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TOR 15, BOS 4: Beckett blasted in start
Josh Beckett could not get through 3 innings of work in his start against the Blue Jays giving up 10…
Read moreWolves Updates 8/18
From Sid Hartman: Starting today and continuing for two weeks, the Timberwolves will have nine of their top players —…
Read moreJays Take Red Sox Behind the Woodshed
Josh Beckett started to dig a massive hole for the Red Sox by giving up 8 runs in 2 1/3…
Read moreCowboys 13 Broncos 23 Thoughts
The game was blacked out for me, and attempting to watch the game online didn’t cut it for me. After…
Read moreA few of the typically less memorable moments with Mike and the Dog
Well, Mushnick did not do a top 10 list of Mike and the Dog’s rudest and lowest moments, but we’ll…
Read moreTeam Preview: San Diego Chargers
2007 Record: 11-5 San Diego’s 11-5 record last season was less reflective of their success than their run to the…
Read moreThis bugs me
OK, so maybe a little pun there. But this post from Bugs and Cranks irritates me, partly because I respectfully…
Read moreBeckett Gets Shelled
Josh Beckett did not get out of the third inning; he went 2 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the…
Read moreToday’s Lineup 8/17 vs. the Jays
Today is Dustin Pedroia’s 25th Birthday. Ellsbury CFPedroia 2BOrtiz DHYoukilis 1BDrew RFBay LFLowrie 3BCora SSVaritek C Beckett SP Fenway West-…
Read moreThis Day in Red Sox History
August 17 1904: In South Side Park, lefty Jesse Tannehill gets a no-hit shutout of his brother Lee and the…
Read moreLinks of the Day 8/17/08
Michael Phelps is a strong swimmer.Tom Bergeron will never think highly of the Twin Cities ever again. A great take…
Read moreMiles Austin Injury Implications
I haven’t watched the game yet, so I’ll have to give my analysis of the game later today, but the…
Read moreGiant Rush
Last Sunday, after finally getting a chance to review the tape, ultimatenyg noticed that the Lions were doing a lot…
Read more8/17: Let’s get back to winning
Prev. Gm: Toronto Blue Jays (63-60) @ Boston Red Sox (70-52) Shaun Marcum (7-5, 3.42) @ Josh Beckett (11-8, 3.92)…
Read moreJ.J. paces Crew to 4-3 win
J.J. Hardy won’t forget Saturday night’s game for awhile. First he hit a 2-run shot in the top of the…
Read moreBrews lose first in LA, 5-3
The Brewers dropped the first game against the Dodgers Friday night, 5-3. Manny Parra struggled, allowing 5 ER’s over 4…
Read moreByrd Delivers, Offense Doesn’t
The Red Sox acquired Paul Byrd to give them outings like he did tonight: 7 1/3 innings, 4 runs, no…
Read morePictures from the Open House
View from Line Mueller and JokinenMueller Jokinen I didn’t get any shots of Doan. He was at one end and…
Read moreThis Guy’s Alright
So Michael Phelps won his 8th gold medal tonight. And he did it in front of Kobe Bryant, who was in the…
Read moreKobe Still Thinks He’s a GM
Everyone knows the Lakers flat-out stole Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies (Kwame Brown, Jarvis Crittendon, 2 first-round picks…
Read moreTOR 4, BOS 1: Halladay goes the distance
Roy Halladay was simply Roy Halladay pitching a complete game – 8th of the season –
Read moreThe only addition by subtraction..
done in the past year was cutting Luke Petitgout. Not that Ultimatenyg had it figured out or anything. The reason…
Read moreWolves Updates 8/17
Chris Murray/Reno Gazette-Journal on Kirk Snyder: Snyder’s agent, Chris Emens, said his client has been contacted by five or six…
Read moreTeam Preview: Denver Broncos
2007 Record: 7-9 Denver was one of the league enigmas last year. They put forward solid performances and won games…
Read moreThe root of Titan passing woes: Vince or the receivers?
Many of us sat in anguish as we watched Vince Young’s not so stellar 4-of-13 passing performance last night. During…
Read moreTonight’s Red Sox Lineup 8/16 vs. the Jays
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Dustin Pedroia, 2B David Ortiz, DH Kevin Youkilis, 3B J.D. Drew, RF Jason Bay, LF Jed Lowrie,…
Read moreNBC Is Crowing Again
Here’s another NBC press release on the total viewers, although the ratings for Friday primetime were down from Saturday. Yesterday,…
Read moreBoston Continues To Improve Farm System
Baseball America pointed out that the Red Sox are serious about the long term success of the franchise by spending…
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