Red Sox reclaim AL East lead at All-Star break

Che Way Yarda

Rover found this 7/13/2008 on www.baseballmusings.com

Che-Hsuan Lin generates the first offense in a while with a two run homer in the 7th. They should name a stadium after him. :-)...

Boston Red Sox Back In 1st Place With 2-1 Win

beisbolct posted 7/13/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Daisuke Matsuzaka was effectively wild for the Boston Red Sox today as they took advantage of Daniel Cabrera’s wildness in a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in front of 37,344 at Fenway Park. The win coupled with Tampa Bay’s loss to the Indians this afternoon moved the Red Sox back in first place by a ½ game going into the All-Star break.

Che-Hsuan Lin Named Futures Game MVP

beisbolct posted 7/13/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Boston Red Sox farmhand Che-Hsuan Lin had an afternoon to remember for the World team in the 2008 XM All-Star Futures Game as he was named the MVP in leading them to a 3-0 win over the USA team at Yankee Stadium.

Braves offer Tiexiera for Kevin Youklis

kimboslice posted 7/14/2008 from www.ingamenow.com

and rightly so - the Red Sox said hell no. but amazing that this went public.

Mystery in his mastery: Dice-K’s results tough to peg

Baseball Prospectus found this 7/14/2008 on www.bostonherald.com

I f it s bottom-line results that matter to you with baseball, then Daisuke Matsuzaka [ stats ] has to be on your short list of American League Cy Young Award candidates. If you care about how one pitcher can manufacture a less impressive 10-1 record ...