Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/4

beisbolct posted 7/4/2008 from soxanddawgs.com [flag]

I wrote yesterday morning that the Boston Red Sox needed to get a great outing from Jon Lester. Well Lester did just that and more as he threw a complete game 5-hit shutout against a talented New York Yankees lineup last night at Yankee Stadium. Lester was just masterful last night. He had complete command of all his pitches, effectively mixing in cutters, sinkers, changeups and a 4-seam ... [link]

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Bronx Banter: Lester The Molester

Can't Stop The Bleeding found this 7/4/2008 on bronxbanter.baseballtoaster.com

Jon Lester walked the first two Yankees he faced last night and, after a Bobby Abreu fielders choice, the Yankees had runners at the corners with one out and the heart of the order up in the first inning. Lester then struck out Alex Rodriguez and ...

Johnny Damon’s Near Catch

beisbolct posted 7/4/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

With the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees currently in a rain delay that has now reached 1 hour mark with the Red Sox leading 6-3 with 1 out in the 8th inning, let’s take a look at Johnny Damon almost robbing Kevin Youkilis of a hit.

Connecticut Is No Longer In A New York State of Mind

beisbolct posted 7/4/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

n the latest Quinnipiac University poll , the Boston Red Sox have overtaken the New York Yankees as the most popular team in the state of Connecticut. 41 percent of Connecticut now supports the Red Sox while 40 percent support the Yankees. Just 9 percent of the population here are fans of the New York Mets. In last year’s poll , 37 percent of the residents of Connecticut ..

Youkilis' wacky triple, Lowell's HR beat Yankees

raynergl posted 7/4/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

It was a wacky day in the Bronx, but the Sox pulled out the win, while the Yankees continue to sputter...

Dodgers join Brewers in pursuit of Sabathia

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 7/5/2008 on msn.foxsports.com

Friday's action More on MLB: Photo gallery: Greatest Yankee moments: The All-Star Game (July 15, FOX) will be the last one played at Yankee Stadium. As we say goodbye to the "House," Dayn Perry busts out his list of the best moments from Yankee lore. ...

Red Sox 7, Yankees 0: Yankees Go From 18 to Zero With Help From Lester
With Jon Lester in command, the Red Sox battered Andy Pettitte and stormed off with a victory at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees trail Boston by five games in the wild-card race. >

On the fence: Youkilis drive sits on wall
Kevin Youkilis' drive squirted out of the webbing of Johnny Damon's glove and bounced up off the top of the left-field wall in the third inning of Friday's game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

Youkilis triple sits on wall, falls back (AP)
Kevin Youkilis' drive squirted out of the webbing of Johnny Damon's glove and bounced up off the top of the left-field wall in the third inning of Friday's game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. And bounced. And bounced. The ball came ...

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4: Yankees’ Surge Lasts an Inning as Red Sox Beat Them Again
The Yankees scored only once after the first inning in a rain-delayed loss that pushed them six games behind Boston in the American League wild-card standings. >