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James Shields Leads Rays in Game 2 Win

By KC Downey ⋅ October 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Big Game James Shields lived up to his name, pitching 5.2 shutout innings in the Rays 4-2 victory in Game 2. Sheilds allowed seven hits, but mostly held the Phillies bats at bay. He also walked two and struck out four in the victory. B.J. Upton woke up after a quiet Game 1 and a [...]

Cole Hamels Quiets Rays Bats, Wins Game 1

By KC Downey ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Cole Hamels did what most Red Sox starters could not do: quiet the Rays bats. Hamels allowed two runs on hits in seven strong innings of the Phillies’ 3-2 Game 1 victory at Tropicana Field. Closer Brad Lidge slammed the door shut after a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts. B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria [...]

Red Sox Stage Historic Comeback, Force Game 6

By KC Downey ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Scott Kazmir, who was pushed up to Game 5 for a variety of reasons, pitched a gem through six innings, but Boston’s patient bats forced him out of the game as he reached 111 pitches. When Kazmir left the game, the Red Sox were down 5-0 through six, and by the time they came to [...]

Fantasy Wrap-Up: Week 23 (9-1 – 9-7)

By Pete Rampino ⋅ September 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

One week is done in the fantasy playoffs, and in the majority of leagues there’s just four teams left. There were some major stories around baseball this past week that may have a major effect on your rosters. Here’s the top headlines of the week. Carlos Quentin to Undergo Surgery Chicago White Sox OF Carlos [...]

The Race to the MLB Playoffs: Week 1

By Geoff ⋅ August 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In this new feature, each Friday I’ll be taking a look at the race to win the division as well as the wild card and offer an outlook on the fast-approaching playoffs. Now that August is starting to wind down and Septemeber is looming ahead, the Red Sox still find themselves in second place in [...]

Fantasy Wrap-Up: Week 19 (8-4 – 8-10)

By Pete Rampino ⋅ August 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Week 19 was full of news that will effect your fantasy world. Here are some headlines that you should pay attention to. Astros LF Carlos Lee Suffers Broken Pinky Finger Houston OF Carlos Lee is done for the season after taking a pitch off his left pinky finger. It was reported that there were six fractures total [...]

Red Sox Lose Ground on Rays with Uneven Week

By Mike ⋅ August 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox opened the week with a tough loss to an inferior Royals team before taking the series. They traveled to Chicago for a gritty series with the White Sox and earned a tough split. However, the Rays continued to play well and have already set a single-season franchise win record with almost two months [...]

TGIF: First Half Awards

By Pete Rampino ⋅ July 18, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The stars are shining bright here at the Sports of Boston First Half Fantasy Baseball Awards. In fact the award show just may take home the award for longest award show name. Wow, I don’t know who to thank. The first half had it all. Ups, downs, lefts, rights, you name it baby. This award [...]

All-Star Update: Yankees Fans Attack Papelbon

By Dev ⋅ July 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

BREAKING NEWS: With one stroke of the bat, Red Sox RF J.D. Drew knocked in a 2-run shot off Cincinatti Reds SP Edinson Volquez to tie the All-Star Game at 2-2 in the 7th inning. We’ll keep you posted. Update: Sox Closer Jonathan Papelbon came in the 8th inning to a slew of boos and [...]

Fantasy Wrap-Up: Week 13 (6-23 – 6-29)

By Pete Rampino ⋅ July 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If you look through the box scores from Saturday night, you will come across a stange site when you see the Dodgers and Angels game. The Dodgers won the game 1-0. The strange part? The Dodgers won the game without the benefit of a hit. That’s right, The Angels’ Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined [...]

Fantasy Baseball: Rookies to Watch

By Dan ⋅ March 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

First off, I need to warn against taking any rookies in a draft. Most don’t pan out to be anything. Some perenial All-Stars and other bench bunnies (seemingly multiplying as they jump from team to team). I’d like to think the guys I’m about to mention are can’t miss but be weary not to jump [...]

AL East Fantasy Preview: Tampa Bay Rays

By Pete Rampino ⋅ February 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s just about that time of the year. Pitchers and Catchers have already reported, the Boys of Summer are getting ready to captivate us for the next 7 months. Most importantly, FANTASY BASEBALL is set to start. Fantasy is a lot of fun, but it can be a frustrating love/hate relationship if you don’t play [...]