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Pedro's Effort Valiant, However - Yanks Take Game 2
2009-10-31 21:28:00 With the power of Aliens on the Yanks side, the Phillies had no chance. (FOX Screenshot) The above picture really helps reaffirm the weirdness that the 2009 baseball season has represented for me. Major kudos to the guy on the... More About: Game
Waking Up On the Wrong Side of the Cage - World Series Trepidation, and Hop
2009-10-29 21:28:00 Top 10 worst ways I've ever woken up in my life, hands down. (SawxBlog Illustration) Following the 2009 MLB Playoffs since the Red Sox magnificent choke in the ALDS hasn't been the easiest of things for me to do this... More About: World , Series , Side
It's No Longer 'Who's Your Daddy' - It's 'For Your Daddy' - Give 'Em Hell P
2009-10-29 21:28:00 Pedro Martinez hopes to get the second ring of his HOF career. (SI Photo) Tonight should be a special night for Pedro Martinez - win, lose, or draw. Pedro has long been the number one villain of NYY fans, and... More About: Daddy , Hell , Give
Game 5 of ALCS at Fenway Park Tonight - That was the Plan at Least
2009-10-22 19:29:00 I should have known that the ALDS wasn't in the cards for the Sox... (SawxBlog Photo) Right before the playoffs began a small miracle of sorts occurred. I actually won the opportunity to buy Red Sox Playoff tickets for the... More About: Game , Park , Tonight
Big T's Blazin' Sports Thoughts - Trade Papelbon?
2009-10-19 19:27:00 Will the Red Sox move Papelbon this off season? (AP Photo)Good friend of SawxBlog, Tyler Lemieux offers up some of his thoughts on where the Sox are headed going into this off season, along with what could possibly help out... More About: Sports , Thoughts , Trade
Sunday Bloody Sunday - Fear and Loathing in a Brief Postseason: Rise of the
2009-10-16 19:26:00 Jonathan Papelbon's 9th Inning on Sunday was like a bad dream. (AP Photo)It almost happened again, and like the big dumb animal in which I?ve become, I reacted in the same matter I always have. I cursed, turned off, and... More About: Fear , Fear and Loathing
Hotel California
2009-10-13 19:24:00 ?FAIR WEATHER FANS!!!? ?YOU AREN?T EVEN FROM BOSTON? The jeers come from all directions? their faces twisted with hate and slathered in red war paint. Danica and I find our left-field seats and try to make friendly gestures to nearby... More About: California , Hotel
C. B. Bucknor Helps Out Angels - Sox Lose Game 1 of ALDS
2009-10-10 01:20:00 Red Sox won't soon forget the name of C. B. Bucknor. (TBS Screenshot / SawxBlog) When watching playoff baseball the one thing you don't ever want to do is discuss the umpiring after the game's over - and unfortunately for... More About: Angels , Game
Definition
2009-10-10 01:20:00 The Red Sox look onto the field as the 9th inning winds to a close. (AP Photo) The playoffs are on. And I have to say, they haven't started the way I'd imagined. The Dodgers, who spent the second half... More About: Definition
There's No Cure for Soxtober - ALDS Links, Predictions, & More
2009-10-09 13:19:00 Jon Lester talks to the media as he prepares for Game 1 against the Angels. (AP Photo) Do you find yourself waking up feeling extra tired and groggy in the morning? Is your head pounding after hitting the bottle a... More About: Links , Predictions
The Metrodome Still Breathes - Twins Win a Thriller
2009-10-08 13:18:00 The Minnesota Twins pour on the field after their thrilling comeback over the Tigers. (AP Photo) Last nights one game playoff between the Twins and Tigers was probably one of the more entertaining non-Sox games I've watched in a long,... More About: Thriller
Narragansett Beer & Red Sox Baseball Together Again
2009-10-08 13:18:00 Narragansett is finally back in Fenway Park - and I can't think of a better way to enjoy a game, or more importantly, a playoff game this October than cracking a 'Gans. Back in 2006 'Gansett began their triumphant return... More About: Baseball , Beer
No TV and No Beer Make Homer Something Something
2009-10-08 13:18:00 Writer's block. Or whatever the equivalent is when you're not really a writer. Blogger's block? Poster's block? Anyway, I've been a little burned-out on baseball lately, what with the NFL season cranking up, the Patriots routinely giving me heart palpitations,... More About: Beer , Make
Welcome to the 2009 MLB Playoffs - October Begins Tomorrow
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Monday, or as ESPN is calling it - "National Brett Favre Day" - is a day of rest and contemplation for both fans and teams alike, as baseball freaks across the country gear up for what is the best month... More About: Playoffs , Tomorrow
A Grand Night for the Red Sox - Cruise Past Indians - Gear Up for Playoffs
2009-10-06 13:16:00 V-Mart gets a heroes welcome after his Grand Slam last night. (AP Photo) Last nights contest started off like a hurricane - however, ended like a breeze, as the Red Sox blew away the Cleveland Indians 11-6 in the Fens.... More About: Playoffs , Night , Gear , Past
Sorry Angels - Jon Lester's Just Fine
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Jon Lester shows his appreciation to the Fenway Faithful. (AP Photo) All I have to say is thank God Lester's OK. For me at least, I exhaled a huge sigh of relief upon seeing his performance last night. Next stop... More About: Angels
Return to Fenway
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Fenway Park 98 years old and going on priceless. (SawxBlog Photo - K.Chandler) I've been sitting here for well over an hour trying to figure out how to start this post. How to put into words just what an amazing... More About: Return
Red Sox Tickets Still Full Price: Talent on Field Not So Much - Move Over B
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Tim Wakefield yuks it up with future NESN host Kevin Millar last night. (AP Photo) I hope the NESN advertisers are listening - because I didn't watch one inning of last nights "game" - and honestly am not planning on... More About: Tickets , Price , Move , Full
SawxBlog Enjoys Dunkin Donuts Perks Rewards Most Valuable Tour with Dustin
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Derek and Kris looking into the Green Monster. (SawxBlog Photo - J.Booton) Yesterday morning and afternoon the SawxBlog Team was lucky enough to attend the Dunkin Donuts Perks Rewards Most Valuable Tour with Dustin Pedroia at Fenway Park - and...
Yankees Clinch AL East (Yawn) - Proposal to Ban Connecticut From New Englan
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Dustin Pedroia looks on as the AL East Title Officially went to the Yanks. (AP Photo) The NY Yankees clinched their first AL East Title since 2006 yesterday completing a three game sweep over the Red Sox. The Yanks have... More About: Proposal , Connecticut
The Night the Red Sox 2009 Season Flashed Before my Eyes
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Hearing this scene on the radio made my stomach turn. (AP Photo)Last night's game made me feel absolutely sick to my stomach, caused me to speed a little faster than planned, and almost had me veer off the road and... More About: Eyes , Season , Night
Clay Buchholz Still Smoking - Good Things Come in Three's
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Buchholz has been smoking hot for the Sox - And is your #3 Starter. (SawxBlog Illustration) The doubt is now all but erased. Clay Buchholz is your number three starter today - and quite possibly your number one or two... More About: Smoking , Things , Good
Dice-K OK - Gonzo Not? - Curse of Nomar Garciaparra Still Looms Heavy
2009-10-06 13:16:00 Dice-k Looks to be an X-Factor for the Sox in the coming weeks. (AP Photo) The biggest question coming out of last nights 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians is the status of Alex Gonzalez's hand. Gonzo was hit on... More About: Curse , Heavy
Angels Win a Tough One: Jason Varitek - Still Bad At Baseball
2009-09-20 13:22:00 David Ortiz shows his frustration after striking out in the bottom of the 9th. (AP Photo) If last night proved anything, it proved that the ALDS match-up between the Red Sox and Angels is going to be a good one.... More About: Baseball , Tough , Jason
When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird turn to GONZO - Another Walk-Off in th
2009-09-18 13:21:00 The Red Sox jubilantly celebrate their 4th walk-off of 2009 and 10th win in row @ Fenway. (AP Photo) Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls - mark your calenders, for come the first week in October your Boston Red Sox... More About: Weird , The Weird , Walk , Turn , Gonzo
With Matsuzaka - There's A Lot to be Optimistic About
2009-09-18 13:21:00 Daisuke Matsuzaka acknowledges the Fenway Faithful after a superb start. (AP Photo) Before the first pitch was thrown last night I was brimming with the optimism of a tunnel-visioned fan, and my objectiveness was just as biased as Tedy Bruschi's...
Dice-K Gives me the Fear
2009-09-18 13:21:00 Since I'm still floating high off of the Foxboro Magic from last night's 'Monday Night Miracle' - I'm foolishly feeling optimistic about Dice -K 's chances tonight. I understand I have no real reasons to be swarmed with this optimism, however -... More About: Fear
Walking the Razor's Edge
2009-09-18 13:21:00 Tom Brady celebrates on another improbable night for the Patriots. (AP Photo) It began promisingly enough. The Patriots, decked out in the classic throwback uniforms from the 1960s, took the field to thunderous applause from the Foxborough faithful and, for... More About: Walking , Edge
Fall Back
2009-09-12 13:19:00 It appears that summer is over. The temps are dropping in the evenings, the mornings take just a little longer to warm up, and baseball's regular season is coming down the home stretch. Also heralded by the seasonal change is... More About: Back , Fall
A Comparison Between the 2008 Red Sox and the 2009 Red Sox - Conclusion: So
More articles from this author:2009-09-12 13:19:00 Victor Martinez and his clutch quotient is rising with each passing day. (AP Photo) I've emerged from the sadness that Labor Day Weekend always seems to present in a calm state of mind after taking a few days of Sawxblog... More About: Comparison , 2008 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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