Boston Red Sox - Bay, Lester lead Red Sox past Orioles, 6-3 - The Boston Globe

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Jon Lester: Kicking Cynics in the Nuts Since April. Oh, and Justin Masterson's Kitchen Revealed.
Published 8/19/2008 by Red (noreply@blogger.com) at Surviving Grady
... Props also to Jason Bay for providing the bulk of our offense last night with two home runs. His reaction to the number of Sox fans at Camden, as detailed in today's Globe, is priceless: "To be honest with you, it didn't even occur to me at that point that we were on the road." ...

Way Back Bay
Published 8/19/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... J-Bay Bangs Out Two, Even 'Tek Hits One And Lester Keeps Getting It Done Monday Night Box: Boston 6, Baltimore 3 Globe: Sox Feel Right at Home in Baltimore Lester Stops the Bleeding, Steps In as Staff Ace Again Manny Delwalkman Keeps Making Us Nervous Breaking News: Varitek Finds Some Bat Speed from the Left Side Jacoby Just Doesn't Jump Start the Offense "I don't think my mind-set has changed any since April. More consistent, pound the zone. If you can show guys you're ahead in the zone, they're ...

The Jason-Jon-Jason Show
Published 8/19/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... Jon Lester and Jason Varitek. It's just too tough to decide between the new addition who pounds out two homers in a game, the newly crowned ace pitcher who always seems to deliver new life to the clubhouse, and the veteran captain who gained a toehold in digging his way out of a slump with a long bomb. So I didn't choose. Rather, I'm choosing them all. I must give bonus props to Jason "Beaker" Bay for this gem: ...

Worried About the Rays? Hell Yes.
Published 8/19/2008 by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston
I do love those Red Sox South games. Apparently Jason Bay does, too. Here's a classic case of "Do as I say, not as I do." Unfortunately, it seems like the Shelton Little League team didn't apply that helpful dictum to their celebrity phone call... Wicked Good Sports' Rich Levine posted an article yesterday wondering whether or not Red Sox Nation is preparing itself to worrying about losing the AL East to the Rays. Beyond the tough phrasing (who gets ready to worry about something? My mother is a chronic worrier and even she doesn't get ...