Boston Red Sox - Ortiz returning to Red Sox lineup - The Boston Globe

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Baseball Today: Friday, July 25
Published 7/25/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... The Sox, writes the Globe's Gordon Edes, did a marvelous job holding serve in the nearly two months Ortiz was sidelined. Their record without Ortiz (26-19) wasn't all that much worse than it was with him (34-24), and their offense actually was a little better. They even gained ground in the standings, moving from a game behind Tampa Bay on May 31, when Ortiz was injured, to a virtual tie today. ...

He's Baaack!
Published 7/25/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... It Could Be a Dark Night for New York Globe: Ortiz Will Bring Punch to the Party But Will Manny Be Punching in Today?

Rocky Three....
Published 7/25/2008 by Red Sox Nation Daily at Red Sox Nation Daily
... It seems that drama always finds a Red Sox and Yankee series.  This time the two teams will battle it out for first place or second place maybe.  There is also a tad bit of tension between Jonathan Papelbon, and New York as well. ...

G104: Yankees at Red Sox, 7 PM
Published 7/25/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
Joba Chamberlain (2.52, 163 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3.98, 110 ERA+) Showdown! Plus: The Large Father returns! The Sox went 26-19 without Ortiz -- a .578 winning percentage, which would work out to a 93.6 win season. Boston's offensive numbers actually improved (slightly) with Flo out of the lineup. And, thanks to Kansas City, we are tied for first place. MLB.com: Chamberlain pitched six strong innings against the A's on Saturday afternoon but came away with his seventh ...