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Entries from May 17th, 2008

Red Sox Complete The Doubleheader Sweep

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

It was most certainly not a pretty game tonight as both teams combined for a season-high 7 errors. But in the end, it was the Boston Red Sox who came out on top as they took advantage of an error in the 7th inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in front 37,847 tired baseball [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers


Red Sox Take Game 1 5-3

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

After having been rained out last night, the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers got back to the business of playing some beisbol today in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader.
Daisuke Matsuzaka gave the Red Sox 6 2/3 innings of good pitching to help them to a 5-3 win over the Brewers in front of [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · Special K


Brewers @ Red Sox Game 2 Lineups

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·

Here are the lineups and batter/pitcher matchups for the second game of the doubleheader between the Milwaukee Brewers and Boston Red Sox.
20-22
Rickie Weeks 2b
Mike Cameron cf
Ryan Braun dh
Prince Fielder 1b
Corey Hart rf
Gabe Kapler lf
Bill Hall 3b
Mike Rivera c
Craig Counsell ss
Dave Bush, SP
25-19
Jacoby Ellsbury, lf
Dustin Pedroia, 2b
David Ortiz, dh
Kevin Youkilis, 1b
Mike Lowell, 3b
J.D. Drew, rf
Coco [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers


Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 5/17

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

Here are today’s lineups for the first game of the doubleheader that is on FOX at 3:55 PM. One change for the Boston Red Sox as Sean Casey is in for Mike Lowell. Lowell will play in the nightcap as skipper Terry Francona looks to rest everyone some with 3 games in 24 hours.
20-21
Weeks 2b
Cameron [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers


Paw Prints – Wiggins To UMass

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·

Former UConn Huskies backup point guard Doug Wiggins has announced that he will be staying close to his East Hartford, CT home and will be attending UMass.
Wiggins will have to sit out next year and will have two years of eligibility left for the Minutemen.

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Category: Men's Basketball · UConn Huskies · UMass Minutemen


Belichick Lashes Out At Walsh Part 2

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

I know y’all are getting pretty sick of this whole “Spygate” business as are we. As Steve told you last night, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick sat down with CBS news and we gave you what they showed on CBS last night. What you didn’t see is this full interview from CBS.com.

Mike Reiss [...]

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Category: Camera-gate · Interviews · Media · NFL · New England Patriots


UCONN Women In the WNBA 2008 Style

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · 3 Comments ·

Well for those of you who are women’s basketball fans, the WNBA season gets underway on Saturday afternoon. So I thought I would share with you the former UCONN Huskies women’s players that are currently showcasing their skills in the WNBA.
The Huskies have 12 players in the WNBA, which ties them with Tennessee for the [...]

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Category: UConn Huskies · WNBA · Women's Basketball


Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 5/17

May 17th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

Last night’s Boston Red Sox versus Milwaukee Brewers game was postponed due to the lovely weather we had yesterday. The game was finally called after an hour and 25 minutes where fans spent money only to find out they’ll have to spend more tonight when the game is made up.
That’s right. There’s going to be [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers


Destination Red Sox Nation – 5/17

May 17th, 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
The Bison scored in the 7th inning to beat the PawSox 4-2.
Team Stats
International League Standings
Pawsox website
Portland Sea Dogs:
The [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · Greenville Drive · Lancaster Jethawks · Lowell Spinners · Minor Leagues · Pawtucket Red Sox · Portland Sea Dogs


NFL Owners Look To Opt Out Of CBA

May 17th, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·

According to one NFL management source league owners could vote as early as next week to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association. It could happen as soon as Tuesday in Atlanta when the NFL owners meet.
If the owners exercise their option to terminate the agreement it could lead [...]

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Category: NFL


Merloni Joins NESN

May 17th, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·

Former Boston Red Sox infielder and Framingham MA native Lou Merloni is the latest edition to NESN’s Red Sox Pre-Game and Post-Game shows. Merloni joins an already crowded field at the desk as a Tom Caron sidekick along with Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, should be Hall of Famer Jim Rice, former Red Sox 1B [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Media · NESN · Sports Radio/Television


Belichick Lashes Out At Walsh

May 17th, 2008 by Steve · 2 Comments ·

Saying Matt Walsh was nothing than a low level staffer that was dismissed for poor job performance New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team’s former video assistant.
Belichick once again reiterated that he made a mistake by saying of the videotaping, “I was wrong. I was wrong”, in an interview today [...]

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Category: Camera-gate · Interviews · Media · NFL · New England Patriots