Category: Morning Links

It's finally time to hear the griping about the "consumer fraud" that is preseason NFL football, and to hear/read columnists griping about broadcasters being forced to wear golf shirts with Patriots logos on them during a Patriots-produced telecast. You know what? We may not even mind those annoyances, as after a spring and summer of … Continue reading Consumer Fraud, Patriots Logos On Golf Shirts – Football Is Back!

The Red Sox continued their recent trend of pulling out close victories, this time with a 4-3 win in which David Ortiz drove in the winning run with an infield single with the bases loaded. Erik Bedard pitches in - Scott Lauber has the Sox lefty overcoming a shaky first inning before settling in. David … Continue reading Sox Pull Out Another One Against Twins

Tim Wakefield managed to leave the game with a lead, but saw the Twins tie things up after he left, thus denying him a shot at career win number 200 for the knuckleballer. The Red Sox scored two runs in the top of the ninth however, to pull out a 8-6 road victory over the … Continue reading Wake Doesn’t Get 200, But Sox Get Another Win

In a game in which the loudest voices complaining about how long it was were the ones getting paid to watch it, the Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees on a Josh Reddick single in the 10th inning. The 3-2 win boosted the Red Sox back into sole possession of first place in the … Continue reading Sox Score Walkoff Against Yankees, Take Fenway Series

It was an interesting exchange during Bill Belichick's press conference yesterday afternoon when the topic of the defensive scheme came up. There has been a ton of talk this camp about the Patriots moving away from their traditional 3-4 defensive front seven and going to the 4-3 alignment. When this was brought up to Belichick, he … Continue reading Belichick Chides “Media Fabrication”

For the second straight night, Jacoby Ellsbury won the game in the ninth inning for the Red Sox, this time slamming a home run into centerfield to break a 3-3 tie and give Boston a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Last night, following the game, Peter Gammons tweeted the following: [blackbirdpie id="98964401184448513"] I love it. That … Continue reading Ellsbury Does It Again

The amazing comeback season of Jacoby Ellsbury continued last night as the Red Sox centerfielder knocked in pinch-runner Jarrod Saltalamacchia(!) in the bottom of the ninth to lift Boston to a 3-2 win over the pesky Cleveland Indians. Over at Patriots training camp, Albert Haynesworth met with the media for the first time, and I'm … Continue reading Jacoby Ellsbury’s Single Wins It In Ninth For Sox

The Red Sox bats were held in check by Jeremy Guthrie last night, and while rookie Kyle Weiland managed not to get thrown out of his second major league start, he did pick up the first loss of his major league career as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 6-2 in Baltimore. Swings and a … Continue reading Sox Quieted By Guthrie