Today Angelswin.com and FenwayWest.com had joint Q&A's regarding the 2009 ALDS.For the answers from the Angels perspective visit Fenwaywest.comAW - What do you see as the Red Sox' biggest strengths and weakness coming into this series?Matt O'Donnell : Strengths- the biggest strength they have is experience. Most of the players on the team have played plenty of games in the postseason and will not be bothered by the pressure. This is especially true of the Red Sox starters for games 1 & 2: Lester and Beckett. They also have a lineup that will work the count and can score runs in bunches. The team can still score runs with one or two of their big hitters in a slump Weaknesses: Stopping the running game is a huge problem for the Red Sox. Jason Varitek simply cannot throw out a runner anymore and Victor Martinez does not do much better. The bullpen is not as good as it was earlier in the season; Manny Delcarmen has really struggled and Ramon Ramirez and Saito have no...
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October 07, 2009
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland A’s in the ALCS with a 5-3 win at Alameda County Coliseum.
The Sox jumped out to a 4-0 lead over Oakland starter Ken [...]
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October 06, 2009
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
Red Sox CEO John Harrington announced that the team would accept bids from prospective buyers of the ballclub, with the Yawkey Trust’s controlling interest being up for sale.
The team had originally intended to build a [...]
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October 05, 2009
Game 161: October 3, 2009 Indians6L: Aaron Laffey (7-9)65-96, 4 game losing streak Red Sox11W: Josh Beckett (17-6)94-67, 3 game winning streak Highlights: Beckett allowed four runs but none were by way of the longball. Cleveland is middle of the pack for team home runs, tied for 14th with the
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October 06, 2009
The Everyman is not for everyone. Kevin Youkilis has tried to make peace with that. He wants to be liked, to be admired - who doesn’t? - but it cannot be at any price. There is scant room for compromise when you are the most intricate cog in the Red Sox wheel, a multi-positional player who provides the manager with ...
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October 04, 2009
Terry Francona announced that Jon Lester will start Game 1 for the Red Sox.
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October 04, 2009
So what were the ten best Red Sox games of 2009? Thankfully you don’t have to think about that, I am here to answer that question for you. In a shocking development I found the ten best games to be Red Sox victories, who would have expected such a thing?April 17, Boston 10 - Baltimore 8 – Life in the Terry Francona era, Sox fall behind, Sox don’t quit, Sox come back to win...
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October 04, 2009
Sunday's MLB roundup: J.D. Drew homered twice, and Jed Lowrie hit his first career grand slam and the Boston Red Sox headed into the playoffs with a 12-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
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October 04, 2009
The Red Sox finished their final game of the season with a back and forth 12-7 win over the Cleveland Indians to complete a four-game sweep. The game started on a stomach churning moment when Clay Buchholz surrendered a leadoff home run just three pitches into the game. David Ortiz helped the Sox take the [...]
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October 07, 2009
By Ryan of The Sportmeisters About The Boston Red Sox: The 2007 World Series Champions look to regain their title after Tampa Bay knocked them out of the ALDS last season. They come in as the AL wild card, clinching it with a 95-67 record...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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