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APJon Lester speaks to the media Sunday, one day ahead of his scheduled start in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. Game 2 of the American League Championship Series was the type that cause Red Sox fans to...

Swanson’s Red Sox Rants and Raves 3 0 3 Scolded at school, fan lauded by Rays | MLB.com: News SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 13 hours ago on mlb.mlb.com ST. PETERSBURG -- On Monday, Zachary Sharples wasn't even allowed to rest his head and take a nap.

APThese are brave new times, folks. What a waste. Try and tell me you think any differently of Game 2 for the Boston Red Sox, and I'll suggest a head examination. This was Wasted Opportunities 101, in which a team...

It just goes to show you... Just when you think you've got it all figured out, the baseball gods through you a gyroball. Matsuzaka had decent numbers against the Rays and, as we mentioned on Friday, he seems to crank things up a notch when he's pitching in a dome, but who would have guessed, that...

In mid-August, I wrote about how Daisuke might have been having one of most inexplicable 14-2 records in baseball. He let a ton of guys on base, had gave up more walks than he did in 2007, had fewer strikeouts and (at that point) had a worse WHIP. But somehow, he had a great record.  Last night it was very clear why he was successful against the Rays.

Daisuke Matsuzaka had many doubters coming into Game 1 of the ALCS. Many questioned his ability to go deep into the game due to his erratic control and usual high pitch counts. He answered those questions in a big way Friday night, taking a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in a 2-0 Red Sox win.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox drew first blood in their respective championship series. The Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5, while the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0. In the National League affair, the Phillies got off to an early lead and held on late as they won in front of their home fans.

Some comments from the Boston Herald this morning... "He’s a great closer," Balfour said. "There’s no doubt about it. When he comes into the game, it’s going to be tough to score runs. He’s proven that time and time again." "But you can ask the guy sitting next to me, he got him one time. We’re...

In the middle of my paranoid haze Tuesday night, a sight flashed across the screen that instantaneously made me do a double-take: The Pappet was back. But as Surviving Grady points out today, that isn't it. The Boston K-Men --...

Tampa Bay Rays Boston Red Sox The 2008 ALCS has already been made out to be a Classic Showdown. Words like "magical", "experience", and "intangibles" are being tossed around like cans of Milwaukee's Best at a frat party. None of these words mean anything in context of reality.