Red Sox fans had been waiting for this day for a long time – the day when both the explosive offense and stellar starting pitching came together in perfect harmony. Mark May 31st, 2009 on the calendar, because on this day, the Nation’s dreams finally came true. For the first time in…well, maybe all season, [...]
Back to bashing: Sox slam 5 HRs in 8-3 rout of Jays
As the ovation reached a speaker-rumbling crescendo and the big man climbed to the top step of the dugout to tip his cap to the adoring Fenway Faithful, it almost felt as if you were watching a Red Sox game of late-October 2004 vintage, not a meaningless mid-May 2009 tilt. But as soon as David Ortiz’s [...]
The baseball gods giveth…
Yesterday the Sox came back from an early 2-0 deficit, survived a couple of tough patches in the middle of the game, and then turned what looked like a 9th inning insurance run into the eventual game winner as the Angels made a furious last-minute comeback. As they say, payback’s a bitch, huh? Boston got a [...]
