To the tune of "Tonight" from the musical "West Side Story" Tonight, tonight! The Sox shall win tonight The Tribe will kiss their season goodbye Tonight, tonight World Series in their sight Bats will swing, balls will fly, runs will score!
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J.D. being Manny (or Papi)!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Talk about your bizarro game! J.D. Drew gets a Grand Salami in the first inning and Gagne goes 1-2-3 in the 9th! Manny goes hitless and Papi's limited to one. Oh yeah, and the Red Sox OWN both Fausto Carmona and C.C. Sabathia. Boston rocked Cleveland big-time with a 12-2 blowout and regained home field advantage for the series and Game 7. Just one game away from a...
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Beckett is this year's Mr. October
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Well, our boys did it, thanks in large part to the dominant pitching performance of Josh Beckett. It was nice to see the Tribe struggle at the plate for a change as Beckett baffled batter after batter. He didn't get much help from the home plate ump, that's for sure. If not for he-of-shifting-strike-zone, Beckett could have gotten upwards of 15 Ks, though 11 is nothing to sneeze at, for it tied his post-season...
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Thoughts on tonight's "Do or Die" game
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| I have to say, my Sox have put me though a lot these past few days. Problems with starting pitchers not lasting 5 innings, the faltering offense, bullpen drama, abominable FOX announcers, and those godawful towel-wavers have made for a rather...interesting viewing experience this week. Must-Scream TV, I call it. I've questioned Terry Francona's seemingly inflexible lineup and scratched my head at why...
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A little Red Sox rally music
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Ok, just the lyrics, but this song brought the Sox luck in '04 so here goes: Tessie is the Royal Rooters' rally cry Tessie is the tune they always sung Tessie echoed April through October nights After serenading Stahl, Dineen, and Young Tessie is a maiden with a sparkling eye Tessie is a maiden with a love
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Last night's game...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| It was a 5-hour grinder up until that dreadful top of the 11th. I knew this game was going to be a tough one to win and, although the loss came in a different way than I had anticipated, we're still very much alive in this series. Going into Cleveland with a 2-game advantage would have been very nice, but but the Sox can still work some magic at the Jake, just as they did at Angel Stadium last Sunday.
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Red HOT Sox
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Beckett rocked the house again, keeping the Tribe's offense at bay while the Red Sox smacked their way to a 10-3 Game 1 victory! Big Papi and Manny reached base each time they came to bat and Manny came up with two fantastic catches that robbed the Indians of two potential runs. C.C. Sabathia struggled mightily against the Sox and his outing reminded me a bit of the Fenway-phobic John Lackey in the Division series...
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LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| After a loooooong week of waiting, Game Day is finally here! Beckett takes the mound and the Sox show the Tribe they mean business. It's Friday Night October Baseball at Fenway! GO SOX!!!!!!
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Cleveland Takes Out the Yanks
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Well, it's official now: Our opponents for the ALCS are the Cleveland Indians. The Yanks' 2007 season is history and The Tribe is coming to town. They're going to be a tough team, but the Sox are a tough team too! Can't wait for Friday night and I only wish I could be at Fenway for all the excitement. LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
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My Red Sox Playlist
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| I had a request on my profile for a list of the songs on my Red Sox playlist. Most of the songs are Red Sox-related, but there are a few that may have nothing to do with baseball, yet make me think of the Sox for some reason or another. Here it is: "Tessie" by Dropkick Murphys "Dirty Water" by Dropkick...
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The Sweep's the Thing!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| THE RED SOX DID IT!!!! ALCS, here we come! Now the only question that remains is who will we beat in the ALCS, the Indians or the Yanks. What a game that was today! A back-to-back Papi & Manny one-two punch in the fourth inning then a 7-run shellacking (sp) in the 7th! Big Schill pitched a stellar game and I would like to see him pitch game 2 of...
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THANK YOU, MANNY!!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| What a nailbiter of a game, but Manny delivered bigtime in the end. Waaaay over the Monster and GONE!!!! THE RED SOX WIN!!!! That was one 4-plus hour pitching duel I didn't want to see go into extra innings. The Sox can go into Anaheim with a 2 game lead now, which makes things a lot more comfortable, given the Angels' home record.
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Cleveland Spanks the Yanks
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Man, did I love typing that! Though I would have loved it more if it were "Boston Spanks the Yanks" LOL It was a 12-3 stampede, folks. Sabathia wasn't even at his best either. Wang was just that much worse. Bring it on, Tribe!
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BECKETT'S THE MAN!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Awesome stuff from Beckett tonight. He is clearly a big-game pitcher and will be a great asset to the Sox throughout the playoffs. Complete game shutout! Wow!!! Great stuff from Youk, Papi, and Lowell on the offensive end. Youk sure started things off with a bang with his Monster shot at his first at-bat and Papi was being Papi, delivering a two-run in the 3rd. Lowell...
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A li'l Sox Playoff ditty
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Here's a little song I wrote, to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas The 11 Games of the Playoffs In the first game of the playoffs the Red Sox gave to me a grand slam hit by Big Papi In the second game of the playoffs the Red Sox gave to me two triple plays and a grand slam hit by Big Papi In the third game of the playoffs...
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Favorite Red Sox moments from the...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| With the regular season having just wrapped up today, I'd like to take some time to reflect on some of what I think are the most memorable, exciting, and special moments of the Sox' 2007 season. Feel free to add your favorites in the replies. 1. The Mother's Day miracle. Coming from 5 runs behind in the 9th inning at Fenway against the O's, the Red Sox...
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Home field all the way!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| One more reason to celebrate for the Red Sox: Because they won tonight's game and Cleveland lost, the Sox have home field advantage for the whole post-season and their choice of schedule for the division series!!!! How about J.D. Drew turning the game around tonight! He finally came though in the clutch and knocked off a...
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Our Boys Did It!!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| I knew they would...it was just a matter of when. WE JUST FRIGGIN' WON THE A.L. EAST!!!! For the first time in 12 years. That means, the last time the Sox were division champions, Pedroia, Ellsbury and Moss were 12 years old and Clay Buchholz was 11. Dice-K did an awesome job and looked like the Dice-K from earlier this season and Paps put on the...
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Better luck tomorrow...
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| Things didn't go our way tonight, but I still have faith the Sox can pull off the division. We need to do better in the clutch; we had several chances to score in the 8th and 9th innings with bases loaded, but nothing came of them. Beckett didn't have his usual outing tonight, but the guy is human. Perhaps the pressure to capture the Cy Young award got to him a little or maybe it was just a bad outing...
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It's 2!!!!
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KrisSezGoSox wrote this 1 year ago on |
| The magic number, that is. Big night for several of the Sox: Manny, Lowell, Papi and Pedroia each got 3 hits, with Pedey popping a dinger in the 6th. Lowell gets 5 RBIs, leading him past Butch Hobson for most RBIs by a Red Sox third baseman and bringing his total to 116. Speaking of RBIs, Brandon Moss picks up his first RBI in the majors. J.D. Drew is intentionally walked. Yep,...
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