soxanddawgs.com - 5/24/2008
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After a 7-0 homestand, the Boston Red Sox took to the field at McAfee Coliseum looking to continue their recent success. Unfortunately Tim Wakefield didn’t have his best stuff as the Oakland A’s beat the Red Sox 8-3 in front of 29,057 fans. The win snapped a 7-game winning streak for the Red Sox and they have now lost 5 straight games on the road.
Lineups
boston.com 5/24/2008 — OAKLAND -- We're here in Oakland, where it's nice and sunny, but the temperatures are likely to dive by game time. It's a pretty normal lineup this afternoon. No real surprises, though it's becoming increasinly difficult for Terry Francona to decide ...
Evening Boston Red Sox Delight - 5/23
soxanddawgs.com 5/24/2008 — The Red Sox kick off a 10-game 11-day road trip tonight with their third series against the Oakland A’s. Shockingly, none of the games have been played at Fenway Park. The A’s won’t come to Beantown until August 1-3 for a 3-game set.
MLB.com: Players ratify stricter drug agreement
mlb.mlb.com 5/24/2008 — May 23 --- Official league site: Major League players, through the auspices of the MLB Players Association, ratified on Friday amendments to the current drug policy, a little more than a week after MLB's 30 owners unanimously approved revisions to the collectively bargained agreement. --- This was the third time since 2002 that the owners and union reopened the agreement to toughen the rules...
Tavarez balks on PawSox and becomes free agent
projo.com 5/24/2008 — 06:03 AM EDT on Saturday, May 24, 2008 By SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. — Julian Tavarez , who only a few days ago elected to accept an assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket, has had a change of heart and has instead elected free ...