Category: Morning Links

Trailing 3-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, it looked like the Red Sox dominance over the Yankees this season might finally be coming to an end. But then the Red Sox rallied for three runs in the frame and then closed out the Yankees in the ninth for a 4-3 victory, their … Continue reading 8 Is Great For Sox

There is still time for you to weigh in on who is the best Red Sox writer. The Red Sox have now won seven straight games against the New York Yankees this season, but still sit just one game ahead of them in the standings. That one game means first place in the AL East, … Continue reading Red Sox Hold Off Yankees Again

What? A Red Sox/Yankees game last night and no full links? Yeah, I suck. I know. Too much going on early this morning to allow me to get the links in, so we'll push you over to the link sites for today. RedSoxLinks.com has all the local coverage from last night, while NYYankeesLinks.com will give … Continue reading Red Sox Pound Yankees Behind Beckett

Yes, these two teams have met already this season, but now with the two clubs sitting atop of the AL East, these games take on added importance. They're also not competing with Bruins or Celtics playoff games, and as the only games in town, we can feel free to give them our undivided attention. Dan … Continue reading Let The Season Begin!

Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled once again yesterday, but in a somewhat different manner as the Sox fell to the Rangers, 6-3 at Fenway Park. Matsuzaka walked none, 70% of his pitches were strikes, and he struck out 8 in 5 2/3 innings. Eric Avidon observes that Matsuzaka is often to efficient pitching what Britney Spears is to good parenting. … Continue reading Dice-K Doesn’t Have It

Wrapping up their longest road trip of the season, the Red Sox also wrapped up a three game sweep of the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 win yesterday afternoon. The win gives the Sox a 6-4 record on the 10 game, 3 city trip. Amalie Benjamin has Tim Wakefield overcoming an early bump … Continue reading Sox Finish Off Trip With Sweep of Tigers

Josh Beckett was strong once again last night, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning last night, and blowing through the Tigers lineup for most of the night. The Red Sox offense got double-digit run production, and beat the Tigers 10-5 in Comerica Park last night. Amalie Benjamin looks at the dominant performance by Beckett last … Continue reading Beckett Tames The Tigers

Daisuke Matsuzaka picked up his first win of the season last night, though it was a typical Dice-K performance, runners on base, getting out of jams, and generally keeping the pace of the game at a crawl. Jason Bay hit a two run homer in the Red Sox 5-1 victory over the Tigers. Michael Silverman says … Continue reading Dice-K OK In Sox Win

Don't forget to enter the Burn Notice giveaway comment contest at the bottom of yesterday's post. The Red Sox were off last night, which usually means a little bit of reflection by the local media on the state of the ballclub. Gerry Callahan says that the time has come to put Papi out of his misery. … Continue reading Off-Day Reflections

Manager Terry Francona shuffled his lineup yesterday, dropping Jacoby Ellsbury to eight, and moving up Dustin Pedroia and J.D. Drew to the 1st and 2nd slots. The move paid off as the Sox scored eight runs, including two home runs from Kevin Youkilis as they beat the Blue Jays 8-2 in Toronto. Michael Silverman has Jon … Continue reading Lineup Shift Does The Trick For Sox