The brooms are being prepped, the smell of dominance is in the air, and the Boston Red Sox are one win away from their first sweep against a road opponent since a brief two-game series with the Cleveland Indians, April---15.Everybody knows the story about the Red Sox' road woes this year. The good   more...
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Terry Francona: You a right, Joe (Maddon)…I don't…have…spades.(flips cards over)Terry Francona: Aces…Full.As of today, the team with the most momentum heading into this week's All Star break is none other than the Boston Red Sox. After a dreaded road trip in which the Sox dropped 7 of 10 games, the   more...
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Hey, boy, where you been so long? Don't you know me? I'm your ace in the hole. -Paul Simon Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Matsuzaka, Matsuzaka, Matuzaka! The new king of old Fenway Pahka! Dice-K. D-Nice. He's delightful, he's delicious, he's delectable, he's delirious, he's de limit,   more...
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Sox 4, Mariners 2WP: Matsuzaka (11-1) LP: Dickey (2-5) SV: Papelbon (30)HRs: BOS-Drew (18); SEA-NoneSummary:Daisule Matsuzaka won his 11th gameA withA another solid start, and J.D. Drew got the offense going early with a first inning home run as Boston crept back to within a 1/2 game of first   more...
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Terry Francona has announced the new starting rotation for the Red Sox, set to begin after the All-Star break. The scheduling is in order to get Lester and Beckett a bit of extra rest.
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There is no doubt about it, Jon Lester has been the ace of the Red Sox staff thus far. He has already thrown 2 complete game shut-outs (1 of them being a no-hitter). Of his 18 starts this season, 11 of them have been quality starts. That means 61% of the time he has gone 6+ innings and allowed 3   more...
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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Is JD Drew the mid-season MVP? -- Who was the biggest surprise of the first half? -- Who was the biggest disappointment?Fire Brand of the AL gives out there awards and The Bottom Line chimes in...
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Matsuzaka has walked 57 batter in just 88 innings, will Seattle finally be the team that make him pay?And what does the "R.A." stand for Mr. Dickey ???
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There has been debate about who should vote for the All-star teams but in the end, the teams usually end up equally, even if the AL team always wins. This year's voting has been filled with late overtakings including the young wiz kid Ryan Braun overtaking Ken Griffey Jr. This year there are two   more...
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The Sox finally came through in the clutch last night, winning a 1 run ball game rather than losing it. Manny's RBI single in the 8th gave the Sox a 1-0 lead and a much need victory, but Matsuzaka kept the red hot Twins off the board for 7+... pick your hero...
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It's been a long, long time since the Red Sox began their season in Japan and finally, the Nation finds itself at the midway point of the season with the All-Star break finally here. A few recent points of interest before we get into the Report Card portion of things:-I heard that Peter Gammons   more...
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Monday, July 7thTorii Hunter went 3 for 5 with 2 Runs, 3 HRs, and 3 RBI. Ian Kinsler and Adrian Beltre each banged out 4 Hits. David Wright had 4 RBI. David DeJesus, Mike Aviles, Eric Hinske, Endy Chavez, Damion Easley, Fernando Tatis, Vladimir Guerrero, Blake DeWitt, and Alfredo Amezaga each   more...
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The Red Sox have lost 4 of 5 by one stinkin' run. Leads have been blown, rallies have been squashed... something needs to be done. Red Sox Nation needs to unite and don their rally caps... Together we may be able to turn the tide here... it's can't hurt, right?
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