The team played better down the stretch with another solid month in September that saw them clinch the American League Wild Card berth and earn a spot in the post season for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Since the inception of the Wild Card in the mid 1990’s no other team in [...]
Entries from September 30th, 2008
Red Sox Review For September 2008
September 30th, 2008 by Steve · No Comments ·
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB
Chicago White Sox Punch Their Ticket To The Playoffs
September 30th, 2008 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
Jim Thome’s solo home run in the 7th inning was all the Chicago White Sox needed as John Danks threw 8 scoreless innings to help them win 1-0 over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox will now celebrate and then head to Tampa to take on the Rays on Thursday.
The White Sox actually staved off [...]
Category: Chicago White Sox · MLB · Minnesota Twins · Tampa Bay Rays
A Look Back At The Red Sox Vs. Angels in 2008
September 30th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
While the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have won 8-of-9 against the Boston Red Sox this season, the Red Sox have eliminated the Angels from the playoffs twice in the past 4 years. As per the norm, you throw out the regular season records and what’s happened in the past in the playoffs and go [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Los Angeles Angels · MLB
Ode To Ravenstoke, Alaska
September 30th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
My father sent this along to me and this is too funny not too share with y’all. I know it’s got nothing to do with sports or anything but it’ll give you a good laugh.
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Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 9/30
September 30th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
The big news yesterday for the UConn Huskies football team was that both QB Tyler Lorenzen and TE Steve Brouse will be out 6-8 weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken foot and broken leg respectively.
In other news, Lawrence Wilson was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week despite the fact that the Huskies [...]
Category: Alumni News · College Football · Men's Basketball · UConn Huskies
Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes – 9/30
September 30th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
Before the Boston Red Sox departed for Anaheim in the late afternoon yesterday, they held an optional workout at Fenway Park along with a rally afterward. Obviously the biggest thing people wanted to know is how is Josh Beckett feeling. Beckett did not speak with the media yesterday and Terry Francona had nothing new to [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Los Angeles Angels · MLB · Playoffs
In The Red Zone – 9/30
September 30th, 2008 by Steve · No Comments ·
With the team having had their bye week this past Sunday the players were given the weekend off. Everyone was back at Foxboro yesterday morning ready to get to work in preparing for the San Francisco 49ers. I believe because the game is a west coast game that the team is making Friday their travel [...]
Category: Arizona Cardinals · Buffalo Bills · Detroit Lions · Miami Dolphins · Music · NFL · New England Patriots · New York Jets · San Diego Chargers · San Francisco 49ers · Sports Radio/Television · St. Louis Rams · Super Bowl
The Boston Red Sox Hold Rally At Fenway
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · 6 Comments ·
It was just another typical day after the regular season ends at Fenway Park as fans came out to honor members of the Boston Red Sox before they departed for Anaheim. This was the 5th time in the last 6 years that the Red Sox have held a rally before starting the playoffs.
In previous years, [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Videos
A Video Look Back At The 2008 Boston Red Sox Season
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
It seems just like yesterday when we were waking up at 5 AM here on the east coast to catch the Boston Red Sox take on the Oakland A’s in the Tokyo Dome to open up the 2008 regular season. Now, a 162 games later, we are getting ready for what we hope will be [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Videos
Lester Earns Pitcher Of the Month Honors
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · 2 Comments ·
For the second time this season, Boston Red Sox lefty Jon Lester has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for September 2008. Lester also won the award back in July.
Lester was 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 5 starts this month. He threw 33 2/3 innings allowing 8 earned runs on 26 [...]
Category: American League · Awards · Boston Red Sox · MLB
Lorenzen, Brouse Out 6-8 Weeks
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
More UConn Huskies football news for you concerning injured quarterback Tyler Lorenzen and tight end Steve Brouse.
Tyler Lorenzen will miss the next 6-8 weeks with a broken foot.
Head coach Randy Edsall said during today’s Big East Coaches teleconference that both Lorenzen and Brouse will miss at least 6-8 weeks. That means the earliest either of [...]
Category: College Football · UConn Huskies
Wilson Named Big East Defensive Player of the Week
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
For the second straight week, a member of the UConn Huskies football team has taken home a weekly Big East honor as Lawrence Wilson was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week.
In the win against Louisville on Friday night, Wilson had 6 tackles, an 18-yard fumble return and of course the big blow was [...]
Category: Awards · Big East · College Football · UConn Huskies
Who’s To Blame For The Mets Collapse 2008 Edition
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · 4 Comments ·
In 2007, the New York Mets choked away a 7 game lead and missed out on the playoffs on the last day of the season which brought us this:
And now we have this after the Mets blew a 3.5 game lead and are out of the playoffs on the final day of the season for [...]
Category: MLB · New York Mets
The Pot Calling The Kettle Black
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
You might remember back to the incident in Houston where Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick. Well it turns out Manny said he was “disrespected” by McCormick.
As for the incident that had him knocking down a Red Sox executive, “I was wrong,” Ramirez said.
He said the relationship with the executive had been [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Los Angeles Dodgers · MLB
Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 9/29
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
According to all of the assembled media reports, the surgeries for UConn Huskies quarterback Tyler Lorenzen and tight end Steve Brouse were successful. No word on how long they will be out but I suspect Randy Edsall may say something during the Big East Coaches conference call today.
Chip Malafronte of the New Haven Register says [...]
Category: Alumni News · College Football · College Hockey · Soccer · UConn Huskies
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 9/29
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
It’s been a long season of Boston Red Sox baseball. A season that started in Japan ended with a walk-off win over their hated rivals the New York Yankees who were playing for pride. A win for the Yankees yesterday would have given them a sweep of the weekend series before they head to the [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox Regular Season Musical Montage
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
As you might expect, the fine musical montage makers at NESN have put together a final montage for the Boston Red Sox regular season. Enjoy it folks.
video courtesy of NESN
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · NESN · Videos
If We Were The GM Of The Boston Red Sox….
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · 6 Comments ·
this is who Steve and I would want on our 25-man rosters for the Boston Red Sox during the 2008 ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Ian
Steve
Pitchers
Pitchers
Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett
Jon Lester
Jon Lester
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd
Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon
Hideki Okajima
Hideki Okajima
Justin Masterson
Justin Masterson
Javier Lopez
Javier Lopez
Manny Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen
Mike Timlin
David Aardsma
Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield
Catchers
Catchers
Jason Varitek
Jason Varitek
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Infielders
Infielders
Kevin Youkilis
Kevin [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB · Playoffs
Francona Names Starters For ALDS
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
After the win over the New York Yankees on Sunday night, Boston Red Sox skipper Terry Francona announced the starters for their ALDS matchup with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Jon Lester starts Game 1 while Daisuke Matsuzaka will start Game 2. Josh Beckett is penciled in right now to start Game 3.
The game times [...]
Category: American League · Boston Red Sox · Los Angeles Angels · MLB · Pitching Matchups · Playoffs
Tina Fey Returns As Sarah Palin Again On SNL
September 29th, 2008 by Ian · No Comments ·
If you remember back two weeks ago, Tina Fey portrayed Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. On Saturday night, she reprised her role as Palin in an interview by Katie Couric (Amy Poehler).
And here is some video of the actual interview between Palin and Couric.
