After being felled (hopefully its just the flu–and not something worse) by the same flu that is running its way through the Red Sox Clubhouse, Josh Beckett was a scratch from his start last night, so the Sox called up Dave Pauley for an emergency spot start–and while he didn’t get enough innings for the win, he did OK: going 4 1/3 giving up 5 runs on 7 hits while walking 2 and striking out 3..He threw 89 pitches (56 for strikes) in his start… Read more…
OK, I have to admit–On Monday morning, when I was putting the little red dots on my calendar for the weekend, (red dots for wins, black for losses) I got a little carried away and put a red dot on this game–despite the fact that it wasn’t even going to be played for another 3 hours….
And despite the fact that Clay Buchholz could not get out of the 4th inning in his last outing against the Skanks (where he gave up 7 runs over 3 2/3 innings..) He fared MUCH better this time around, throwing 6 innings of no-run ball, throwing 103 pitches, 68 for strikes, and only allowing 5 hits while walking 2 and striking out 6. From Clay: “I’ve felt like I’ve had good stuff just about every time I’ve gone out, but there’s a difference between having good stuff and just going out and pitching…It’s a whole world of difference, and I felt like I actually pitched today, instead of just going out there and throwing curveballs and changeups and hoping something good will come out of it.” Read more…
It was the game that broke many generations of Red Sox hearts, the game that gave Bucky &*$&#@#&$* Dent the middle name (and notoriety) that will stay with him forever, and the game that probably defined a bitter rivalry better than any other game in history…
We all know the date–Red Sox and Yankee fans alike: October 2, 1978. Read more…
Since I was unable to contact the Week #3 winner, and there was no winner for Week #4–I will be donating both of those copies of PS3’s MLB08 The Show to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, as the winners of the previous weeks have.
This is it–The LAST week you can win a copy of PS3’s MLB08 The Show…
Here is what you have to do: post a comment about a blog entry you read here at Boston Red Thoughts. I will take the best comment of the week (deadline is 5:00pm on Friday)and that person will receive a copy of the PS3 version of MLB08 The Show. That’s it!
So enter the final week’s giveaway today! Good Luck!
What a great weekend for Red Sox baseball–and its most excellent to see that, time and time again, the Sox managed to get it done–hopefully that will be a pervading theme throughout the 2008 campaign…yesterdays come from behind victory was the 5th in their last 6 wins–and they have won 8 or their last 9 games, to keep them firmly in 1st place, right in front of the Oreos (?!) The Skanks are in 4th place, 3 games behind after being nearly swept by the cookies this weekend–they managed to win yesterday, but A-Fraud had to leave the game with a hamstring issue, and no one knows if he will miss any time with that…HA HA Read more…
Josh Beckett and Manny Ramirez–two guys who, individually, are completely capable of putting a team on their back and carrying them for a period of time. Last night, they shared the burden–Josh pitched his heart out, going 8 strong (and saving a severely depleted bullpen) throwing 105 pitches (69 for strikes) and only giving up 3 runs on 6 hits while walking 1 and striking out 5. And I was surprised that he did not dust someone in the 7th inning in retaliation for Kyle Farnsworth’s pitch at Manny’s head in the 6th…Maybe it was because there was no one high enough on the food chain (Jeter, A-Fraud, etc) having an at-bat…
Can I tell you how nice it is at actually have an Ace who the Skankees DON’T do well against?? (eg: Pedro Martinez) Read more…
Only got to see bits and pieces of this game–and that was probably a good thing–I think if I had to see Mike Timlin give up FOUR RUNS IN THE 8TH INNING I probably would have thrown something at the TV…Did you know his ERA is now a bountiful 27.00??? And no one is thinking this is a problem???
And the fact that the Sox are still another 11 games until they get a day off–and starters haven’t been going deep into games (6 2/3 innings has been the longest) which means the bullpen is tired and overworked…and it will probably get worse…as 3/5 of our current starters are “nibblers” these days…. Read more…
Of course, he is a hero every day of the week, being one of (if not THE) best catcher in the game, but last night, the role of game saver did not go to big hitter Manny Ramirez or David Ortiz–but to Jason Varitek. His pinch-hit solo shot in the 9th inning broke the tie and gave the Sox the win–their 4th game in a row… He has not hit a pinch run homer since 2003–and this one was his 3rd.
Wake fared pretty well, only giving up 2 runs and 7 hits over 6 innings. He also walked 4 and struck out 4…Hey, any game where Wake doesn’t give up 6 runs in an inning is a good outing….
Which gives them super momentum going into the Skankee games coming up today and tomorrow… Read more…
Did not get a chance to watch this game–and isn’t that always the way? The ones I watch every minute of never have an ending like this! Manny Ramirez once again put the Sox on his back and hit homer # 493–a 2 run shot that brought the Sox a 9th inning victory in Cleveland.
And, apparently, Manny has decided to play 6 more years–with the Sox…he has also decided that Big Papi will play 6 more years–with the Sox, and then they will both retire…Have you been calling the psychic hotline again, Manny? Read more…
Whoo Hoo! While I would have like to swept the Skanks–2 out of 3 is fricken fantastic!
But, I made it as far as the 7th inning before I fell asleep–8:00pm games when the Sox play the Skanks end up being as bad as NightNIGHT games on the left coast…this one was just shy of 4 hours–I was watching a movie when the game started, and when I turned it on at 9:00pm, I was shocked that the Sox were still in the 2nd inning! There is no joy in these games–they just grind and grind and GRIND… Read more…
