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Baseball Today: Thursday, October 2
Published 10/2/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... that evoked memories of the sidelined postseason ace. (The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan says no one should be surprised, since Lester has pitched this way all year.) Bay -- whom Jim Donaldson found ...

Speed Read: Red Sox Continue Ownage Of Angels
Published 10/2/2008 by secho at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... time. The first game in the streak was the infamous Dave Henderson/Donnie Moore Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS. Incidentally, the Angels took eight of nine from the Sox during the 2008 regular season. The biggest problem for the Angels? This guy is always the home plate umpire: His strike zone is always brutal in the top of the seventh inning. New England columnists are singing the praises of Jon Lester and Jason Bay, while So Cal writers are bemoaning the ...

Cole's Performance Looked Familiar
Published 10/2/2008 by Dan Levy at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... inning heroics! Come on guys.. give me wood. by SgtClueLs - i've already splooged and gone limp. by keephopealive - if Prince ties it up here, I'll be back for more. by keephopealive - Take it deep, real deep. by battlekowThese guys need to get out more. Or drink less. Red Sox-Angels • Jon Lester led the Sox over the Angels last night. He's very good. • Bob Ryan says Lester is the new ace of the Sox. • Angels site says the Sox are right where the Halos want them. ...

Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes - 10/2
Published 10/2/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Francona showed confidence in the young lefty in the 7th inning as Lester’s pitch count was at 106. All Lester did was shut down the side in order as he retired the last 7 batters he faced in the game. ...

Postseason Papers: Angels get off to an inauspicious start
Published 10/2/2008 by Nick Friedell at Big League Stew
... Times] • Arte Moreno says he's willing to spend more money to get the right players. [LA Times] • Jeff Mathis will be Ervin Santana's catcher again in Game 2. [LA Daily News] • Despite hitting a clutch two-run homer last night, Jason Bay still can't escape Manny's shadow. [Globe] • Jon Lester is Boston's best starting pitcher right now. [Boston Globe] • If Josh Beckett throws well during his ...

Beat LA, A Bay Bay
Published 10/2/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... An Ace Is Born Ryan: Make Room for the New Ace Bradford: Jon Lester's the Next Beckett

Oct. 2: Links around the Nation
Published 10/2/2008 by Randy Booth at Over the Monster
... Bob Ryan explains why Jon Lester is Boston's ace right now. He wrote Lester "was protecting a one-run lead like a mother eagle guarding the nest, and he was prepared to fight." ...