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Entries from May 21st, 2008

Colon Looks Good in 6-3 Sox Win

May 21st, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·

Bartolo Colon made his Boston Red Sox debut and went 5 innings and threw 74 pitches in what I’d say was a pretty good showing for a guy who hadn’t faced many major league hitters in the last two years. Colon was good enough to earn a victory for his efforts in the 6-3 win [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB


Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 5/21

May 21st, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·

Tonight marks the Boston Red Sox debut of Bartolo Colon who the Red Sox picked up as a free agent during spring training. Colon for the most part has been throwing the ball well down in Pawtucket and if not for a recent oblique injury, he may have been up a little bit earlier.
Brandon Moss [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB


The Hits Keep Coming… Tonight at 7 PM ET

May 21st, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·

Tune in tonight as bloggers Anthony of the Oriole Post and Jason of My Baseball Bias join me for the very popular hour long baseball show called, “The Hits Keep Coming” brought to you by MLBFrontOffice.com on Blog Talk Radio. Every week at 7PM Eastern Time (6PM Central/ 5PM Mountain/ 4PM Western/Pacific) we chat, analyze [...]

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Category: MLB · Sports Radio/Television


Welcome To Bizarro Baseball

May 21st, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·

Here is the latest cover from Sports Illustrated.

to Sooze from Babes Love Baseball.

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Category: MLB · Media


Kraft Speaks On NFL Opt Out

May 21st, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is on the record in today’s Boston Globe with his views on the NFL owners opting out of the current collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association.
He also spoke with the NFL Network and you can see his comments about the labor agreement.
The NFLPA chimed in as well [...]

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Category: Contracts · NFL · New England Patriots


Destination Red Sox Nation – 5/21

May 21st, 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
Four PawSox pitchers combined on a 3-hitter in a 3-2 win over Scranton Wilkes-Barre.
Team Stats
International League Standings
Pawsox website
Portland [...]

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


Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 5/21

May 21st, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

A month ago, the Boston Red Sox called upon Justin Masterson to make a spot-start. He threw the ball well in that outing but was denied the win by the bullpen. Last night, Masterson was called upon to do the same thing.
This time the Red Sox bullpen made the score stand up as Masterson picked [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · Kansas City Royals · MLB


It’s Good To Be A Boston Sports Fan

May 21st, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

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Category: Boston Celtics · Boston Red Sox · ESPN · Favorite Teams


Lenny Clarke Sans Denis Leary This Time

May 21st, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·

If you’re a Boston Red Sox fan, you’ll most definitely remember this clip from August of 2006. It was the night Denis Leary and Lenny Clarke were in the NESN booth with Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy and went on their Mel Gibson tirade.
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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · NESN · Videos


How The Media Screwed Up Spygate

May 21st, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·

Our friend Bruce Allen of the Boston Sports Media Watch has a good recap about how the press handled the information from Spygate and the opinions they formed on it, not only immediately but over time. He calls it the “most disgraceful episode in recent sports media history“.   Allen goes on to point out that [...]

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Category: Camera-gate · Current Events · Media · NFL · New England Patriots · Sports Radio/Television