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.
Found October 07, 2008 on
Sox Addict:
PLAYERS:
Jon Lester,
Dustin Pedroia,
Jason Bay,
Jed Lowrie,
Justin Masterson,
Jason Varitek,
Reggie Willits
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays
Original Story:
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
Dear Dr. Craig Morgan: Shut up.
Via Sox Addict
|
October 08, 2008
It's been a long time since the whole Curt Schilling vs. the Boston Red Sox debacle. In case you don't remember what happened, here's a recap: Curt wanted surgery on Boston's dime, the club said no and told him to try rehab, that didn't go so well so he had the surgery anyway.
Well that was all in the past and most people assumed it was just water under the bridge. Apparently Schilling...
|
October 08, 2008
Punching Our Ticket to the ALCS
That was playoff baseball tonight. Wow.Jon Lester, what can you say? He's been tremendous all
year. He's done everything we've asked him to do and he gave us a shot to win
tonight. The lead disappeared in the eighth, but not for long.
This is just a great feeling to get a walk-off win in the
ninth. Jed Lowrie, a rookie, gets the game-winning hit. As a fellow
young guy, I'm...
Phenom Pitcher not worth the ‘Price’ of admission
Finally, a bone-crushing fantasy story. Something that will really effect managers going into 2009, and it doesn't involve injury. Fantasy CPR takes a look at the latest demotion of David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Quick Hits: Price, Santana, De La Cruz, Paulino
Quick Hits:Rays top prospect David Price has been sent down to Triple-A Durham, the Tampa Bay Rays announced. Price pitched in five games last season, but the Rays want him to get into a good rhythm in Triple-A before calling him up. Sources say the Rays would like to add Price to the roster, but it would probably have to take an injury or an impressive showing at Triple-A to get...
Rays Make Right Choice for David Price
In all, the off season was as good as it gets for a young, developing team on a small budget. Those good feelings seemed tarnished a bit on Wednesday when the Rays announced that 23 year old phenom, David Price was sent to triple-A to begin the season. News of Price’s demotion was met with the typical criticism of the Rays trying to save money. While it would be naïve...
Video: Jonathan Papelbon wets down Craig Sager's suit
Just fantastic. Enjoy this clip of an orange-suited Craig Sager getting introduced to the American Psycho, Jonathan Papelbon.
ALDS Game 4: Tonight Lester proves he's the ace
Let's keep it simple here people:
Jon Lester is 11-1 at Fenway with a .249 ERA.
John Lackey is 2-4 in 8 starts at the Fens with a 6.34 ERA.
Both guys pitched very well in Game 1. Lackey's one mistake to Jason Bay proved to be the difference. I'm hoping for a few more mistakes tonight.
If you're...
Click the link to read more...
I'm on no sleep... NO SLEEP!
Have you ever fought off sleep for so long that your body eventually assumes that it's not going to get it's daily reboot, so it just goes back to keeping you awake?
That was me somewhere around the 7th inning last night.
Josh Beckett's continued communication problems with Tek had last night's...
Click the link to read more...
Red Sox have a flair for the dramatic
Via Sports Crackle Pop
|
October 07, 2008
The Boston Red Sox make it back to the ALCS with a dramatic series clinching win over the Angels. It was sick play after sick play! I guess that is what playoff baseball is all about.
-AwfulAnnouncing with the video
|
October 07, 2008
Angels commit suicide; Red Sox win ALDS!
So much to say... so little time. So I'm just gonna make a list of awesomeness from last night's game.
1. Jon Lester. That's it. He's awesome. 14 innings, 0.00 ERA, 11 Ks. John Lackey fought him tooth and nail in both games, but Lester never gave in. He got the leadoff man out every single time...
Click the link to read more...
It Takes Time, Part III: Milwaukee Brewers
This is the third in a series of posts about what new GMs of small-payroll teams have done to lead their teams back to respectability. Here's Part 1, on Dayton Moore and the Kansas City Royals, and here's Part 2 on Andrew Friedman and the Tampa Bay Rays. Both Moore and Friedman have run their teams r...
Angels live to play another day…today!
Angels 5, Sox 4 (12)
WP: Weaver (1-0) LP: Lopez (0-1) SV: None
HRs: BOS-None; LAA-Napoli, 2 (2)
Summary:
On a night when L.A. made numerous mistakesA and left a ton of men on base, the Angels finally snapped their 11-game playoff losing streak against Boston when Erik Aybar singled in Mike Napoli with one out in the 12th inning, [...]
MLB Forum Discussions
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
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...