Yes it’s true my good fan(s), I’m back. Following a lengthy hiatus inspired by the horrendous ending to the 2009 season, I finally decided to get back to blogging about our beloved, bloody Bosox. I know, I know, hold your applause please…(cue crickets). So, two weeks into the 2010 season I know you’re dying to hear my expert assessment regarding the new & improved edition [...]
Sox sweep puts final nail in Rays coffin
Mick Jagger once sung “I can’t get no satisfaction…cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try…” The 2009 Boston Red Sox obviously didn’t take those lyrics literally, because they kept trying and trying and trying to vanquish the disappointing demons of losing to the Rays in 2008, and Sunday afternoon at Fenway [...]
Whiny Rays looking to play spoilers
One year ago at this time, the Rays were in the midst of beating the BoSox like Chris Brown en route to winning the American League title, and in the process becoming the toast of the baseball world. One year later, as their World Series hangover season winds down in a cloud of horrible losses and lame excuses, they have to settle for trying [...]
Beckett bomb keeps Rays playoff hopes alive
Last night, the Red Sox had a chance to put Tampa Bay’s 2009 playoffs plans in serious jeopardy, as a Boston win would have left the Rays seven games out of the Wild Card lead with exactly 30 games left to play. With ace Josh Beckett on the hill, momentum from the previous night’s satisfying 8-4 win [...]
Mission Accomplished: Sox take Game 1
Coming into this all important three game series against the PITA Tampa Bay Rays, all the Red Sox had to do was avoid a sweep and they would keep a solid grasp on their Wild Card lead. Thanks to a trio of home runs, another solid outing by Jon Lester, and a couple of spectacular catches [...]
Trip to the Trop another unmitigated flop
In years past, a visit to Tampa Bay by my beloved Bosox would be a reason to celebrate, get out of the house, and enjoy a baseball game that I was virtually assured I would enjoy the outcome of. Right now those days seem like a long, long time ago. But there’s a reason I [...]
Sox finally take a series from Tampa Bay (but it wasn’t easy)
It’s basically impossible – if not downright foolish – to call a Sunday night game in early May a “must-win” contest. Especially when the team that needs the win is higher up in the standings than its opponent. But considering Boston hadn’t won a series against the Tampa Bay Rays since last June, droppping six straight sets [...]
Rays steal their way to series win
As if terrific starting pitching, timely hitting and solid bullpen work wasn’t good enough to beat Boston 3 out of 4 games this weekend, Tampa Bay had to add another weapon to its arsenal to finish off the Sox today: speed. Left fielder Carl Crawford tied a modern day record with six stolen bases, the Rays nabbed a [...]
Sox finally get off the schneid vs. Rays
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty, but Boston finally solved the Tampa Bay Rays, beating them 10-6 in a game that felt much closer than the final scored indicates. Tim Wakefield (5IP, 7H, 5ER, 2BB, 5K, HR) had his worst outing of the year, allowing five earned runs in five innings of work, but [...]
