11 October 2008, 12:35 am
Terry Francona's choice to keep pitching Daisuke Matsuzaka nearly tied Game 1 of the ALCS against the Rays. Instead, it provided a chance for his dominant bullpen to thwart another comeback attempt and finish off another postseason Red Sox win.... read more
11 October 2008, 12:23 am
What seemed like an American League Championship Series opener almost devoid of strategy early on became a closely matched effort of execution the longer the game went with the score still low.... read more
11 October 2008, 12:20 am
Joe Maddon wore the loser's burden but a pleased manager's smile in Saturday's wee minutes. The next day of the American League Championship Series is here for the Tampa Bay Rays, who will have to rally to keep it from potentially being the last day of their dream.... read more
11 October 2008, 12:17 am
Josh Beckett will be back on the mound on Saturday in Game 2 of the ALCS vs. the Rays, a more regular schedule under his belt. The big question will be how the right-hander fares under those normal circumstances -- and the Red Sox are eager to find out.... read more
10 October 2008, 11:49 pm
It turns out that those same escape hatches that Daisuke Matsuzaka found so routinely from April through September still work during the ultra-pressurized month of October.... read more
10 October 2008, 11:40 pm
Weathering another one of Daisuke Matsuzaka's self-inflicted jams, Dustin Pedroia pounded his glove and just tried to keep loose. The Red Sox have seen this enough to understand that the escape is right around the corner.... read more
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