1. Red Sox:
* Josh Beckett should be an option to pinch hit
* See the sign held by a fan behind the Red Sox dugout that read “Fried Chicken”?
* Phillies pitcher Qualls should be fined for walking Nick Punto, who is hitting .135
* Alfredo Aceves is an insane specimen – waste like Twiggy / back like Hagler
* With Mike Aviles now on a pace for 32 HR and 107 RBI and more-than-sufficient range – I would trade him right now and bring up Jose Iglesias, who is now over .280
* Sox are now on pace to win 80 games
* David Ortiz looked more than adequate at first – might want to think about pushing Adrian Gonzalez to the outfield if production is lacking
* Absolute bomb by Salty Continue reading Connelly’s Top Ten: Beckett For Mayor (Kidding – Trade Him!) »
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In a typical start by Philadelphia ace Cliff Lee, teams that manage two runs count themselves lucky. The Boston Red Sox scored five against the dominating lefty Sunday afternoon, and they didn’t waste them.
Mike Aviles and Jarrod Saltalamacchia both homered for the second straight day, and Josh Beckett held the Phillies to one run over 7.2 innings, giving the Red Sox a 5-1 rubber-match road victory over the Phillies.
Boston has now won eight of its last 10 games. They haven’t lost a series in three weeks.
Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Cliff Lee, David Ortiz, freddy galvis, Hunter Pence, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Josh Beckett, Juan Pierre, Marlon Byrd, Mike Aviles, pete orr, Philadelphia Phillies, Shane Victorino, ty wiggington, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
After watching Jonathan Papelbon close out the Red Sox on Friday and do his signature poses in the process, there’s no way the Sox could let that happen again on Saturday.
So, the offense took over, clubbing four home runs to back Jon Lester, who despite a shaky outing, managed to earn the win in a 7-5 final. Continue reading Red Sox Launch 4 Home Runs, Top Phillies 7-5 »
Tags: Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Mike Aviles, Philadelphia Phillies, Red Sox, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Celtics built a big lead Friday night in Philadelphia, then quit.
The Philadelphia 76ers, on the other hand, never quit. And once they pulled back into the game, that sustained effort translated into unstoppable momentum, a 92-83 victory over the Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and a 2-2 series tie.
Game 5 takes place Monday back in Boston.
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The adventures of Daniel Bard as a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 2012 continues. On Friday night, the erratic pitcher continued to miss the strike zone early against the Philadelphia Phillies in what ended up a 6-4 Red Sox loss. The Phillies’ offense walked all over Bard in the first, and from there, three Red Sox home runs weren’t enough as former Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon shut the door.
Bard’s Wild First
Bard allowed four runs in an awful first inning where his command was completely off. He allowed a leadoff walk to Jimmy Rollins, and then consecutive one out walks to Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence. With the bases loaded, Carlos Ruiz singled to center, scoring two runs and giving the Phillies an early 2-0 lead. Continue reading Red Sox Home Runs Not Enough in 6-4 Loss in Philadelphia »
Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Ruiz, Cody Ross, Cole Hamels, Daniel Bard, Hunter Pence, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Aviles, Philadelphia Phillies, Shane Victorino
1. Celtics:
* The Celts need Brandon Bass to give them a percentage of what James Posey did
* KG’s best four-game stretch in Celtic career
* Paul Pierce was yelling like Maria Sharapova
* Trade Rondo after the season
* Have a funny feeling that Ryan Hollins was tough in class as a kid
2. Red Sox:
* 3:16 for a regular nine-inning game
* Felix Dubront throwing like an ace
* Will Middlebrooks down to .259 Continue reading Connelly’s Top Ten: What Can’t Larry Bird Do? »
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After dropping the series opener on Wednesday night by the score of 2-1, the Boston Red Sox hit two home runs on Thursday night to back Felix Doubront en route to a 5-3 victory. Doubront went 5.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) and striking out seven. Matt Moore made the start for the Tampa Bay Rays and gave up only five hits over six innings – but two of the hits were solo home runs.
The Red Sox got off to a hot start out of the gate with first-inning singles from Mike Aviles and David Ortiz. Up was Adrian Gonzalez, who had guaranteed to the press after Wednesday night’s loss that he would go deep. Upon hearing this, David Price tweeted to his 87,000+ followers that “Moore should put one right between his numbers.” On the first pitch of the at bat, Moore did indeed drill A-Gone in the area of his belt buckle. Gonzalez finished the game 0/3, leaving his promise unfulfilled. After Will Middlebrooks struck out, Cody Ross drew the walk to open the scoring. Continue reading Cody Ross Powers Red Sox to 5-3 Win at the Trop »
Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, B.J. Upton, Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Game Recap, Kelly Shoppach, Marlon Byrd, Matt Moore, Mike Aviles, Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays
