James Shield Brings His Changeup To Boston

Ramirez powers Sox past Rays and drama

Posted 6/6/2008 on Fire Brand of the American League

After the dust settled and Coco Crisp avoided a James Shield haymaker and took a licking from Jonny Gomes and Carl Crawford, Manny Ramirez drove in five runs helping beat Tampa 7-1. Jon Lester earned the win pitching 6 1/3 innings, yielding one run, no walks, and struck out five. Lester improves to 4-3 on the season and grabs his first win since throwing his no-hitter. Chris Carter also ...

Not Yankee related - possibly the greatest still shot of a baseball fight EVER

Posted 6/6/2008 on Yankee Stadium Insider Blog

Check out this screen grab from the Tampa Bay Rays' website: (full-size pic) It looks fake - almost like a photoshop of Shields delivering a pitch. If you are a Rays fan (they do exist, right?), you have to be concerned with your young ace throwing haymakers like this. Not to mention the sweep your team just suffered at the hands of the Sox, even if it was in Fenway. Predictably, Johnny ...

Brawl and ejections mar Red Sox-Rays game

Published 6/6/2008 on Boston.com -- Baseball News

Coco Crisp and James Shield were ejected from Thursday's Boston-Tampa Bay game after sparking a bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park.