Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes - 10/5

beisbolct posted 10/5/2008 from soxanddawgs.com [flag]

After an off day on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will get set to do battle tonight as the Angels will be fighting for their postseason life. Things haven’t gone their way and if you’re a Red Sox fan, things are looking pretty good with Josh .. [link]

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ALDS Game 3: Beckett ready to sweep the Angels away

raynergl posted 10/5/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Josh Beckett is smiling... that's not good for the Angels. Get a preview of Game 3 at The Bottom Line blog.

Lowell, Crisp to start, Drew to sit tonight for the Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal

SOX & Dawgs found this 10/5/2008 on www.projo.com

01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, October 5, 2008 BY JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BOSTON — Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell , who has been hampered by a right-hip injury, played in Game One of this series before sitting out Game Two. He said yesterday ...

Why Is Josh Beckett Smiling?

Fenway West - The Boston Red Sox Western ... found this 10/5/2008 on www.survivinggrady.com

Easy. Because tonight, Commander Kick Ass of the F@#k Yeah Brigade, as we have so christened him, will be tussling with Anaheim in what could be the final game of the 2008 ALDS. And it's at Fenway Park--the place where Angel postseason dreams come ...

Boston Red Sox - How can it be as easy as 1-2-3? - The Boston Globe

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 10/5/2008 on www.boston.com

I'm stupefied. Not only that, but I'm mystified. Are the Angels going to get swept - again? What in the name of Daddy Wags is going on here? Maybe you could see this coming, but I didn't. The Orange County American League Baseball Representative ...

Crisp gets a start; Drew sits

Rover found this 10/5/2008 on www.beloblog.com

The Red Sox lineup is changing again for game three. Coco Crisp is in tonight and J.D. Drew is out. One reason for the change cited by manager Terry Francona is that Crisp is 5-for-17 lifetime against Angels starter Joe Saunders while Drew has not started against a lefty since August. ...

Boston's Drew sits out ALDS Game 3 vs Angels
J.D. Drew, who hit the decisive home run for Boston in the second game of the playoff series against the Los Angeles Angels, was not in the lineup for Game 3 on Sunday night because of his ailing back.

Boston's J.D. Drew sits out ALDS Game 3 vs. Angels
BOSTON (AP) -- J.D. Drew, who hit the decisive home run for Boston in the second game of the playoff...

Red Sox OF Drew to sit out Game 3 against Angels
J.D. Drew, who hit the decisive home run for Boston in the second game of the playoff series against the Los Angeles Angels, was not in the lineup for Game 3 on Sunday night because of his ailing back.

Drew sits for Game 3; Lowell in at third
A home run hero in Game 2, and out of the lineup in Game 3? That was the fate of Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew, but it wasn't much of a surprise, considering the circumstances involved.

Drew out, Lowell returns for Red Sox (AP)
J.D. Drew, who hit the decisive home run for Boston in the second game of the playoff series against the Los Angeles Angels, was not in the lineup for Game 3 on Sunday night because of his ailing back. Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell returned to the ...