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baseballprospectus.com - 10/10/2008
Playoff Prospectus: Red Sox versus Rays by Christina Kahrl
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Just like it oughta be—the AL`s best go head to head for the pennant.
dugoutcentral.com - 10/10/2008
Speaking of the Rays and Red Sox…
— dugoutcentral.com — Great notes as always from Bill Chuck filled with interesting info. The Rays may have a great... home record with big crowds at the Trop but I would think in this series there will be plenty of Sox fans in the house as well. I am really interested to see what the Tampa crowd will be like this series. (more) Speaking of the Rays and Red Sox…

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Climbing the Ladder with the American League
seamheads.com - 10/12/2008
Climbing the Ladder with the American League
— seamheads.com — ALCS Preview and Predictions! Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Granted I’m a fan of the... Boston Red Sox. I’ve never tried to hide it, but I try to not let my bias of the home town team show in my writing. That aside, I’m taking the Red Sox in this series. Boston has what ... (more) Climbing the Ladder with the American League

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dugoutcentral.com - 10/10/2008
The Matsuzaka Plan: ALCS Game 1 Preview
— dugoutcentral.com — Interesting perspective on Dice K. I agree there are some advantages to Dice K's approach but he... better be careful. You asking for trouble if you become to careful working to batters. He could face problems with walks which could lead to the big inning. Also the Sox bullpen is not a strength. (more) The Matsuzaka Plan: ALCS Game 1 Preview

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The Joy of Sox:  ALCS1: Red Sox at Rays, 8:30 PM

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ALCS1: Red Sox at Rays, 8:30 PM
The Joy of Sox — ... was the only Glober to pick the Red Sox over the Angels.Michael Silverman, Herald: Red Sox in 7. ... David Pinto, Baseball Musings: "Flipping a coin might be just as good. The Red Sox are my favorite, but with just a 51% chance of winning the series." ... Yahoo ran 10,000 AccuScore simulations of the ALCS: The Red Sox won 53% of them. The Hardball Times: Why the Rays will win / Why the Red Sox will win. ... Christina Kahrl has BP's preview: Rays in 6. ... The Globe's Eric Wilbur has collected a lot of media predictions ...

Prospectus Preview: ALCS Game Two by Caleb Peiffer
Baseball Prospectus — Matchup : Red Sox (95-67) at Rays (97-65), 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS Probable Starters : Josh Beckett (174 1/3 IP , 4.13 RA , 1.19 WHIP , 172 K) vs. Scott Kazmir (152 1/3 , 3.60, 1.27, 166) Pythagorean Record : Boston, 95-67 (845 RS , 694 RA ); Tampa Bay, 92-70 (774 RS , 671 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Boston, #1; Tampa Bay, #3 Series Favorite : Red Sox, 53.1% Prospectus : During the regular season, Tampa Bay was 8-0 against Boston in games decided by one or two runs , and the home team in the series won 15 of the 18 games. The Red Sox bucked both ...

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