Top Ten

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. One of the earliest examples of Nick Green helping the club as his two run double to center tied the game in the fifth.April 24, Boston 6 - New York 4, April 25, Boston 16 - New York 11, April 26, Boston 4 - New York 1 - How do you pick just one? On Friday the two long-time rivals playing an enthralling game. Saturday was yet another dramatic Red Sox come back from a big deficit then Sunday showed the Sox vaunted pitching depth with Michael Bowden and Hunter Jones playing key roles and of course Ellsbury’s dramatic steal of home which amazes me each time I see it because he clearly is falling down rather than div...