Signs of life last night from Manny, Big Papi and Lugo helped the Red Sox beat Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays last night 7-4. Manny and Big Papi contributed with 5 RBI to the cause. Lugo’s 2 hits got him over the Mendoza line. Let’s hope he can keep his average above it. We saw what possibly is the end of game rotation for the Red Sox with Delcarmen, Okajima and Papelbon. And the odd stat of the day goes to Tim Wakefield. Wakefield has started 18 games and has either won or lost each one. His record stands at 10-8. He gives the Red Sox three pitchers with at least 10 wins (Dice-K with 10, Beckett with 12). With that being said, let’s take a look at the headlines about the game and other happenings from the Boston area and Toronto media in today’s papers.
Growing pains: Hurting Ortiz acknowledges knee injury. [Boston Globe]
Doc gets mugged by Red Sox’ big bashers. [Toronto Star]
Papi, Manny show clout. [Boston Herald]
Jays a bust in Beantown. [Toronto Sun]
Feeling Big Papi’s Pain. [Hartford Courant]
GM goes 0-for-3 in starters gamble. [Toronto Sun]
Forget his size, Pedroia immense at plate, in field. [Pro Jo]
Wakefield: It’s his decision. [Boston Globe]
J.D. gets a little extra cushion. [Boston Herald]
Halladay outing cut short by Sox outburst. [Boston Globe]
Sox should buy into this insurance policy. [Boston Herald]
For more headlines and stories, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant, Providence Journal, Toronto Star and Toronto Sun websites.
the red sox need to stop the “president of red sox nation contest”
it is a joke. what kind of fan base are we turning into. seriously, the real “nation” needs to revolt against this ownership group that is turning everything into a $ making opportunity. lest we become NY fans…
I urge everyone to write into redsox.com to tell them that this contest is absurd.
T (I am going to assume your ‘Tony Soprano’ until it is refuted) I agree to an extent. The president thing could be a lot of fun especially if they let Remy do it. But the whole RSN thing is another $$$$$ grab by the trio and dr chuck.
I’ve stated before I like the ownership group as a whole I think they do nice things but as our friend Lou has pointed out at 38cliches.com the radio broadcasts and even the tv broadcasts are becoming infomercials for the next promotion. examples are the shots of the SoxAppeal dates in progress, Picnic in the park, the RemDawg all-star party, the Monster seat ticket auction against the Giants, etc. And yes some of those are charitable works but have you seen the prices on some of this stuff? It’d be cool to do picnic in the park, not to see the players but just for the event, give a few dollars to a charity (it’s good karma) and have a good family atmosphere but it’s a minimum of $350 per person. How many everyday families can foot that? I just wonder sometimes how far can they go and get people to put out cash? If Double L and Dr Chuck could put horse dung in a bag and put the Sox logo on it and make a buck they’d do it.
ah crap I just gave them an idea didn’t I?