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Phillies Win 2008 World Series

By KC ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Rays Struck by Red Sox Kiss of Death
When Brad Lidge recored the final out of the 2008 season on a strikeout, the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series for the first time since 1980. It was also Philadelphia’s first title in 25 years since the ‘83 76ers. Fans of the Philadelphia sports teams are brutal, [...]

James Shields Leads Rays in Game 2 Win

By KC ⋅ October 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Big Game James Shields lived up to his name, pitching 5.2 shutout innings in the Rays 4-2 victory in Game 2. Sheilds allowed seven hits, but mostly held the Phillies bats at bay. He also walked two and struck out four in the victory.
B.J. Upton woke up after a quiet Game 1 and a Ruthian [...]

Cole Hamels Quiets Rays Bats, Wins Game 1

By KC ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Cole Hamels did what most Red Sox starters could not do: quiet the Rays bats. Hamels allowed two runs on hits in seven strong innings of the Phillies’ 3-2 Game 1 victory at Tropicana Field. Closer Brad Lidge slammed the door shut after a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.
B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria (players [...]

Red Sox Push Rays to Limit, Fall Short

By Mike ⋅ October 21, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The Red Sox opened the American League Championship series with a hard-nosed victory, but it was the only lead they would have in the series. Like last season’s team, they proceeded to drop the next three games, digging themselves a 3-1 hole. They battled valiantly to force the seventh game, even coming back from a [...]

Sox Lose Dream as Rays Win Game 7

By KC ⋅ October 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox had used all their energy to get to Game 7 of the ALCS. With no Mike Lowell or even Manny Ramirez (though Jason Bay has been a nice substitute), the Red Sox clawed their way to a deciding game after being down in the series 3-1. For the first time since 2003, [...]

Miracle Red Sox Force Game 7

By KC ⋅ October 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

You all know the story. In fact, this is the fourth time since 2003 that the Red Sox have forced a Game 7 in the ALCS after winning Game 6. They did so by beating the Rays 4-2 behind a gutsy effort from an injured Josh Beckett.
The Sox righty allowed two runs on four hits [...]

Sox Have History on Their Side in Game 6

By KC ⋅ October 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Tonight, the Red Sox will take on the Tampa Bay Rays in another do-or-die game for the team. The Sox made a miraculous comeback in Game 5, down 7-0 with two outs in the seventh inning, to win 8-7 and force Game 6. Josh Beckett will take the mound and oppose righty “Big Game” James [...]

Red Sox Stage Historic Comeback, Force Game 6

By KC ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Scott Kazmir, who was pushed up to Game 5 for a variety of reasons, pitched a gem through six innings, but Boston’s patient bats forced him out of the game as he reached 111 pitches. When Kazmir left the game, the Red Sox were down 5-0 through six, and by the time they came to [...]

Red Sox Reeling after Rays Win 13-4

By KC ⋅ October 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

We have them right where we want them! Isn’t the 2008 ALCS looking a lot like the 2004 and 2007 ALCS? While the Red Sox have little chance at moving onto the World Series, there always is just that little chance. They have looked really bad in two games at Fenway Park, punctuated by a 13-4 embarassing loss [...]

Rays Blast Red Sox 9-1 in Game 3

By KC ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Tampa Bay Rays came into Boston for Game 3 and blasted four home runs (B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria, Rocco Baldelli, Carlos Pena) en route to a 9-1 victory. Joe Maddon’s crew now has a 2-1 series lead, and can end the series in Boston with wins in Game 4 and 5.
Jon Lester was uncharacteristically [...]

Tropicana Field Might be on National TV Soon

By Adam ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s something a lot of people don’t exactly think about much: the quality of one of the baseball stadiums that might be involved in the World Series. I’m referring to the closed dome stadium in Tampa, Tropicana Field.
The reason I bring this up is that we are three Tampa wins away from having this awful [...]

Beckett Horrible in Sox Extra-Inning Loss

By KC ⋅ October 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox offense exploded for four home runs in Game 2, and most of the time it’s good enough for a win. Well, that’s unless you have the 2008 version of Josh Beckett on the hill to start the game, and the 2008 version of Mike Timlin to close it out.
Josh Beckett absolutely laid [...]

Dice-K Nearly Unhittable in Game 1 Win

By KC ⋅ October 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Daisuke Matsuzaka had many doubters coming into Game 1 of the ALCS. Many questioned his ability to go deep into the game due to his erratic control and usual high pitch counts. He answered those questions in a big way Friday night, taking a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in a 2-0 Red Sox [...]

Red Sox Down Angels Again; Face Familiar Foe in Rays

By Mike ⋅ October 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The Red Sox and Angels met in the postseason for the fourth time and like each previous battle, the Red Sox prevailed. The Angels won the third game of the series to stave off elimination for a day and broke the Sox’ 11-game postseason win streak in this series.
As expected, pitching dominated the series, but [...]

With Playoffs Virtually Assured, Red Sox Aim for Division Title

By Mike ⋅ September 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox split this week with the Rays and Blue Jays, but that was good enough to get them into the playoffs (they have clinched at least a tie with the Yankees) and still within 1.5 games of the Rays for the AL East title. The Red Sox will wrap up the 2008 regular season [...]

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