I know, I said I would be happy if the Sox took 2 out of 3 from the Skanks this week, and the possibility of the Skanks coming back and actually getting to the post season are VERY slim (less than 3% at this point)…BUT…
I lied–I wanted the Sox to give the death blow to [...]

Holy Buckets! What a FUN game that was last night! A rout, when you are on the giving end, is always fun, but when it’s the Skanks on the receiving end…
And one of the best things about beating the Skanks? Is their commentators, who usually fall all over themselves going on about the Skanks, start [...]

Whew! Not only was that a great game, with a super outcome–last night’s win immediately took the pressure off the Sox, and placed it squarely on the shoulders of the Skankees…
There is no way the Skanks can sweep the Sox, and after last nights contest, there seems to be ALOT more wrong with this Skankee [...]

As the Sox are on tap to play their final 3 games in “old” Skankee Stadium (known as “The Toilet” in some circles), they are in the position to slam the door completely on the Skankee bid for the 2008 postseason. Let’s break it down:
The Rays, Sox, or Skanks all had the night off last [...]

…Right out of a hat…
Like we needed yet ANOTHER reason why Jed Lowrie NEEDS to be the everyday shortstop. In the 11th inning, Jed, who has hit ONE other homer since being in the bigs–that one was May 10th in Minnesota, came up HUGE in yesterday’s game, hitting a solo shot off of Blue Jay [...]

I am just SO GLAD the Sox FINALLY did what they should have done about 4-5 loses ago–demoted Clay Buchholz to the minors–to Double A Portland no less. His record with the Sox for the 2008 Campaign? 2-9–with a 6.75 ERA…UGH…
This line: 2 1/3 IP, giving up 5 Runs on 3 hits while walking 3 [...]

I know, the results are desirable, so I guess the end justifies the means–but…HOLY BUCKETS…
This line is a contradiction, to say the least…5 Innings pitches, throwing 105 pitches!, 60 for strikes, which could account for the FIVE WALKS. He also gave up 6 hits and had 6 strikeouts–but the end result is only: [...]

‘Cause it sure SEEMS like the role of Ace for the Boston Red Sox is now being played by Jon Lester. Although, a compelling case CAN be made for the 14-game winner Daisuke, potential to make us all sick to our stomach with the way he gets in and out of trouble, notwithstanding….
After a night [...]

…Not even REMOTELY Priceless…
Holy Buckets! Talk about a lost weekend…It’s a DAMN good thing that Friday night was rained out and Clay Buchholz was pushed back to Wednesday, because that certainly would have been loss # 3 for the weekend…
In a weekend where the Sox newest starter, Paul Byrd, certainly pitches well enough to win [...]

Priceless…
Although the fact that Sox pitching gave up TWENTY runs in 2 out of the 3 games is a rather large concern…
Last night’s win was the 12th shutout of the season for the Sox, which ties them with Cleveland for the record in the AL…
And Daisuke…was Daisuke, but at least he threw 7 innings, giving [...]