The Angels showed something at Fenway Park last night, finally breaking through and beating the Red Sox in a postseason game. Let's hope the floodgates haven't been opened with this one win, and that Jon Lester will be able to squash the Angel uprising tonight before things start to get serious. Between the Red Sox … Continue reading No Sweep For Sox
A Routine Friday Megalinks
Ken from Fang's Bites with you again. Another Friday, another edition of the Megalinks. Lots of media stories to get to, never enough time so let's get to them and as always, there's the Weekend Viewing Picks. The League Division Series are well underway. The Red Sox-Angels square off again in Game 2 tonight at … Continue reading A Routine Friday Megalinks
Friday AM Quicklinks
David Scott catches you up on the latest news in the Boston sports media, including Gerry Callahan responding to T.J. Simers, the Herald's ridiculous Borges "countdown" box, and more comings and goings on the local scene. Britt Schramm previews Patriots/49ers for Patriots Daily, and checks out what they're saying out West about this matchup. Karen Guregian has a … Continue reading Friday AM Quicklinks
Where Did Chip Carey Get “Caballito” From?
There's been a lot of talk today about Chip Carey's line from last night: How many times when we saw the Red Sox this summer did they talk about Caballito, Dustin Pedroia, the little pony?" Of course, no one around here can remember anyone ever referring to Pedroia as "Caballito," so it has been speculated that … Continue reading Where Did Chip Carey Get “Caballito” From?
Bill Simmons Goes After Boras
Bill Simmons says that the real reason for Manny Ramirez shooting his way out of Boston this season is simple. Scott Boras made him do it. This is something I've touched on in the past, Simmons also puts blame on Red Sox management, who finally decided to flex their muscles when it came to Manny.
Felger Opens Up About Pats Locker Room
Michael Felger's WEEI.com mailbag this week has some interesting items. Felger is bit more self-reflective this week, talking about some of the strained relationships he has in the Patriots locker room. He talks about the Report Card being a sure way to lose friends among the players, and cites a few examples. It's an interesting … Continue reading Felger Opens Up About Pats Locker Room
LA Columnist Strikes Back at Gerry Callahan
From T.J. Simers, who had the long interview with Manny Ramirez last weekend that has caused so much anguish among the sports media here in Boston: (Though they're all just probably ticked off that this guy got more from Manny then all of them managed to get from him in his eight years here in … Continue reading LA Columnist Strikes Back at Gerry Callahan
Lester Aces Game One
Jon Lester gave the ace performance that the Sox needed last night, going seven innings while giving up just a single unearned run to the mighty Angels lineup. After looking bad in his first two at-bats, Jason Bay smacked a two run homer off Angels starter John Lackey to put the Red Sox in front … Continue reading Lester Aces Game One
Late, Late Show With Sox
Get your naps in this afternoon kiddies, as the Sox will have you up late tonight, first pitch of their opening game with the Angels will be after 10:00pm... Tony Massarotti has the Sox confident that Jon Lester can come up aces in tonight's game one. Steve Buckley has more on Lester, who has been more comfortable … Continue reading Late, Late Show With Sox
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