boston.com - 10/11/2008
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The Red Sox, as posted previously, made some alterations to their lineup tonight, most notably taking out right fielder J.D. Drew and inserting Coco Crisp. The move had nothing to do with Drew's health, either his long-ailing back or his right shoulder, which was struck by a Grant Balfour ...
Crisp gets a start; Drew sits
beloblog.com 10/5/2008 — The Red Sox lineup is changing again for game three.
Coco Crisp is in tonight and J.D. Drew is out. One reason for the change cited by manager Terry Francona is that Crisp is 5-for-17 lifetime against Angels starter Joe Saunders while Drew has not started against a lefty since August.
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Top of the Ninth —
baseballmusings.com
J.D. Drew pinch hits to lead off the ninth. Update: Drew flies out to center. Kotsay bats. Update: Kotsay strikes out. Coco Crisp is up with two hits on the night. Update: Crisp hits one deep to centerfield, and Upton...
Crisper Lineup —
baseballmusings.com
Coco Crisp replaces J.D. Drew in Saturday night's Red Sox lineup: Drew is 1 for 7 with three strikeouts and a walk in his career against Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir. Crisp is hitting 9 for 30 against Kazmir with...
ALCS Game 2 pre-game tidbits —
Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered
Pre-game tidbits from Game 2 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petesburg:
–The only lineup change in Game 2 is that Red Sox manager Terry Francona has decided to start switch-hitting Coco Crisp against Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir rather ...
Red Sox Lineup for Game 2 ALCS —
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog
Coco is in for J.D. Drew. Jacoby Ellsbury RF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Kevin Youkilis 3B Jason Bay LF Jed Lowrie SS Jason Varitek C Mark Kotsay 1B Coco Crisp CF Josh Beckett SP Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
Pre-Game Pearls —
Pearls Of Wisdom
The Professor Plays A Little Pepper One of the best Rays Bloggers breaks it down for today's game at Rays Index.
PTowns Pro not on the roster, but still getting lots of ink. Mostly from...
These are just some of Pearls you'll find at Pearls of Wisdom. Visit the blog and check it out! ...
Enough about Fight Night —
Brownie Points
During ALCS media hour, the Red Sox were pretty patient with all the different lines of questioning. And believe me, this is an interesting time of year when it comes to questions. You have media people here from all o ver the place and many of these people haven't covered much baseball all ...
CLIP REEL: THE SOX/RAYS RIVALRY (?) —
ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily
[ Never heard of 'Clip Reel' before? Go here for more information. ] Red Sox/Yankees ? Old news. The new black is Red Sox/Rays , which is now also the 2008 ALCS. Don't believe us? Forget you. No, seriously, come back. There's this clip of the Coco Crisp and James Shields brawl from early June ...
Identity Theft —
Boston Soul
I don’t know who was on the mound last night, but it wasn’t Josh Beckett, that’s for sure. The Josh Beckett I know is a force in the postseason. He’s unstoppable. He’s a road block. He’s not someone who walks in a run in the first, allows a two-run home ...
Red Sox lineup —
Extra Bases
Game 2 hero J.D. Drew is out, replaced by Coco Crisp. Terry Francona indicated yesterday that Drew might sit out to protect his back, still recovering from a herniated disc, from playing games on consecutive days. Crisp will play center, and Jacoby Ellsbury moves to right.
(Career batting ...
Red Sox Lineup For Game 3 of the ALDS —
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog
Lowell and Coco are in, J.D. is out. Here's tonight's Red Sox lineup: 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B ) 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 5. Jason Bay, LF 6. Mike Lowell, 3B 7. Jed Lowrie, SS 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Coco Crisp, CF Josh Beckett, SP Fenway West- The Western Home ...
J.D. Drew Blasts One; Sox Lead ALDS 2-0 —
Sports of Boston
It was a close game tonight, even after the Sox started the game off with a 4-1 lead. The Angles just kept chipping away at the Red Sox lead until it was tied at five in the ninth inning. J.D. Drew changed all of that with a huge swing of the bat in the top of the ninth inning: a two-run ...
Johnny Gomes, What’s Dioner Navarro’s Dick Taste Like? —
This is God Given
When their not busy tag-teaming Coco Crisp , it seems that Johnny Gomes like to drink his Stud Light from the sack protector of his catcher, Dioner Navarro, according to Big League Stew . Apparently, Joe Maddon also partook, but did he take off those glasses that make him look like he should be ...
