Angels clearly look like the better team in easy Game One victory over Red Sox
soxandpinstripes.com 10/9/2009 — It is only one game. That is the only positive thought to take out of ALDS Game One for the Boston Red Sox. John Lackey outpitched Jon Lester, and the Los Angeles Angels looked like the superior team in an easy 5-0 victory. While the Red Sox rarely threatened to score, they butchered the ball ...

Why the Red Sox lost to the Angels
hardballtimes.com 10/12/2009 — The fact of a short series is that anything can happen. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes – 10/9
soxanddawgs.com 10/9/2009 — It was a tough loss early this morning for the Boston Red Sox in the first game of their ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. A couple of blown calls by the umpires along with one bad pitch by Jon Lester to Torii Hunter was the difference in the game. While we as Red Sox fans ...

Evening Red Sox ALDS Delight – 10/8
soxanddawgs.com 10/9/2009 — In what’s becoming an annual rite of passage during October, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will begin play in the 2009 American League Division Series at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Tonight’s game, scheduled to start at 9:37 PM, will be broadcast nationally ...

Somehow, Red Sox Offense Even Worse in Game Two Loss
overthemonster.com 10/10/2009 — More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP about 2 hours ago: Home plate umpire CB Bucknor and Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett have a discussion ...

Running out of ways to express frustration in Red Sox Nation
blog.masslive.com 10/10/2009 — The only hope that Red Sox fans can cling to after watching Boston fall behind 2-0 against the Angels Friday is that the team has roared back to win series just like this one before.

Divison Series Preview Part 1: Red-Sox/Angels
cheddar-cheddar.blogspot.com 10/3/2009 — Well the Baseball Playoffs are here upon us again. Like clockwork, the Red Sox and Angels are slated to face off against each other in the ALDS .....with this I will be watching TBS a lot while they try to convince us Frank Caliendo is a legitimate comedian...to breakdown the series (and make a ...

Red Sox-Angels Renew Playoff Rivalry
sportsofboston.com 10/8/2009 — We all know the history by now. The Red Sox are 4-0 in playoff series against the Angels all time, beating them in 1986, 2004, 2007, and 2008. So, the Mike Scoscia led Angels will take another shot, perhaps their best yet, to send the Red Sox to the links. The Angels won the season series ...

Red Sox announce ALDS roster
tcpchronicles.com 10/8/2009 — The Red Sox have announced the roster for the 2009 ALDS, which starts tonight in Anaheim against the Angels. Starting Pitchers Jon Lester Josh Beckett Clay Buchholz Daisuke Matsuzaka Bullpen Hideki Okajima Daniel Bard Ramon Ramirez Billy Wagner  ...

ALDS matchup: Angels vs. Red Sox
sportingnews.com 10/5/2009 — The Angels' "reward" for winning their third consecutive A.L. West crown: a first-round series against the Red Sox for the third consecutive year. Los Angeles hopes the third time works out better than the previous two. Boston swept the ...

Lester, Red Sox face Angels in Game 1 — SI.com - MLB 10/9/2009

Big Papi's bat is alive and well for Red Sox — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 10/9/2009
David Ortiz is fond of saying, "It's not how you start, it's how you finish." For the first two months of the season, that bromide was about all the Boston Red Sox designated hitter had going for him.

Hunter's 3-run HR gives Angels lead over BoSox — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/9/2009
Torii Hunter rocked Angel Stadium with a three-run home run off Jon Lester in the fifth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 3-0 lead over the Boston Red Sox in their playoff opener on Thursday night.  ...

Sox's offense can't get on track vs. Halos — Major League Baseball News 10/9/2009
He came out with a blazing fastball that overpowered the Angels early on, and a curveball that deceived them. But all of that wound up amounting to nothing for Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester in a frustrating, 5-0 loss in Thursday night's Game 1 of ...

This Key Hit Means Plenty for Angels — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2009
It looked like deja vu all over again for the Angels. With the bases loaded in the third inning, Vladimir Guerrero struck out to end the threat. One wondered if this would be another lowlight of the Angels' failures against the Red Sox in the ...