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Sabathia, Yankees Bullpen Strand 16 Red Sox Base Runners

By ⋅ August 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

All good things must come to an end, including CC Sabathia‘s winless streak against the Red Sox this season and Boston’s explosive offense. Sabathia allowed just two earned runs in six innings Tuesday night at Fenway, and the Red Sox left 16 men on base, losing to the Yankees, 5-2. Boston now leads New York [...]

Reddick Helps Beat Yankees in Walk-Off Thriller; Sox Take Over 1st in AL East

By ⋅ August 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Criticize the marathon games that come from baseball’s best rivalry if you will, but boy do the Sox and Yankees deliver some cardiac action. Sunday was pitted as a mismatch between resurgent ace Josh Beckett and the surprising but weaker Freddy Garcia. What it turned into was a late-inning comeback for the regular season ages [...]

Rafael Soriano Signs With the Yankees

By ⋅ January 14, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

On Thursday, the New York Yankees agreed on a deal with the top remaining free agent Rafael Soriano. Soriano’s deal will annually pay him $10 million, then $11 million, then $14 million. Soriano can opt out after either of the first two years by taking $1.5 million more. Previously, the Evil Empire had declared an [...]

Mariano Rivera Almost Signed With the Red Sox?

By ⋅ December 3, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Though Mariano Rivera is going back to the Yankees for what was originally offered to Derek Jeter, it seems he turned down more money and years from Yankees’ arch-rivals Boston Red Sox. Can you imagine what could have happened with Rivera wearing Red? In 2010, Rivera recorded 33 saves in 38 attempts, a 1.80 ERA [...]

Papelbon Blows Game, Season for Red Sox Against Yankees

By ⋅ September 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox, somehow, some way, still had a heart beat entering Sunday’s game against the Yankees. The Sox were looking for a sweep of their rivals: a win would bring them to within 4.5 games of the Wild Card lead, while a loss would push them 6.5 back and likely out of postseason play. [...]

Beckett Injured as Red Sox Come Back Late to Split with Yankees

By ⋅ May 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Jonathan Papelbon found himself in a familiar situation Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Once again, the go-ahead run stood at the plate and a blown save seemed likely, but Papelbon struck out Randy Winn to seal the deal for his tenth save and a 7-6 victory. Just like the first game of the series, the [...]

Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx? We Hope So, For the Yankees

By ⋅ April 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Finally, the Red Sox catch a break. We hope. The New York Yankees “Core Four” (Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera), are set to appear on this week’s cover of Sports Illustrated. The SI cover has been known to jinx and bring unfortunate situations to whoever fills it. To some, this idea [...]

Opening Day 2010 Preview: Red Sox vs. Yankees

By ⋅ April 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Well it’s finally here, Opening Day. Major League Baseball is getting it started the perfect way by having the Yankees and Red Sox square off in the first matchup of the season. Two storied franchises are beginning a new chapter in their historic rival. We’ve previewed the Sox extensively, but now it’s time to see [...]

Fantasy Baseball Wrap-up: Week 25 (9-21 – 9-27)

By ⋅ September 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Championship week is upon us. In our SoB league, it is a two week affair that will have you pulling your hair out and anxiously awaiting to see box scores. Just because you aren’t in the finals, doesn’t mean you can’t watch the drama unfold. Hell, you still have your consolation brackets to compete for. [...]

Fantasy Baseball Wrap-Up: Week 15 (7-13 – 7-19)

By ⋅ July 21, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

In the fantasy baseball world, the All-Star week can be a blessing or a total nightmare. With the week being cut in half, your team needs to prove that it can perform in a limited amount of time. I myself was fortunate in one league, but failed tremendously in three others. Over at Yahoo! Fantasy, [...]

Nothing New as AL Trumps NL in All-Star Game

By ⋅ July 15, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

The American League did it again, winning their twelfth All-Star game since 1996 in a record 2-hour, 31-minute game by a score of 4-3. Tim Lincecum started the game for the National League but found himself quickly in trouble as the AL squad was able to rack up two runs, one a result of an [...]

Fantasy Baseball Wrap-Up: Week 12 (6-22 – 6-28)

By ⋅ June 30, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I hate closers. I really, really do. I hate them in large format leagues (like the SoB 12×12 league) because they are basically worthless with 12 pitching categories and because if they have a bad outing it really screws you over. For example, this past week in my mideason league, I had Jose Valverde of [...]

Why the Red Sox Have Beaten the Yankees

By ⋅ June 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’d prefer to title this “How the Yankees have had bad timing against Boston.” Yes, it’s well documented that the Yankees have lost all eight meetings so far against the Red Sox. But, I think we need a further examination as to why the Red Sox have won all eight games to see if we [...]

How to Fix the World Baseball Classic

By ⋅ March 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Now that the World Baseball Classic’s second tournament is finished, we can reflect on what has worked about it and changes that should be made to improve it. I have noted my issues with it in the past, but thanks to four days in Florida at an uncle’s place with nothing to do at night, [...]

TGIF: 2009 Closer Rankings

By ⋅ February 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh the noble closer. The anchor to any bullpen, this man puts the weight on his shoulders in the ninth inning and makes it his duty to secure a victory for his team. Depending on what format your league is, the closer could be a valuable commodity on draft day or just a filler in [...]

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