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Red Sox Six-Run Inning Helps Lester Beat Orioles

Jon Lester (AP Photo/Rob Carr) Jon Lester had a rough beginning, but was good enough to win his 13th straight decision against the O's. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

Jon Lester entered Wednesday night’s start a perfect 12-0 against the Baltimore Orioles, so it looked like the Red Sox would be able to end their three-game losing streak and keep pace with the Yankees and Rays in an increasingly impossible push to the playoffs. But suddenly, Lester gave up a 1-0 lead by allowing four first inning runs, and after two innings the Red Sox were down 5-2.

Without Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, and Jacoby Ellsbury, the Red Sox lineup was dead in the water. Listening to the game on WEEI on the way home from work, I was thinking of clever ways to write the Red Sox season obituary. I was ready to dub this game the official nail in the coffin, with the Rays and Yankees both winning in their games (both teams did eventually win one-run decisions).

Much to my pleasant surprise, the Red Sox offense showed sudden life, pounding in six runs in the seventh inning to take a 9-5 lead. Marco Scutaro homered to tie the game at 5-5, Victor Martinez knocked in J.D. Drew with an RBI double to give the Sox the lead, and Adrian Beltre blasted a three-run shot to put the game out of reach. The Red Sox allowed a run in the eighth, but beat Baltimore 9-6 to end their losing streak. Continue reading Red Sox Six-Run Inning Helps Lester Beat Orioles »

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Celtics, Delonte West Agree on Deal

September 2, 2010 at 12:17am in Celtics, Featured
KC Downey writes
Deltone West has agreed to join the Celtics.

Delonte West has played a big part in Celtics success the last few years — without ever playing a game for the team. He was the key part of a Summer 2007 deal that sent him, Wally Szczerbiak, and No. 5 pick Jeff Green to the then-Seattle Supersonics for Ray Allen and Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis, two key members of the Celtics NBA Championship team.

West, a former Cavalier, also allegedly helped the Celtics in a very different way. Many suspected that LeBron James quit during the end of the Cavs-Celtics series in the 2010 playoffs because he found out that West had slept with his mom, Gloria James. Whether or not this is true, it’s an absurdly hot Internet rumor that’s never really been denied. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire my friends.

Now, West gets a chance to help his old team, as Danny Ainge confirmed the guard has agreed to sign a contract with the Celtics. Continue reading Celtics, Delonte West Agree on Deal »

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KC Downey writes
Is that Brandon Spikes in that sex tape? (Image from HuffingtonPost.com)

Brandon Spikes does a great job of tackling tight ends — on and off the field.

On the field, the Patriots tape game footage (legally of course. We wouldn’t want another Spygate would we?) of their rookie linebacker and review that game footage to make him better.

Off the field, Spikes apparently taped a sexual encounter with a fine-looking woman in a hotel room while on the website Chatroulette.

One man offered to sell the video to Deadspin for $1,500, claiming he had the video and was willing to sell it. Deadspin declined, but the video appeared on the website WorldStarHipHop hours later. I have not included the link on purpose…but you can find what you’re looking for by searching ‘WorldStarHipHop + Brandon Spikes’ in Google. Continue reading Video: Patriots LB Brandon Spikes Sex Tape? »

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Matt Goisman writes
Baltimore Orioles' Luke Scott, left, scores on a hit by Adam Jones as Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez waits for the late throw at the plate during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

Marco Scutaro’s throw sailed into right field. Boston’s playoff hopes may have sailed away with it. Scutaro’s two-base error on a throw to second base in the third inning allowed the winning run to come home in the Baltimore Orioles’ 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Tuesday night at Camden Yards, the Orioles struck first. In the first inning, Nick Markakis hit a one-out double off Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, who came into the game 4-3 with a 6.50 ERA. In his previous start, Beckett pitched 6.1 innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing three earned runs while striking out seven in a 5-3 win. Two batters after Markakis’s double, Luke Scott singled to right, driving him home. Beckett escaped further damage in the first inning and then enjoyed a 1-2-3 second.
Continue reading Scutaro Error Proves Costly as Red Sox Fall to Orioles »

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Patriots Place Leigh Bodden on IR

August 31, 2010 at 11:24pm in Featured, Patriots
KC Downey writes
Leigh Bodden has been placed on injured reserve. (Image from BostonHerald.com)

If you thought the Patriots defense was bad, look out: it’s about to get a whole lot worse. The Patriots surprisingly placed No. 1 cornerback Leigh Bodden on season-ending injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Bodden’s injury comes just two days before the team’s final preseason game, and less than two weeks before the regular season.

Bodden had missed most of the preseason with a knee injury, but returned to play the Rams in his first game action last week.

“Overwhelmed with the love from every1! Y’all kno imma bounce back.. I’ve been hitting bumps my whole career…& always seem to get past’m,” Bodden told his Twitter followers.

Bodden may be back, as he just signed a four-year deal worth $22 million in March ($10 million guaranteed). Continue reading Patriots Place Leigh Bodden on IR »

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KC Downey writes
Manny Delcarmen has had a rough season, and is now on his way to Colorado. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

It’s amazing how quickly things turn around. A week ago, the Red Sox made a bold move in claiming Johnny Damon off waivers in an effort to add outfield help as the Sox pushed toward the playoffs. Johnny Damon said “Screw You” to Theo Epstein in not so many words, and the Red Sox arrived in Tampa as they have at every ballpark all season: shorthanded. After the Red Sox won Game 1, they were just 4.5 games back, and many started thinking a playoff run was possible.

Then, the Red Sox blew two consecutive games, fell seven games back in the division, and realized a playoff spot may not be that realistic.

Rockies Get: Red Sox Get:
  • RHP Manny Delcarmen
  • Cash
  • Chris Balcom-Miller (RHP)

With the waiver trade deadline looming, the Red Sox parted ways with one of their good soldiers in the bullpen, Manny Delcarmen, sending him to the Rockies for a minor league pitcher. Continue reading Red Sox Trade Manny Delcarmen to Rockies, Waive White Flag »

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NFC West Fantasy Preview

August 31, 2010 at 9:22pm in Fantasy, Featured
Brian Kintz writes
A healthy Frank Gore and another solid year out of QB Alex Smith could put the Niners back in the playoffs for the first time since 2002.

Today I bring you the eighth and final installment of our divisional fantasy previews, finishing up with the wild NFC West.

For the last few seasons, it’s been the Arizona Cardinals who have had a strangle hold on the top spot in this division, two years ago advancing to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Before the Cards held all the cards, it was Seattle who had a nice run of it for a couple of years, while Matt Hasselbeck was in his prime and Shaun Alexander was putting up MVP-caliber seasons. And way back, and I’m talking like new millennium way back, it was the high flying Rams who owned the throne, during their “Greatest Show on Turf” days.

Now the question is, are you on a new bandwagon this season? The bandwagon that seems to be busting at the seams? The bandwagon of the new sheriff in town? I speak of course, of the team that hasn’t been mentioned yet in this article… this year’s sexiest playoff pick… the San Francisco 49ers. Continue reading NFC West Fantasy Preview »

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SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-31-10

August 31, 2010 at 2:24pm in Featured, Now!, Opinion, Red Sox
John writes
The Yankees are on top of the rankings and dueling it out with the Rays for the #1 division spot. (keithburgess-jackson.com)

The Rays and Yankees are still tied with 31 games to go; the Red Sox are 7.0 games back. The Cardinals (and pretty much the Giants) have seemingly died. The Padres have too, but they still had a huge division lead built up to eat the blow. And assuming Manny doesn’t help the White Sox all too much and Lincecum stays funky, the playoff teams are pretty much in there.

Once more, the top eight teams were in the previous rankings, and the bottom two are new appearances. The biggest move of any team was three spots, followed by four movements of two spots. And as you might expect, the top two spots were easily retained.

As usual, teams get 10 points for a first place vote, then nine points for a second, and so on. Ties are broken based on who received the most first place votes, then the most second, and so on. The second tiebreaker is position in the previous rankings.

With just a month left in the season, we’ll also be giving our thoughts on what the Red Sox need to do to get back in the playoff race. Continue reading SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-31-10 »

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KC Downey writes
Roger Clemens has entered a not guilty plea in his perjury case. (Image from Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Have you ever said something so much you believed it? Like that time you told your parents you got a B+ on that algebra test when you failed it? Then, when you got your grade at the end of the term, you were surprised to see that you had a C in the course despite all B’s (and really one F)? Sound familiar?

That’s the kind of situation former Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens finds himself in. Despite an enormous amount of circumstantial evidence, reported DNA evidence, and tremendous witness testimony from Brian McNamee, Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, and others, Clemens seems convinced that he’s absolutely correct. Just ask him. He didn’t take steroids or HGH.

Well, Roger tried using that strategy with the government, and it has him in a heap of legal trouble. Continue reading Roger Clemens Pleads Not Guilty in Perjury Case »

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Fantasy Baseball Wrap-Up: Week 21

August 30, 2010 at 9:55pm in Fantasy, Featured
Pete writes
See you in 2012 Strasburg! (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

We’re heading into the final stretch of the fantasy regular season. Where do you stand? Ouch, those crickets I hear can’t be a good sign. I may have just finished my first fantasy football draft of the year just yesterday, but I am still fully focused on baseball. I am just on the cusp of the playoffs in one league and I am going to need some lady luck to make it in.

Injuries

Stephen Strasburg (SP), Washington Nationals

The prodigal son is down. Strasburg, the biggest draw in Washington, is going to have to undergo Tommy John surgery and is out for the rest of 2010 and probably all of 2011. Continue reading Fantasy Baseball Wrap-Up: Week 21 »

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John writes
Laurence Maroney thinks Madden '11 should have made him a better back. (imageshack.us)

While talking with the Boston Herald, Laurence Maroney expressed dissatisfaction with his player rating in the Madden ‘11 game. According to Maroney,

”Oh man. They got me terrible on Madden, man. I want to tell Madden that, too. You know what’s crazy? I had my little shoulder problem, and I was 93 speed, 94 speed on Madden after my shoulder. Then I came down to 88. Man, what’s my shoulder got to do with my feet?
Continue reading Laurence Maroney Upset With Madden ‘11 Rating »

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John writes
Padres vs Rays: Week 21's prediction for the World Series

With just over a month left to go, things are finally starting to fall into place. Baltimore has officially been eliminated, and Pittsburgh could still win their division, if they win their last 32 and Cincinnati loses their last 32. The Yankees were the first team to 80 wins, but were joined hours later by the Rays. That leaves Boston 6.5 games out, with an elimination number of 26. If they’re not careful, Toronto will finish better. Even Baltimore could still mathematically do it. After being so close for so long, the Reds are 5.0 games ahead of the Cardinals, with Joey Votto and Albert Pujols competing for the Triple Crown. With waiver-wire trades coming to a close and the rosters about to expand to 40, let’s look at what would happen if the playoffs started as of Monday, August 30, before the day’s games: Continue reading If the Playoffs Started Today – MLB Week 21 »

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John writes
Manny Ramirez is ejected Sunday in his final act as a Dodger. (MLB Video)

After the Chicago White Sox were awarded a waiver claim on Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers will simply hand him and his $4.3 million obligation to Chicago Monday, according to baseball sources. Ramirez was reportedly looking for a contract extension in exchange for waiving his no trade clause, but withdrew that demand when he was benched for the last four games.
Continue reading It’s Official: Manny Belongs to Chicago »

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Matt Goisman writes
Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez, left, watches as Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford hits a two-run homer off Boston starter John Lackey during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday night, Aug. 29, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)

It’s been almost five years since any Boston Red Sox catcher threw out Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford. He has stolen 35 consecutive bases. Sunday night, when the Red Sox and Rays played the rubber match of their three-game series at Tropicana Field, he stole no bases. Instead, he did his damage with his bat. Crawford’s two-run home run tied what was a 3-1 deficit in the sixth and catalyzed a Tampa Bay offense that up until that point had managed just one run on four hits (three of which were singles). After that the floodgates opened, as the Rays scored three runs in the sixth and another in the seventh as part of a 5-run, 11-hit attack. The end result: a 5-3 Rays victory over the Red Sox.

The game featured a battle of 12-win pitchers, with John Lackey facing off against James Shields. The similarities between the two pitchers did not stop at the number of victories. In each pitcher’s previous start (Lackey versus Seattle, Shields versus Los Angeles) he went eight innings, striking out ten while allowing two earned runs. Both games resulted in decisive victories for their clubs. And during the first two innings of Sunday’s game, both pitchers allowed just a lone two-out single to the opposing hitters. Unfortunately, after that the two pitchers started to separate. Engaged in a tremendous pitcher’s duel through three innings, it was Lackey who faltered first. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Carlos Pena crushed a 1-0 pitch deep into the right-field bleachers. Thankfully, Shields faltered just an inning later, giving up a lead-off double to Mike Lowell. Lowell came around to tie the game one out later, when Yamaico Navarro drove in the first run of his major-league career. Darnell McDonald, having walked and gone to second on Navarro’s hit, was also driven home as well, this time by Marco Scutaro. The Red Sox put up a third run in the top of sixth on a Daniel Nava RBI single, but after that everything went south in a hurry. Continue reading Crawford Crushes Red Sox; Boston Now 6 1/2 Back in Both Races »

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Pete writes
Frankie Edgar cemented his place as the best lightweight in the UFC with a win over B.J. Penn, but the event itself left something to be desired. (photo by sherdog.com)

With the rising popularity of MMA, it is great to see states that once dismissed mixed martial arts as nothing more than barbaric bloodshed are now opening their doors to one of this country’s biggest draws in the world of sports.

The city of Boston had never held a UFC event due to a lack of regulation in Massachusetts. Earlier this year, Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill that called for the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission to expand and oversee MMA events, thus opening the door for Boston native and UFC owner Dana White to bring the UFC to Boston.

Boston was buzzing over the weekend, starting with a two day fan expo taking place at the Hynes Convention Center and culminating with UFC 118: Penn/Edgar 2. All of the hype and anticipation of Boston’s UFC debut turned out to be pretty dull and Beantown was left clamoring for more. Continue reading UFC Makes Lackluster Debut in Boston »

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