Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/20

beisbolct posted 8/20/2008 from soxanddawgs.com [flag]

Last night the Boston Red Sox picked up their second straight win over the Baltimore Orioles in typical Daisuke Matsuzaka fashion, a high pitch count and walk total to go along with a little Houdini magic with the bases loaded. Sometimes it looks like Dice-K doesn’t trust his stuff and tries to make to fine of pitch. Other times, he looks like the second coming of Cy Young and can totally ... [link]

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Destination Red Sox Nation - 8/20

beisbolct posted 8/20/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story links and links to team stats and league standings are after the jump.

Yaz resting after surgery

Projo Sox Blog found this 8/20/2008 on www.boston.com

STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILY OF CARL YASTRZEMSKI BOSTON, MA-- Carl Yastrzemski arrived at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday after experiencing chest discomfort. After numerous tests and evaluations, it was determined that he needed triple ...

Matsuzaka is gonna kill us in the playoffs

raynergl posted 8/20/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Matsuzaka walked another 5 batters last night and was forced out of the game after 5 innings... he got the win, but this approach is gonna kill the Red Sox in the playoffs...

Sox/O's: Houdini San and the Mad Samurai

Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports found this 8/20/2008 on fenwaybound.typepad.com

It's beginning to look like the Red Sox know how to win on the road after their 7-2 slaughter of the Baltimore Parakeets Orioles Tuesday night. Houdini san -- as Remy jokingly refers to Daisuke for his uncanny ability to get in and out of jams ...

Buchholz makes yet another mechanical adjustment...

raynergl posted 8/20/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox will go for the sweep in Baltimore tonight, get the preview at The Bottom Line...

Matsuzaka wins 15th as Red Sox cruise past Orioles
Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fourth straight start despite struggling through five innings, and the Boston Red Sox got homers from Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis in a 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

Dice-K labors, but wins again for BoSox (AP)
Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fourth straight start despite struggling through five innings, and the Boston Red Sox got homers from Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis in a 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. Matsuzaka (15-2) gave ...

Daisuke Matsuzaka wins 15th as Red Sox cruise past Orioles
BALTIMORE - On a night in which he struggled to get through five innings, Daisuke Matsuzaka got offensive support from an unlikely source: batterymate Jason Varitek. Matsuzaka...

Dice-K wins 15th as Red Sox cruise past Orioles
On a night in which he struggled to get through five innings, Daisuke Matsuzaka got offensive support from an unlikely source: batterymate Jason Varitek.

Just Jacoby Being Jacoby? Where's the Media Frenzy?
There was an interesting play that took place in the second inning of the Red Sox 7-2 win over the Orioles Tuesday night. Jacoby Ellsbury swung and hit a bill that lingered behind home plate. Ellsbury stood there, while Orioles catcher ...