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Found October 07, 2008 on Sox Addict: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Red Sox knock Angels out of the playoffs, again
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  Tampa Bay Rays
PLAYERS: Jon Lester,  Dustin Pedroia,  Jason Bay,  Jed Lowrie,  Justin Masterson,  Jason Varitek,  Reggie Willits
Last night's game became an instant Red Sox classic. It started with Jon Lester being nothing short of dominating. He went 7 strong innings, giving up only a handful of hits and no runs. Dustin Pedroia got his first hit of the series by banging an RBI double off the wall in the 5th inning. Then there was the insane slider turned 4-seam fastball from Justin Masterson that almost pegged Jason Varitek in the face. In the 9th came the missed suicide squeeze bunt play that turned into a game of pickle between Angels runner Reggie Willits and Varitek. Varitek won, and when asked if he was worried whether Willits could have been safe, he quoted "Not with my speed." Oh yeah, don't forget about the walk-off base hit by rookie shortstop Jed Lowrie. Sure, I still want to punch TBS and FrankTV in the face; Boston Auto Auction commercials still make me want to buy a car from anybody else; and the start-times created by the MLB still make me want to bitchslap somebody in the front office. None of that really matters at the moment though. All the matters is that the Red Sox advance to the ALCS to take on their division rival Tampa Bay Rays. Bring it on.
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  • Mizzy21390
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    Mizzy21390 said October 07, 2008

    Man.. I hope we can beat those Rays!! They scare me.. I was able to say that I wasn't, bcuz they didnt have playoff experience, but seeing as to how they have only lost one game so far...

    Oh well.. Im just gonna continue to have faith in those Sox... and know that they will do anything to go back to the WS and continue to defend their tittle, and not let a 20 yr old roster beat them...

    We have so much momentum, from ppl who say that we cant win without Manny, to Bay who just wants to get his first ring, and the Sox who just want to show the world that their win last yr was not a fluke...

    • soxaddict
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      soxaddict replied October 08, 2008

      Yeah I'm a little nervous about it too. I was nervous about the Angels series as well until I remembered that they're not a good team.
  • soxdynasty

    soxdynasty said October 10, 2008

    The Rays are tough. They wouldn't be in if they weren't but I think we can pull it off. I'll admit that I don't like Dice in game one. I don't know if Beckett is still hurt. Let's hope the Rays inexperience hinders them because there's no weak point on that team.
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