As the Red Sox were running out to a 9-1 lead in the fifth inning Tuesday night, Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne made this ridiculous comment: “now this one is starting to get ugly.” “Starting to get ugly?”, I said to my son. “With this (Boston) bullpen, this game is over!” Oh how wrong we both [...]
Old fashioned baseball at the old Boston ballyard
Wow, what the hell just happened at Fenway? I could’ve sworn I saw a pitcher’s duel that took a smidge over 2 hours to complete and featured just 11 base hits and three measly runs. Also, did Boston really score its two runs on a sac fly and a groundout by the 8th and 9th place hitters? You mean [...]
Seems like old times for Sox in Seattle
The Red Sox must have jumped in a time machine between Games 1 and 2 of their weekend series in Seattle, because last night’s 5-3 win felt like it was ripped right from the year 2007. Need proof? Josh Beckett provided a much-needed and long overdue quality start; the Sox jumped out to another early lead, and [...]
