Kevin Youkilis is quickly shaking off his nickname, “The Greek God of Walks”, with all the hits he’s had lately. [RedSox.com]
The Red Sox pitchers are beginning to cool off after a hot start. [AP]
Gordon Edes has a great piece on the role of an official scorer. [Boston Globe]
Coco Crisp said AROD apologized on Wednesday for his hard slide into Dustin Pedroia the night before. [ProJo SoxBlog]
Sean McAdam tells us about the cold spots on the Red Sox right now. [Providence Journal]
Jon Lester was outstanding in his rehab start last night for the PawSox in a 3-2 victory writes Joe McDonald. [Providence Journal]
Nick Cafardo and/or Amalie Benjamin will try to confirm that AROD apologized yesterday with Dustin Pedroia today in Texas. [Extra Bases]
Steve Buckley says the Red Sox need to forget about NY and beat everyone else. [Boston Herald]
Jeff Horrigan tells us about Daisuke Matsuzaka, Big Papi, J.D. Drew, Julio Lugo, and Mike Lowell in his Red Sox notebook. [Boston Herald]
Kevin Youkilis’ defense has been top-notch writes Jeff Horrigan. [Boston Herald]
David Heuschkel tells us Terry Francona was majorly stressed in the Bronx on Wednesday night. [Hartford Courant]
And on another note, Bud Selig will have something to say about the Jason Giambi case in the next week or so. [Yahoo Sports/AP]