Boston Red Sox ALDS News & Notes - 10/4
soxanddawgs.com 10/4/2008 — 2 down, 9 to go. What an absolutely heart wrenching game last night!!! First the Boston Red Sox get out to a 4-0 lead the 1st inning and the Daisuke Matsuzaka goes out and gives 1 run back. Then the Red Sox go out and get a run in the 4th only to see Dice-K give another one back. The .

2-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0! Baseball’s Best-of Five’s Continue to Lack Drama
seamheads.com 10/4/2008 — For the second consecutive season, all four Division Series match-ups started out 2-0. No wonder TBS — Frank Calliendo says TBS is ”very funny” — is the network for the Division Series and not TNT. But fear not Chicago, Milwaukee and Los Angeles Anaheim, there’s still hope for some Division ...

Angels Replace New Stupid Noisemaker With Old Stupid Noisemaker
fenwaywest.blogspot.com 10/4/2008 — You all got to witness the use of the silly red noise makers during game 1 but since that didn't work, the Angels are handing out Thunderstix for game 2. Why not just turn up the speakers and make it seem like the fans are cheering. Some Chinese ...

Call this one Advanced Placement Baseball
blog.masslive.com 10/4/2008 — APJD Drew celebrates after hitting a two-run, go-ahead home run in the ninth inning of last night's 7-5 win for the Red Sox, which came in Game 2 of the American League Division Series. Be still, my paranoid heart. It's...

Nielsen Ratings for First Game of League Division Series Round of Major League Baseball Playoffs
tvbythenumbers.com 10/4/2008 — The friendly confines of Wrigley Field didn’t seem so friendly to the Cubs, and TBS must be hoping for a miracle that stretches this series out to five games…or at least four. The Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs game drew the most viewers of any ...

Fraley: Slow, deliberate Sox no match for aggressive, quick Rays — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/4/2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There are several relevant numbers for the Chicago White Sox in their ...

Deja Drew: JD's Blast Gives Red Sox 2-0 ALDS Lead — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
Where have we seen this seen this scenario before? Francisco Rodriguez on the mound, ninth inning, close game against the Red Sox, and gives up a game-winning home run. If you're expecting Manny Ramirez, he's on the West Coast.  In Game Two ...

Hunter and Ortiz Never Lost Connection — NYT > Baseball 10/4/2008
Torii Hunter and David Ortiz have been friends for years and have seen a lot of each other lately, from opposite sides of the playoff series between the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox. >

Historic Postseason Night: Bosox 7, Los Angeles Angels 5 — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
As the regular season wound down, did you have that funny feeling of deja vu as the Met's collapsed and the final postseason spot came down to a one game do-or-die match-up?  Yeah, me too.  That feeling was strong again last evening as ...

Shocked by Sox? Not Me. — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
Many seem to be shocked about how the Boston dominated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in games one and two...not me.  Why?  Because the Angels were never really as good as we gave them credit for.  Let’s take a look at ...