ALDS

Red Sox Advance to ALCS

In typical playoff fashion, a close game all the way until the end. Jed Lowrie’s single to short right field brought in Jason Bay to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. Bay got on base after a double to right field.
Torii Hunter broke the game open in the top of the 8th [...]

Angels Force Game 4 After Extra-Inning Win

Mike Napoli launched two home runs off an ineffective Josh Beckett, and the Angels outlasted the Red Sox 5-4 in 12 innings. Napoli finished 3-5 with those two HRs, three RBI, and three runs scored, including the game-winning run in the 12th on an Erick Aybar single.
Beckett was hit hard and hit often, lasting only [...]

MLB Division Series Playoff Predictions

It’s time to turn the calendar to October, and that means playoff baseball is upon us. The American League Division Series and National League Division Series are now underway beginning today, and Sports of Boston’s Mike and Geoff have offered their take on each series in the opening round of the MLB playoffs.
ALDS: Red Sox [...]

Red Sox Sweep Angels and Move Onto ALCS

The L.A. Angels of Anaheim might have had the best pitching staff coming into the playoffs. The might have had one of the most dynamic offenses. I guess the Red Sox hadn’t heard. Because the Red Sox swept the Angels in three games and barely gave them a fighting chance.
Curt Schilling worked seven dominant innings [...]

Game 3: Angels vs Red Sox, 2-0 Boston

Match-up: Jered Weaver (13-7, 3.91) vs Curt Schilling (9-8, 3.87)

Pitchers
W
L
IP
H
HR
BB
SO
ERA
WHIP
K/9
AVG Against

Curt Schilling
9
8
151
165
21
23
101
3.87
1.25
6.02
.275

Jered Weaver
13
7
161
178
17
45
115
3.91
1.39
6.43
.280

Sunday’s battle of Curt Schilling against Jered Weaver is a battle of opposites. Young vs Old. Experience vs Inexperience. Solid 2nd half vs bad 2nd half. Schilling being the old, experienced, great 2nd half guy. Schilling is 40, has 109 innings of [...]

Manny Walk-Off Home-run! Sox Win Game 2

News Alert: Manny is the man.
No surprise there. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, K-Rod up, with Lugo on 2nd and Ortiz on 1st Manny sent one over the Monster and it was over. Boston went ahead 2-0 in this AL Division series against the Angels.
Lessons learned from tonight:

Manny is a good [...]

Game 2: Boston vs. LA Angels

Match-up: Daisuke Matsuzaka(15-12, 4.40) vs Kelvim Escobar(18-6, 3.40).
It’s time for Dice-K to prove he’s worth all that money. The Red Sox got him after his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic where he went 3-0 1.88 ERA. If it weren’t for Dice-K’s dominating performances in pressure-packed situations, Boston may not have made the push [...]

News Update: Beckett’s the Man, The Sox Win Game 1

Beckett kicks ass.
Screw Hanley and his perennial All-Star status. Complete game shutouts are where its at. Pitching wins games, hitting helps.
Beckett now has 3 shutouts in only six total post season starts. He has averaged 1 shutout every 83 games in the regular season. In the post-season he throws a shutout 50% of the time. [...]