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Demonize
October 12, 2009 by
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ALDS Game 3: October 11, 2009 Angels 7 W: Darren Oliver (1-0)S: Brian Fuentes (2) 3-0 Red Sox 6 H: Daniel Bard (1)H: Billy Wagner (1)BS, L: Jonathan Papelbon (1, 0-1) 0-3 Highlight: Despite cruising at an altitude of 39,000 feet I was able to experience most of this
Bedeviled
October 12, 2009 by
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ALDS Game 2: October 9, 2009 Red Sox 1 L: Josh Beckett (0-1) 0-2 Angels 4 W: Jared Weaver (1-0)H: Darren Oliver (1)H: Kevin Jepsen (1)S: Brian Fuentes (1) 2-0 Highlights: In Japanese the word for “four” (shi) is a homonym of the word “death.” The Angels scored four
Purgatory
October 09, 2009 by
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ALDS Game 1: October 8, 2009 Red Sox 0 L: Jon Lester (0-1) 0-1 Angels 5 W: John Lackey (1-0) 1-0 Highlights: Having Don Orsillo as play-by-play man is almost like having a postseason game on NESN. Buck Martinez spoiled the effect by sprinkling in imperceptive comments here and
2009 Retrospective
October 07, 2009 by
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Continuing with the rest of the season, I list the highs and lows of the 2009 Red Sox. It is almost uncanny how Brad Penny’s success coincided with the uncertainty around John Smoltz such that the front office couldn’t capitalize on Penny’s value at its apex. June 2nd: A squirrel
Hindsight
October 06, 2009 by
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Game 162: October 4, 2009 Indians7L: Tomo Ohka (1-5)65-97, 5 game losing streak Red Sox12W: Michael Bowden (1-1)95-67, 4 game winning streak Highlights: Bowden, he of the bizarre delivery, attained his first major league win in 2009 in the last game of the regular season. He entered the game after
Backstops
October 05, 2009 by
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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
Wedged
October 03, 2009 by
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Game 159: October 1, 2009 Indians0L: Carlos Carrasco (0-4)65-94, 2 game losing streak Red Sox3W: Jon Lester (15-8)H: Daniel Bard (13)H: Billy Wagner (5)S: Jonathan Papelbon (38)92-67, 1 game winning streak Highlights: A win, a very palpable win. MLB.com now has a Game Pulse section...
Shake
October 01, 2009 by
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Game 158: September 30, 2009 Blue Jays12W: Roy Halladay (17-10)75-84, 6 game winning streak Red Sox0L: Tim Wakefield (11-5)91-67, 6 game losing streak Highlights: Only Rocco Baldelli (seventh frame) and Joey Gathright (sixth inning to break up the no-hitter and a two-out hit in the...
Beguiled
October 01, 2009 by
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Game 157: September 29, 2009 Blue Jays8W: Ricky Romero (13-9)S: Jason Frasor (11)74-84, 5 game winning streak Red Sox7L: Clay Buchholz (7-4)91-66, 5 game losing streak Highlights: For the second game in a row a Red Sox starter allowed four runs in the first. Buchholz lasted 5 innings, which was
Impediments
October 01, 2009 by
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Game 156: September 28, 2009 ∙ 7 innings Blue Jays11W: Scott Richmond (8-10)73-84, 4 game winning streak Red Sox5L: Michael Bowden (0-1)91-65, 4 game losing streak Highlights: The Red Sox honored Johnny Pesky on his 90th birthday by having him throw out the first pitch. Instead of...
Postlude
September 29, 2009 by
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Game 155: September 27, 2009 Red Sox2L: Paul Byrd (1-3)91-64, 3 game losing streak Yankees4W: Andy Pettitte (14-7)H: Brian Bruney (14)H: Phil Coke (21)S: Mariano Rivera (44)100-56, 5 game winning streak Highlights: Victor Martinez’s hitting streak was snapped when he pinch hit for...
Prelude
September 28, 2009 by
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Game 153: September 25, 2009 Red Sox5L: Jon Lester (14-8)91-62, 1 game losing streak Yankees9W: Joba Chamberlain (9-6)98-56, 3 game winning streak Highlights: Though both possess abundant talent there is a marked difference in temperament between Lester and Chamberlain. Lester is confident...
Unseat
September 25, 2009 by
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Game 152: September 24, 2009 Red Sox10W: Clay Buchholz (7-3)91-61, 2 game winning streak Royals3L: Anthony Lerew (0-1)63-90, 2 game losing streak Highlights: Zack Greinke heckled home plate umpire Greg Gibson’s strike zone in the third inning and was ejected by Gibson from the dugout...
Dethrone
September 25, 2009 by
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Game 151: September 23, 2009 Red Sox9W: Josh Beckett (16-6)90-61, 1 game winning streak Royals2L: Luke Hochevar (7-11)63-89, 1 game losing streak Highlights: Beckett has all but recovered from his August abatement. He twirled six innings of two-run ball despite allowing 12 hits. Yuniesky...
Crown
September 23, 2009 by
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Game 150: September 22, 2009 Red Sox1L: Paul Byrd (1-2)89-61, 2 game losing streak Royals5W: Zack Greinke (15-8)S: Joakim Soria (28)63-88, 3 game winning streak Highlights: The Red Sox batters mustered only two hits against Greinke. One of them was Victor Martinez sixth inning single...
Deterioration
September 23, 2009 by
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Game 149: September 21, 2009 Red Sox9BS, L: Daniel Bard (3, 2-2)89-60, 1 game losing streak Royals12W: Yasuhiko Yabuta (2-1)H: Jamey Wright (12)S: Joakim Soria (27)62-88, 2 game winning streak Highlights: I’m on vacation in Nevada and the Red Sox relievers decided to take leave of...
Better
September 21, 2009 by
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Game 147: September 19, 2009 Red Sox11W: Jon Lester (14-8)H: Billy Wagner (4)88-59, 2 game winning streak Orioles5L: Matt Albers (2-6)60-88, 3 game losing streak Highlights: Victor Martinez took all the tension out of extending his hitting streak by launching a line drive to the right...
Cake
September 19, 2009 by
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Game 146: September 18, 2009 Red Sox3W: Clay Buchholz (6-3)H: Daniel Bard (12)H: Hideki Okajima (23)S: Jonathan Papelbon (37)87-59, 1 game winning streak Orioles1L: Jeremy Guthrie (10-15)60-87, 2 game losing streak Highlights: Pay no attention to those rookies behind the curtain. They...
Passed
September 18, 2009 by
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Game 145: September 17, 2009 Angels4W: Kevin Jepsen (6-3)S: Brian Fuentes (42)87-59, 1 game winning streak Red Sox3L: Billy Wagner (1-1)86-59, 1 game losing streak Highlights: One would think that in a series that featured Daisuke Matsuzaka, Paul Byrd, and Josh Beckett that the last...
Revivification
September 17, 2009 by
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Game 144: September 16, 2009 Angels8H: Kevin Jepsen (15)BS: Darren Oliver (1)BS, L: Brian Fuentes (7, 1-5)86-59, 3 game losing streak Red Sox9BS: Ramon Ramirez (4)W: Daniel Bard (2-1)86-58, 7 game winning streak Highlights: Rick Reed may shoulder some of the blame for the Angels...
Left
September 14, 2009 by
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Game 142: September 13, 2009 Rays0L: James Shields (9-11)72-71, 11 game losing streak Red Sox4W: Jon Lester (13-7)84-58, 5 game winning streak Highlights: Not to be outdone by Clay Buchholz, Lester twirled eight shutout innings to sweep the Rays out of Fenway and, most likely, out of the Wild Card
Opposite
September 14, 2009 by
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Game 141: September 13, 2009 Rays1L: Matt Garza (7-10)72-70, 10 game losing streak Red Sox3W: Hideki Okajima (6-0)S: Jonathan Papelbon (36)83-58, 4 game winning streak Highlights: Joe Maddon’s relief pitching strategy radically shifted from when these two teams last met. Instead...
Shorten
September 13, 2009 by
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Game 140: September 12, 2009 ∙ 6 innings Rays1L: Wade Davis (0-1)72-69, 9 game losing streak Red Sox9W: Josh Beckett (15-6)82-58, 3 game winning streak Highlights: It doesn’t quite make sense to me that Evan Longoria got credit for a hit and the game is officially six innings while Beckett
Pinch
September 11, 2009 by
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Game 139: September 9, 2009 Orioles5H: Alberto Castillo (2)BS, L: Matt Albers (3, 2-5)56-83, 2 game losing streak Red Sox7BS: Manny Delcarmen (3)W: Billy Wagner (1-0)H: Daniel Bard (10)S: Jonathan Papelbon81-58, 2 game winning streak Highlights: With the evolution of Bard from a wet...
Futility
September 09, 2009 by
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Game 138: September 8, 2009 Orioles0L: David Hernandez (4-7)56-82, 1 game losing streak Red Sox10W: Clay Buchholz (5-3)80-58, 1 game winning streak Highlights: Not only was the game full of offense authored by the Red Sox batters but was equally offensive with an onslaught of revenue...
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