Dejavu: Red Sox beat the Jays with another walk off

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 5/1

beisbolct posted 5/1/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

For the 4th start in a row, the Boston Red Sox got some great pitching from their starter on the mound. And for the second night in a row, they won the game with a walk-off single. Last night’s hero was Jason Varitek who brought in Manny Ramirez from second base. The hero could have been Brandon Moss but Jed Lowrie was gunned down at home plate by Vernon Wells in the at-bat before Varitek.

Tom Hanks says Dice-K would make good movie

FanHouse found this 5/1/2008 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org

Cool! Hanks can piggyback this with his Schilling tribute..."The Man With One Red Sock.” Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks thinks the story of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, would make a good film. Matsuzaka, known ...

Grade the Red Sox

raynergl posted 5/1/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

With one month in the books and an AL East leading 17-12 record - how do you rank the Red Sox so far?? Leave a comment with your thoughts at The Bottom Line.

Youkilis' RBI single gives BoSox 1-0 win (AP)

Ghostrunner on First found this 5/1/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Kevin Youkilis lined a run-scoring single to center field in the ninth, ending a brilliant pitching duel between Roy Halladay and Jon Lester and giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Halladay (2-4) retired ...

David Ortiz seems set to turn corner

SOX & Dawgs found this 5/1/2008 on www.bostonherald.com

avid Ortiz is used to starring in walkoff rallies. But in a season that has featured the worst slump of his Red Sox [ team stats ] career, the slugger s team is more than happy to see him play a supporting role. Though Ortiz concluded April with a ...