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Boston Red Sox ALCS News & Notes - 10/12
Published 10/12/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... forget about Lester’s numbers at Fenway Park this season. He was 11-1 with a 2.49 ERA in 17 starts. He was also 3-0 against the Rays with 0.90 ERA at the Fens. I definitely like our chances of a win in Game 3 on Monday afternoon. Terry Francona tweaked the lineup for Game 2 with Scott Kazmir on the mound. The Red Sox veterans are showing the young players how to succeeed. Rays fans witnessed something very special last night. Kevin Cash said it would have taken a perfect throw to nail the speedy Fernando Perez at ...

J.D. Drew and the Subtle Difference Between an Explanation and an Excuse
Published 10/12/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... in Game 6.“I’m fine,” Beckett said at least four times during a two-minute interview. “It’s just frustrating when your team scores eight runs and you can’t win the [bleeping] game.” I dunno, JD. Beckett’s badassery sounds pretty, well, badass, compared to your “explanation.” And Dustin MVPedroia played last October with a cracked hamate and we didn’t even know about it until later. And yet you’re blaming your weak-ass two-hopper on an HBP? That’s a thing that makes me go “hmm.” But here, in the Boston Globe , is this conflicting report: “Drew didn’t make any excuses and ...