seamheads.com - 8/19/2008
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On Sunday, a lifelong Yankee fan spent an afternoon at Fenway Park . He enjoyed the baseball, reflected upon the environment, and avoided any physical altercations, all while keeping a running diary of the events. Over the weekend, Karen and I drove up to Boston to partake in her aunt and uncle’s joint 50 th birthday celebration. Friday night, we reconnected with friends that we ...
Lester and Bay lead Sox past O's
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 8/19/2008 — Jason Bay had two homers and Jon Lester pitched 7 more solid innings as the Sox beat the O's 6-3 last night.
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19
soxanddawgs.com 8/19/2008 — All season long, the Red Sox have really been able to count on one pitcher, Jon Lester. While Josh Beckett may be the “ace” of the staff and Daisuke Matsuzaka has 14 wins, Lester has been the stopper for Terrry Francona’s ballclub. Whenever the Red Sox have needed to end a losing streak, time and time again Lester has been there to do the job.
Roto Chronicles: American League - August 18
seamheads.com 8/19/2008 — Some Orioles are going up and down, see who is going what direction… THREE UP/THREE DOWN Hitters Nick Markakis, OF—BAL (UP) The budding young star in Baltimore continues to impress. Since the All-Star break, Markakis has hit .322 with three home runs and 26 RBI. And what makes him all the more impressive is that he has more walks than strikeouts since the break, 18 to 13. For the ...
Climbing the Ladder with the American League 8/18/08
seamheads.com 8/19/2008 — Back-to-Back x2 in Chicago, A Texas Size Whopping in Boston plus more in this weeks Climbing the Ladder with the American League. A.L. East W L PCT. GB L10 STRK Tampa Bay 75 48 .610 – 7-3 W1 Boston 71 53 .573 4.5 6-4 L2 New York 66 58 .532 9.5 4-6 W2 ...
BOS 6, BAL 3: Bay delivers, Lester stays hot —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/19/2008
It might be safe to say that Jon Lester is the new ace of the staff.
Earning his 12th victory of the season over seven innings of work, he allowed just four hits and one run while striking out five in the win over Baltimore.
Jason Bay homered ...
Toronto Blue Jays: Put the Pedal to the Metal —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/19/2008
The Toronto Blue Jays open the most crucial homestand of the season tonight against the New York Yankees.
While many baseball insiders and experts have already written them off, the team is certainly in control of its fate, based on the number of ...
ON DECK: YANKEES AT BLUE JAYS —
NY Post: Sports 8/19/2008
The Yankees have several factors working against them when they open a three-game series in Toronto tonight (7:07, yes, wcbs). First, tonight's starter A.J. Burnett has owned the Bombers. He is 5-2 with a 2.85 ERA in eight career starts. Second...