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Lester Shuts Down Phillies in 5-2 Win

By ⋅ June 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming into Thursday afternoon, the Sox needed to salvage this three-game series with the Phillies and leave the city of Brotherly Love in style. A stellar performance by Jon Lester let Boston do just that as the Sox departed Philadelphia with a 5-2 victory earlier today. Jon Lester was the star of this game as [...]

Boston’s 14-Run Barrage Completes Sweep of Jays

By ⋅ June 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The runs just keep on coming in Canada. The Bruins may not have had luck up north this weekend, but Jon Lester and the Red Sox capped off a three game series in Toronto by annihilating the Blue Jays by a score of 14-1. The offense was once again in full swing as they plated [...]

Video: Aaron Rome’s Hit on Nathan Horton

By ⋅ June 6, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals started with bad news for the Bruins as Nathan Horton was knocked out of the game by a cheap shot from Canucks’ defenseman Aaron Rome. Horton was blindsided and hit in the head by Rome who received a five minute game misconduct for his cowardly hit. Rome was [...]

White Sox Complete Sweep in 7-4 Win

By ⋅ June 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

On a hot and humid afternoon at Fenway, the wrong Sox had all the fun. Boston squandered an early lead and Tim Wakefield and the bullpen could not hold on in the 7-4 loss to Chicago. Chicago’s Gavin Floyd wasn’t stellar, but his 4 ER in 6 IP was good enough to pick up his [...]

Would You Sacrifice Your Car for Bruins Tickets?

By ⋅ June 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

How bad do you want to go to Game 3 of the Bruins-Canucks Stanley Cup playoffs? With ticket prices reaching almost $1,000 for games 3 & 4 at TD Garden, most of us would do anything to be there for witness a piece of Boston sports history. Oh, anything you say? Well then 98.5 The [...]

Relentless Blue Jays Squeak by Sox in Extra Innings

By ⋅ May 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Blue Jays set the pace early with a three-run first inning off of Jon Lester and were not to be denied for the rest of the evening. Boston came back several times throughout the game but ended up falling 7-6 to the Blue Jays. In his worst start of the season, Jon Lester tied a season-high [...]

Red Sox Walk Off with Win in 11 Innings

By ⋅ May 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Sox almost wasted a stellar outing from Josh Beckett, but they came through in the clutch as they squeaked by Minnesota by a score of 2-1 in the 11th inning to take 3 of 4 from the Twins. Pitching wasn’t the issue tonight as Beckett once again shined bright. He went 7.0 strong innings [...]

Price Outduels Lester as Sox Lose 3-2

By ⋅ April 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The struggles continue for Boston as they dropped their second straight game to the Tampa Bay Rays with Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss. It was a battle of ace pitchers as Tampa Bay’s David Price picked up his first win of the season by giving up only 2 ER in 7.2 IP to get the victory. Jon [...]

Fantasy News Flash: Josh Hamilton Out for Two Months

By ⋅ April 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Reigning A.L. MVP Josh Hamilton will miss the next eight weeks after suffering a broken shoulder in Tuesday afternoon’s loss to Detroit. In what is being called a controversial play, Hamilton was sent to home plate from 3rd base by his third base coach during a shallow pop up near home plate. Hamilton slid head [...]

Fantasy News Flash: Ryan Zimmerman Sent to DL

By ⋅ April 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Let’s throw another elite 3B on the injury pile. The Washington Nationals have placed Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day DL with an abdominal strain. Zimmerman suffered the injury sliding into second base in Saturday’s game against the Mets. He’s expected to miss at least three weeks, but unfortunately, it could be even longer than that. [...]

Fantasy News Flash: Evan Longoria Placed on DL

By ⋅ April 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Earlier today, Tampa Bay Rays 3B Evan Longoria was placed on the 15-day DLwith an oblique strain. The stud 3B left Saturday’s game against Baltimore for pain in his side. After an evaluation, the team decided it would be best to put him on the disabled list. Longoria is expected to miss at least three [...]

N.L. West Fantasy Preview

By ⋅ March 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Within this division rests the World Series champions, Coors Field killers, ace pitching studs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The best team in the division isn’t even the one with the most highly regarded fantasy talent, which can only speak volumes for the division’s depth. San Francisco Giants The reigning world champions’ biggest strength is it’s [...]

N.L. Central Fantasy Preview

By ⋅ March 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The largest division in baseball is brimming with fantasy talent from top to bottom. This division contains the single most dominant player of the past decade, who you will be drafting first overall in any draft. Even though he may overshadow other players, the N.L. Central has a lot of early round talent worth spending [...]

N.L. East Fantasy Preview

By ⋅ March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This division is STACKED. Hell, the Phillies alone have enough starting pitchers to lead your team to glory, and no, that’s no exaggeration. Aside from that, there is an abundance of young hitters, some with 30+ HR potential. You know what? Just draft solely from the N.L. East and you actually might win your league. [...]

A.L. West Fantasy Preview

By ⋅ March 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With all due respect to the A.L. West, most of the offense you want is on Texas. Now, don’t take that as a sign that talent isn’t elsewhere in the division. Oakland seems to have the market cornered on the best starting pitching, but don’t go there for first choice offense. The Angels have both [...]

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