Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes - 10/4
soxanddawgs.com 10/4/2008 — 2 down, 9 to go. What an absolutely heart wrenching game last night!!! First the Boston Red Sox get out to a 4-0 lead the 1st inning and the Daisuke Matsuzaka goes out and gives 1 run back. Then the Red Sox go out and get a run in the 4th only to see Dice-K give another one back. The .

Sports Cliché: “One Game at a Time”
mopupduty.com 10/4/2008 — With every series currently sitting at a two games to none lead I thought I’d comment on the old sports cliché, we gotta play’em “one game at a time.”

My Little Pedroia
outincenterfield.com 10/4/2008 — And speaking of ponies... Boston Sports Media Watch posted yesterday on an interesting observation from Wednesday night's game broadcast on TBS- Chip Carey referring to Dustin Pedroia 's nickname as being "Caballito". Of course, no one around here ...

Angels Replace New Stupid Noisemaker With Old Stupid Noisemaker
fenwaywest.blogspot.com 10/4/2008 — You all got to witness the use of the silly red noise makers during game 1 but since that didn't work, the Angels are handing out Thunderstix for game 2. Why not just turn up the speakers and make it seem like the fans are cheering. Some Chinese ...

Nielsen Ratings for First Game of League Division Series Round of Major League Baseball Playoffs
tvbythenumbers.com 10/4/2008 — The friendly confines of Wrigley Field didn’t seem so friendly to the Cubs, and TBS must be hoping for a miracle that stretches this series out to five games…or at least four. The Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs game drew the most viewers of any ...

Drew's homer lifts Red Sox to 7-5 win over Angels — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/4/2008
J.D. Drew looked pretty feeble as he swung and missed a pair of off-speed pitches from Francisco Rodriguez. He sure didn't miss a third one. Drew hit a towering two-run homer off Rodriguez in the ninth inning, giving the Boston Red Sox a 7-5 victory ...

Deja Drew: JD's Blast Gives Red Sox 2-0 ALDS Lead — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
Where have we seen this seen this scenario before? Francisco Rodriguez on the mound, ninth inning, close game against the Red Sox, and gives up a game-winning home run. If you're expecting Manny Ramirez, he's on the West Coast.  In Game Two ...

Hunter and Ortiz Never Lost Connection — NYT > Baseball 10/4/2008
Torii Hunter and David Ortiz have been friends for years and have seen a lot of each other lately, from opposite sides of the playoff series between the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox. >

Historic Postseason Night: Bosox 7, Los Angeles Angels 5 — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
As the regular season wound down, did you have that funny feeling of deja vu as the Met's collapsed and the final postseason spot came down to a one game do-or-die match-up?  Yeah, me too.  That feeling was strong again last evening as ...

Shocked by Sox? Not Me. — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
Many seem to be shocked about how the Boston dominated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in games one and two...not me.  Why?  Because the Angels were never really as good as we gave them credit for.  Let’s take a look at ...