Monthly Archives: September 2008

13 to Go - Sox 1 game out of first

September 15, 2008 – 2:31 pm

We are now 149 games into the 2008 baseball season.  Where has the summer gone?  And as the last 3 game set at Tampa Bay starts tonight, the Sox have a chance to leave on Wednesday with the division lead. 
OK.  First things, first.  The Rays are good.  I’m sure we’ve all come to grips [...]

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Pedroia is the Anti-Cano

September 15, 2008 – 2:14 pm

Reading this morning how Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled 2B Robinson Cano for not hustling in the fourth inning of Sunday’s game.  Perfectly encapsualted with the New York Post headline “Cano Doesn’t Get Meaning of Hustle.”  There’s no way to think about this as the latest contrast in the ongoing Hatfield & McCoys rivalry that [...]

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"It’s a lock…"

September 11, 2008 – 12:21 pm

It’s a lock that Carlos Pena will hit a home run this series

That’s exactly what Crundy said to me when the 3 game series with the Rays began.  Low and behold, he was right.  Only it took until the 14th inning of last night’s game for it to happen.
The last 2 games have met with [...]

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Yanks in Fourth!!!

September 8, 2008 – 6:28 am

AHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA AHA AAAAHHHHH HA AHA HA HA HA…..AAAAHHHHHH…ha…ahh..ehem..
Team W L Pct GB Home Road East Cent West Last 10 Streak
Tampa Bay 85 56 .603 - 53 - 21 32 - 35 34 - 25 17 - 13 22 - 12 5 - 5 L 3
Boston 84 58 .592 1.5 48 - 19 36 - 39 30 - 26 21 - 9 22 - 16 7 - 3 W 1
Toronto 76 66 .535 9.5 43 - 29 33 - 37 30 - 26 21 - 11 17 - 19 8 - 2 W 8
New York 76 67 .531 10 40 - [...]

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