Josh Beckett went 7 strong innings and Kevin Youkilis hit his 3rd home run in 2 days to help the lead the Boston Red Sox past the Detroit Tigers 5-1 in front of 38,952 at Comerica Park. The Red Sox took 3-of-4 games in this series and finished up the season 5-2 against the Tigers.
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Entries from May 8th, 2008
Commander Kickass, Youk Lead Red Sox To 5-1 Win
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Category: Boston Red Sox · Detroit Tigers · MLB
Celtics Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Cavs
May 8th, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·
LeBron James said he’d be better in Game Two against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. It would be hard to be any worse than the young super star was in Game One. But the truth of the matter is James is shooting a mere 19% in two games and his Cleveland Cavaliers [...]
Category: Boston Celtics · Cleveland Cavaliers · NBA · Playoffs
A 2nd Grader’s Take
May 8th, 2008 by Steve · 1 Comment ·
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Miss McKenzie’s class of second graders at Ted Williams Elementary on Johnny Pesky Lane in South Boston, were given an assignment in class today to write about something they love. But little Pedro Martinez O’Brien, who was despondent over last night’s walk off loss to the Detroit Tigers, just couldn’t bring himself to write about [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Humor · MLB
Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 5/8
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Hopefully all of y’all who live in the NESN viewing territory did the right thing today and avoided Sox in Two and/or Breakfast With the Sox so you didn’t have to watch E-6 BLOW THE GAME again.
Tonight’s the last game of the 4-game set as the Boston Red Sox next to head to Minnesota to [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Detroit Tigers · MLB
Garnett Named First Team All-NBA
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
While Kevin Garnett from the Boston Celtics wasn’t named the MVP of the NBA, he did pick up his second honor during the postseason as he was named to the First Team All-NBA squad. This is the 4th time in his career being named to the First Team.
Garnett was joined on the First Team by [...]
Category: Awards · Boston Celtics · Dallas Mavericks · Houston Rockets · Los Angeles Lakers · NBA · New Orleans Hornets · Orlando Magic · Phoenix Suns · San Antonio Spurs · Utah Jazz
Paw Prints – Gray On Watch List
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
While I think it’s a little early for the college football awards lists to come out due to the fact that most student-athletes are in the midst of their finals right now, nonetheless the first watch list is out.
UConn Huskies center Keith Gray has been named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List that is presented [...]
Category: Awards · College Football · UConn Huskies
Destination Red Sox Nation – 5/8
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story links and links to team stats and league standings are after the jump.
Pawtucket Red Sox
Kyle Synder gave up 2 runs in a 12-7 PawSox win over the Bulls.
Alex Cora looked good for [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Greenville Drive · Lancaster Jethawks · Lowell Spinners · Minor Leagues · Pawtucket Red Sox · Portland Sea Dogs
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 5/8
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · 4 Comments ·
For the second time since we started doing full recaps of Boston Red Sox games here, I could not bring myself to write a recap. The reason? I think y’all know by now.
If you want to pin this loss on Jonathan Papelbon for not having his best stuff, don’t do it. It wasn’t his fault. [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Detroit Tigers · MLB
Breaking News: Walsh Delivers Tapes To NFL
May 8th, 2008 by Steve · 2 Comments ·
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Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh has sent 8 videotapes to the NFL prior to his appearing to answer questions next week from Commissioner Roger Goodell. So what do you think Walsh sent the NFL that was so super secret, so damaging that he had to have over two months of negotiations to protect himself [...]
Category: Camera-gate · NFL · New England Patriots
AL & NL Central News – 5/8
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Astros pitcher Chris Sampson has been working on his mechanics.
The Indians-Royals game that was postponed last month has been rescheduled for September 13th.
Ned Yost makes sure he doesn’t overuse his Brewers bullpen.
The Royals aren’t sure who they will draft with the 3rd pick overall.
Cardinals OF Ryan Ludwick earned another start with his hot bat.
Tigers reliever [...]
Category: AL Central · MLB · NL Central
The Water Cooler Didn’t Do Anything Wrong
May 8th, 2008 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
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Category: Boston Red Sox · Detroit Tigers · MLB
