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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Us Can't Wait for World Series 

Fan unintentionally coins rallying cry for first Series berth since '93

Oct 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a delirious Phillies fan called in to a radio show after Philadelphia's NLCS win, he inadvertently coined the team's new rallying cry. "Boston did it. The White Sox did it. Why can't us?," he asked. While waiting to see which AL team they'll face, Phillies fans have... More »

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 Red Sox Alive After Miracle Rally


Oct 16, 08 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Sox stayed alive tonight with a stunning 8-run rally over the last 3 innings, the Globe reports. Boston trailed Tampa 7-0 after 6 innings but scored 4 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, a base hit... More »

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(AP) - Tampa Bay rocked Tim Wakefield and the Boston Red Sox tonight in a 13-4 victory at Fenway that put the defending champs on the brink of elimination. Evan Longoria hit his rookie-record fifth home run of the playoffs, and Carlos Pena and Willie Aybar also homered off aging knuckleballer Wakefield.... More »

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Rays Rip Red Sox, 9-1,
for Series Lead 


Oct 13, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(AP) - B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria, and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays are bashing their way through their first trip to the playoffs, the AP reports. Upton and Longoria homered off a suddenly shaky Jon Lester, and the power-packed Rays cleared the Green Monster four times to beat the... More »

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 Dice-K Muzzles Rays 
 in ALCS Opener 


Oct 10, 08 11:29 PM CDT
(AP) - Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching, the AP reports. Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and the defending World Series champions played a little better in every way, beating the Rays 2-0 tonight... More »

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 Red Sox Send Angels Packing 


Oct 6, 08 11:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston. Jason Bay slid headfirst into home plate to score on Jed Lowrie's two-out single in the ninth inning tonight as the defending World Series champs beat Los Angeles, 3-2, in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Sox advance... More »

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 Angels Finally Avert Sweep, Stay Alive in 12


Oct 6, 08 12:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Francisco Rodriguez's biggest save of a record-breaking season came in a tie game. Rodriguez wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning, Mike Napoli hit two early homers before scoring the go-ahead run in the 12th and the Los Angeles Angels avoided another playoff sweep by beating the... More »

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Diamond Dilemma: Fenway's Sweet Caroline Fixation

Tradition just kinda started at Boston ballpark, DJ says

Oct 5, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where it began, he couldn’t begin to know, so Jonathan Elias of Boston’s WBZ-TV reached out to learn how Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline became an 8th-inning singalong tradition at the Red Sox’ Fenway Park. The not-as-cool-as-you-thought answer, per the ballpark’s DJ: “They started playing it... More »

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 BoSox Edge Out Angels, 7-5 

Boston leads series 2-0 as teams head to Fenway

Oct 4, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Boston Red Sox triumphed against the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 in a rollercoaster outing that left Boston up 2-0 in the division series, the Boston Herald reports. The Sox opened an early 5-1 lead, but the Angels closed the gap; it all came down to a two-run homer by... More »

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 Sox, Dodgers, 
 Phillies Win 
 Openers 

Phillies, too

Oct 2, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez both proved why they’d been acquired last night. Bay hit a two-run shot to give the Red Sox a lead they never relinquished, sending Anaheim to a 4-1 defeat, while the man he was traded for hit a solo shot in the Dodgers' 7-2... More »

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 Ballpark Grass Is Artful Work 

Red Sox groundskeeper pioneered growing trend in baseball aesthetics

Sep 30, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the pageantry sure to accompany tomorrow’s opening of the Major League Baseball playoffs, the increasingly intricate patterns mown into stadium grass is sure to catch fans’ eyes. Red Sox groundskeeper David Mellor pioneered the technique as an assistant in Milwaukee in 1993, the New York Times reports, and... More »

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OPINION

Blogging Pitcher Should Stick
to Sports

Sidelined Schilling opines on McCain, Ramirez (still!)

Sep 25, 08 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Curt Schilling may be headed for retirement, but that hasn't stopped the pitcher-turned-blogger from tackling politics—he's a big McCain fan—and pressing issues such as Manny Ramirez. The moonshot outfielder "had not been a member of the Red Sox for over a month" when Schilling last weighed in,... More »

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 Red Sox In, Yankees Out 


Sep 23, 08 9:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The World Series champs are back in the playoffs. The Red Sox clinched at least a wild-card berth with a 5-4 win over Cleveland tonight, the Boston Globe reports. The victory officially eliminates the Yankees from playoff contention and ends their streak of 13 consecutive appearances. The Red Sox can... More »

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(Newser) - Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski underwent heart bypass surgery today after going to the hospital for chest pains, reports the Boston Herald. The beloved Yaz, who turns 69 on Friday, had a triple bypass and "everything's fine," said spokesman at Mass General. "The operation was... More »

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 Sox's 'Tek Files for Divorce

Catcher is out with his wife

Aug 14, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has filed for divorce, the Boston Globe reports. Vartiek filed the papers on July 28 in Gwinnett County, Ga., where his family lives during the offseason. The captain and his wife have been married since 1997, and have three daughters ages 8, 6, and... More »

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 In the End, Manny Had to Go 

Mercurial slugger's departure was inevitable

Aug 1, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Manny Ramirez balance sheet didn't add up, and the Red Sox finally had to deal the headline-grabbing outfielder for the good of the team, writes Dan Shaughnessy in the Boston Globe. "On paper, the Sox are not as strong as they were," he acknowledges. But "this... More »

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Opinion

Manny Brings Special Bat, Special Headache to LA

Dodgers get one loopy guy, but hey, they got him for nothing

Aug 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Look out, LA—Manny Ramirez is coming. The ex-Red Sox outfielder brings "510 career home runs inside 510 pounds of baggage,” writes Bill Plaschke of the LA Times. And "the only thing that flops around more than his trademark dreadlocks are his moods." But the... More »

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 BoSox Deal
 Ramirez as
 White Sox
 Land Griffey 

Outfielders go noisily, quietly

Jul 31, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez at the deadline today, shipping the disgruntled outfielder to the Dodgers in a three-way deal that sends outfielder Jason Bay from Pittsburgh to Boston, reports New England Sports Network. Earlier, Ken Griffey Jr. agreed to a trade from the Reds to the White Sox,... More »

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 Sox Discussing Manny Trade

Boston may send Ramirez to Florida

Jul 31, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox fans are used to "Manny being Manny," but could they accustom themselves to Manny being a Marlin? Talks about sending Manny Ramirez to Florida have turned serious, but many still doubt that any deal will be made by today's trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. Ramirez, for... More »

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 MLB's Midterm Report Cards 

Rays at the head of the class—Rockies, Marlins at the back

Jul 2, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students—Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. ... More »

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