Red Sox fail in the clutch... again

raynergl posted 7/2/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com [flag]

The Red Sox have lost 3 in a row now by the slimmest of margins... is the absence of David Ortiz finally catching up to them? [link]

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Garza Outduels Wakefield In 3-1 Rays Win

beisbolct posted 7/2/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Matt Garza’s fastball was just a little bit better then Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1in front of 31,112 mostly bandwagon fans at Tropicana Field. The loss is the 4th in a row for the Red Sox and gives Tampa a 3½ game lead in the AL East.

Eckersley , Reynolds, Ripken, Jr. Conference Call Highlights

Kumar posted 7/2/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

Tuesday morning, TBS announced that former MLBers Harold Reynolds and Dennis Eckersley would be joining Ernie Johnson and Cal Ripken, Jr. as part of the "TBS MLBAll-Star Game Selection Show" which will air Sunday, July 6th at 2 p.m. ET. At that time, the starting line-up and reserves for this year's All-Star Game will be announced. Later in the day, the broadcast team held a

"Dad, Please Don't Give NESN's Viewing Audience The Finger!"

The Soxaholix found this 7/2/2008 on www.survivinggrady.com

My sentiments exactly , as captured by this dude and the obviously proud ladies in his life.

Red Sox Fans Aren't Having Fun In Tampa This Week

FanHouse found this 7/2/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

Thanks to reader TE for the tip and Red Sox Monster for finding the video for this morning. NESN decided to show some Sawx fans in the stands at the Trop near the end of last night's game and it seems they timed it perfectly.... That guy has a ...

Francona shows his faith in Ellsbury despite slump | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal

SOX & Dawgs found this 7/2/2008 on www.projo.com

07:31 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After a strong start to the season, rookie outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has slumped noticeably in recent weeks. Ellsbury went into last night with ...

Garza beats Wakefield, Rays down Red Sox again
Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings in his first outing since throwing a one-hitter, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston and ...

RAYS BEAT WAKEFIELD, UP LEAD
ST. PETERSBURG - Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings in his first outing since throwing a one-hitter, and the Rays beat Boston and nemesis Tim Wakefield 3-1 last night to extend their lead in the AL East to 2½ games over the Red Sox...

Power Rankings: Rays, Longoria make move upward
Even with the best record in the major leagues, the Tampa Bay Rays are still fighting the battle to be taken seriously. The Rays have moved up to third place overall in the latest USA TODAY Sports Weekly Power Rankings.

Garza beats Wakefield, Rays down Red Sox again
Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings in his first outing since throwing a one-hitter, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston and nemesis Tim Wakefield 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Rays continue rise
The battle for supremacy in the AL East has a new look and a new location - at least for the moment. This week it's being waged here at the home of baseball's biggest surprise, the Tampa Bay Rays.