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Soxenfreude
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 7/1/2009
Soxenfreude
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Heading into the home half of the 7th inning in Baltimore, the Red Sox sat atop a 10-1 lead. John Smoltz pitched only 4 innings due to a rain delay but held the Orioles to one run. The bullpen had kept them off the board in the two innings following Smoltz's early departure. Then something ...
boston.com - 7/1/2009
Old bawl game
— boston.com — By the time Jonathan Papelbon jogged in from the bullpen, the Red Sox celebratory mood had withered.... Where once they were mocking each other for leaving the field with just two outs on the scoreboard, now there was tension on the field and in the ... (more) Old bawl game

Comments vote down Surviving Grady found this 7/1/2009found this
scores.espn.go.com - 7/1/2009
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles - Box Score - June 30, 2009
— scores.espn.go.com — PITCHING J Masterson pitched to 5 batters in the 7th; H Okajima pitched to 4 batters in... the 8th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Smoltz 7/15; J Masterson 7/11; M Delcarmen 1/3; H Okajima 4/6; T Saito 1/2; J Papelbon 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging ... (more) Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles - Box Score - June ...

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nbcsports.msnbc.com - 7/1/2009
Red Sox botch 10-1 lead in 7th, lose to Orioles - Baseball
— nbcsports.msnbc.com — BALTIMORE - John Smoltz watched in disbelief as the Boston Red Sox wound up on the wrong... end of the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history. Smoltz wasn’t upset that he didn’t earn his long-awaited 211th victory. He just couldn’t believe that ... (more) Red Sox botch 10-1 lead in 7th, lose to Orioles - Baseball

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Behind The Moat:  LINKAGE: Eric Hinske… meh.

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LINKAGE: Eric Hinske… meh.
Behind The Moat — ... The Yankees fan interwebs were ablaze with people in uproar… “Aaaah, what is Cashman doing?” and “Aaah, not another Pirate.” Relax. The trade for Eric Hinske is NOT THAT SERIOUS. If it works out, fine. If not, we traded Sir Rawlings and Lord Mizuno, so who gives a crap. And now, the links I think you should read: A graph I can support. [Fack Youk] “Look at all these rumors.” [MLB Babble] 3:10 to Joba comes with the mid-season hardware. [3:10 to Joba] We ...

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