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MIKEY!!!!!!!!!

Excellent Job Paplebon!! NICE WIN!!

Coco gets picked off...dammit. Way to be Kotsay!

I agree.

Insurance runs are always a good thing. The way Papelbon has been pitching, we need them. Love Paps and all but the way he is giving up hits....we'll never last in the post season. Hopefully he'll be the closer of 2007 again. Lester is ROCKING!!!!

Lester is rolling too!

Nice 1st! Papi, Youk and Bay! 3-0!

LMAO! He was never fond of "Theo-Puppet". I believe Theo will be back. And Feeding The Monster is a great read!

Way to focus on the positive jacko! Beware the 2009 NYY! :thumbsup:

Rays 1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B 2. B.J. Upton, CF 3. Carlos Pena, 1B 4. Rocco Baldelli, DH 5. Willy Aybar, 3B 6. Dioner Navarro, C 7. Jason Bartlett, SS 8. Gabe Gross, CF 9. Fernando Perez, RF --Edwin Jackson, SP Red Sox 1. Mark Kotsay, RF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 5. Jason Bay, LF 6. Mike Lowell, 3B 7. Jed Lowrie, SS 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Coco Crisp, CF -- Jon Lester, SP WIN DAMMIT!!

Red Sox 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Mark Kotsay, 1B 5. Jason Bay, LF 6. Mike Lowell, 3B 7. Jed Lowrie, SS 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Coco Crisp, CF Josh Beckett, SP Rangers 1. Joaquin Arias, 2B 2. Michael Young, SS 3. Josh Hamilton, CF 4. Milton Bradley, DH 5. Hank Blalock, 1B 6. Marlon Byrd, LF 7. Nelson Cruz, RF 8. Gerald Laird, C 9. Chris Davis, 3B Kevin Millwood, SP

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWEEP is COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dustin!

Rare error by Coco

Baltimore Roberts, 2B Payton, CF Markakis, RF Hall, 3B Salazar, 1B Scott, DH Montanez, LF Cintron, SS Quinoz, 2B Cormier, SP Boston Ellsbury, RF Lowrie, 3B Ortiz, DH Pedroia, 2B Kotsay, 1B Bay, LF Varitek, C Cora, SS Crisp, CF Matsuzaka, SP WIN....SWEEP!!!!

Everyone knows, I want him back on the Sox. From Amalie Benjamin's live chat 8/29 in the Globe: What is the general opinion among sportswriters on where Jason Varitek will end up next year? Do you think he'll accept a lowball offer from the Sox, or does the paycheck outweigh loyalty and he'll end up somewhere else? If he does leave, who do you see taking his place? There's a lot of buzz around Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Or "Saltamacchia" as Jerry Remy would say). Nick, Allston A: Given Varitek's bad year offensively -- and it has been bad -- I think there's a much greater chance that the Sox will land him for next year than they would have otherwise. I know there was concern about Varitek in the organization after Jorge Posada signed his deal in spring training (4 years, $52.4 million), but that has mostly dissipated with Varitek's offensive woes. There is some belief that one of the younger catchers in the organization, like a Mark Wagner or a Luis Exposito, could eventually be the Sox catcher, but that's a hard position for a transition to a young player, and neither of those players is even close to ready for the big leagues. So I think there's a good chance we'll see Varitek back.

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WIN Dammit!! Who do we pull for NY or TB? I know, I know.....

Orioles 1. Brian Roberts 2B 2. Adam Jones CF 3. Nick Markakis RF 4. Aubrey Huff DH 5. Ramon Hernandez C 6. Kevin Millar 1B 7. Oscar Salazar 3B 8. Lou Martanez LF 9. Juan Castro SS SP - Radhames Liz Red Sox 1. Jacoby Ellsbury LF 2. Dustin Pedroia 2B 3. David Ortiz DH 4. Kevin Youkilis 1B 5. Mark Kotsay RF 6. Jed Lowrie 3B 7. Jason Varitek C 8. Alex Cora SS 9. Coco Crisp CF SP - Jon Lester

Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff September 2, 2008 03:08 PM Kevin Youkilis was Boston's receipient of the Roberto Clemente award which is quite an honor for his off-the-field charitable efforts.

Beckett throwing in bullpen Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff September 2, 2008 03:08 PM Josh Beckett played long-toss from 60 and then 120 feet and is now in the middle of a bullpen session. He appears to be throwing well, but we'll have more details later

Baltimore (63-73) 1. Brian Roberts, second base (.299, 9, 52) 2. Adam Jones, center field (.279, 7, 50) 3. Nick Markakis, right field, (.308, 18, 79) 4. Aubrey Huff, third base (.311, 30, 98) 5. Ramon Hernandez, catcher (.258, 14, 59) 6. Luke Scott, designated hitter (.270, 21, 57) 7. Kevin Millar, first base (.241, 19, 69) 8. Jay Payton, left field (.255, 7, 40) 9. Juan Castro, shortstop (.204, 1, 13) Boston (79-57) 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, right field Leads the American League with 43 steals 2. Dustin Pedroia, second base .326, 15 home runs, 274 total bases 3. David Ortiz,, designated hitter .429 in last six games (9-for-21) with five runs scored 4. Kevin Youkilis, third base .318, 24 home runs, and a team-high 94 RBIs 5. Jason Bay, left field, His 29 RBIs led the team in August 6. Jed Lowrie, short stop Looking for first multi-hit game since Aug. 12 against Texas 7. Jason Varitek, catcher Hit two home runs in last series agains Os 8. Jeff Bailey, first base .269, 1 home run, 4 RBIs 9. Coco Crisp, center field .263, 7 home runs, 33 RBIs Paul Byrd, Boston, (9-11, 4.55 ERA, 65 strikeouts) vs. Garrett Olson, Baltimore, (8-6, 6.38 ERA, 68 strikeouts)