Posts Tagged ‘Jason Varitek’
A farewell to the captain
Matt Cote bids farewell to the Red Sox captain, Jason Varitek.
by Matt Cote on March 4th, 2012 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 13
Philadelphia Phillies 5 New York Mets 4 (Game 1)- Kyle Kendrick gave up two earned runs on seven hits in 7.1 innings as he won in his first Phillies start of the season. Ben Francisco and Shane Victorino each hit a long ball for Philadelphia, who improved to 81-60 on the year, clinching a non-losing season. Anderson Hernandez blasted a …
by Derek Johnson on September 13th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 28
Chicago Cubs 5 New York Mets 2- Alfonso Soriano’s three-run blast in the 8th inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Chicago Cubs to Win #64 of the season. Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez singled in the other runs for Chicago. Carlos Marmol shut down the Mets in the 9th inning to earn his 6th save of the year. …
by Derek Johnson on August 29th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: August 21
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Washington Nationals 3- Braden Looper squandered two earned runs on four hits in six innings as he improved to 11-6 as a starter; Prince Fielder and Casey McGehee homered for the Brewers, who won their 59th game of the season. Felipe Lopez drove in two more runs for Milwaukee, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Adam Dunn …
by Derek Johnson on August 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 24
Chicago Cubs 8 Cincinnati Reds 5- Mike Fontenot, Aramis Ramirez, Jeff Baker, and Derrek Lee all homered for Chicago en route to their eighth win in eleven games. Randy Wells squandered three earned runs on seven hits in six innings as he improved to 6-4 as a starter; the three runs Wells gave up came off the bat of Aaron …
by Derek Johnson on July 25th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 11
Chicago Cubs 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2- Ted Lilly allowed one earned run on four hits in eight innings as he went on to win his 100th career game. With this win, the Cubs improved to 42-42 on the year, ending a three game losing streak. St. Louis still sits atop the NL Central with a record of 48-41. Milwaukee …
by Derek Johnson on July 12th, 2009 Leave a comment »
MLB Recap: July 4
Washington Nationals 5 Atlanta Braves 3- Braves starter Tommy Hanson allowed one earned run on three hits in seven innings as his scoreless innings streak ended at 26; Adam Dunn’s long ball in the 7th inning ended Hanson’s bid for a shutout. Down 3-1 heading into the 8th inning, Washington scored four runs in the bottom half to win their …
by Derek Johnson on July 5th, 2009 1 Comments »
Boston Red Sox 6 Washington Nationals 4
The Nationals outhit the Red Sox by one hit; one of Washington’s hits came on a broken bat play that interfered with Red Sox shortstop Nick Green. In the 2nd inning, Elijah Dukes stepped up to the plate and hit a ground ball to Green. What should have been a routine 6-3 putout nearly turned fatal as the broken bat …
by Derek Johnson on June 25th, 2009 1 Comments »
Ortiz Hits First Homer as Sox Smash Jays
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 in Boston Wednesday night. It was a great night for the Sox in many ways, and possibly their best game of the season to date. Toronto’s Brett Cecil and first-year Red Sox Brad Penny were the starters of tonight’s game. Cecil came into the game 2-0 with an ERA of …
by Carmine Caruso on May 20th, 2009 1 Comments »
How To Fix The 2009 Major League Baseball Season
Dear Commissioner Selig, As you may have noticed, this Major League Baseball Season is off to a fantastic start. Fans are attempting to go to the ballpark despite the horrific economy, the games are exciting, and coverage of the sport has never been higher. Yet several issues remain in the sport, and has caused several to outcry about these problems. …
by Jon Alba on April 20th, 2009 3 Comments »