Boston 14, Cleveland 2 | Talbot Had a Tag Sale, Sox Arrived Early While You Are Reading This, David Ortiz's Home Run Is Still Flying Carl Crawford Is Starting to Come to Life, Dunkin' Dustin, Too Salty Silences All the Third Catcher Talk with Another Bomb Cy Lester Leads the League with 7 Wins
Boston 4, Cleveland 2 | Tribe runs into Trouble with Beckett That's Progressive: Josh Beckett and his AL Low 1.69 ERA David Ortiz: .341, 7 Homers, 9 RBI... Last 20 games Will Dustin Pedroia ever be 100 percent again? That's Rich: Can't get over The Hill
"I think I won here in the playoffs. It's not my first win at Progressive Field. Those wins [in October] are bigger anyway, aren't they? Nah, not a big win at all [when he beat CC Sabathia in Game 5 of the 2007 ALCS]" -- Josh Beckett, wry and dry
Boston 15, Chicago 5 | Sox Pound Away at Home They're Gonna Win 8 in a Row and Get Right Back in First Place Since When Do Cubs Fans Come to Boston and Own Fenway Park? Thanks Beautiful! Cubs Pay Tribute to Nomar at Fenway with 4 Errors Powerful Youk, Patient Pedroia Finally Getting Their Games On Just Like Manny, A-Gon May Be Worth Every Penny Nevermind 1918... How About 19 Hits and 15 Runs Is There Even Any Room for Crawford Up Top? That's Just Ellsbury Being Ellsbury Why Is Lester So Hittable Lately? Salty's Swing is Coming Around
"A routine flyball can go off the wall. We're professionals. We need to make adjustments and play the wall." -- Alfonso Soriano on playing at the bandbox
It's a Walkoff-the-Wall for AG and the Never-Say-Die Sox
Boston 8, Baltimore 7 | Coming Back Home Sox Come Back for the First Time When Trailing After 6, and 6-0 Laser? No, But a Classic 9 Pitch At-Bat for Dunkin' Dustin Youk Stays Hot, 8 RBI Over 5 Game Hit Streak Case Closed: Jacoby Is Our Leading Man Walkoff Takes Mr. 7 Walks Off the Hook Hat Tip for the Captain, Aceves Welcome Back Rem
"Just being ready to hit, he's aggressive, he throws the ball good, just be ready and stay inside with it. Just stay on top and it worked out, hit it off the wall and it was great at-bats from Jacoby and Pedey to get on base to be able to score those runs. We just stayed with it, we didn't give up, continue to play the game, we've been on a roll and we know we can do these kind of things, it was just one of those things you just stay with it, it was a great win." -- Adrian Gonzalez with Heidi Watney on NESN
"You are now 21-and-25, over .500 for the first time this season. How does that feel?" -- Heidi Watney to Adrian Gonzalez... hey, she wasn't hired for her math skills... leave her alone
Lackey Gets Some Personal Time Off, a.k.a. Hellenic Elbow
Boston 7, Team in Turmoil 5 | Sox get even with sweep in the Bronx Crawford still shaky in left, back to slumping at the plate Youk can do it. 3-run bomb by Kevin brings Sox back Hug it out again. Papi goes deep into the night Pap ties shoes before giving Yanks the boot Salty HR? Sweet!
"It's nice to be .500, but we're not a ballclub that's playing to get to .500." -- Salty
"I tried to ruin another good offensive night." -- Jon Lester... not his finest three hours
Sox on a Roll, Yankees Not So Much
(Boston Dirt Dogs / Jamison Odone Illustration)
"We've come a long way since 0-6." -- Kevin Youkilis... ain't that the truth
Boston 5, New York 4 | Sox Hold Off Yankees in Game 1 The Old Buch Stops Here: Clay's Got the Right Stuff in the Stadium Cheesesteak in Paradise: AG Has Cholesterol Running Through His Veins The World's Quietest Hitting Streak Snapped at 11 Youk Gets Inside Joba's Head for a Change Dunkin' Pedroia Finds a Hole, Gets a Hit
"It's the toughest place mentally to pitch. They all hate us." -- Clay Buchholz on the Bronx
"I had a great cheesesteak before the game that got me ready. They make some great cheesesteaks here. They definitely rival the Philly ones. I told them if I did good, it was going to be because of that cheesesteak.� -- Adrian Gonzalez... cheesesteak on his plate makes him feel good at the dish
Crawford, Sox are Down and Out in Toronto Something's Horribly Wrong with This Team
Toronto 9, Boston 3 | Another Lackluster Effort from the Millionaire's Club Leave Lack in with Bases Loaded in the 7th? Brilliant! If You Thought Wakefield Was Old, You Didn't Watch KG Tonight Carl Gets Caught Looking in Left, Gets Caught Stealing, Too Slam Dunkin': He's a Laser Show on the Billboards Only Perfect Time to Take on the '27 Yankees in the Bronx Bright Spot: AG Power Surge
"Ask a damn question... Everything went wrong that could go wrong, that's pretty much the story of the whole damn year... Everything in my life sucks right now to be honest with you." -- John Lackey... now's the time to cut him and his 8.01 ERA some slack
"A personality chip is missing [from the 2011 Red Sox]" -- Peter Gammons knows something is wrong
"It is what it is." -- Paul Pierce... after the devastating season-ending loss to Tom Werner and John Henry's marketing chip
Candid Camera
(NESN screen image via CSNNE)
Lack Looks Back at a Left Field Foul Up
Lackey Lets Crawford Know He Doesn't Appreciate His Outfield Skills Get Ready for Boston to Make a Big Deal About John Showing Some Frustration Maybe This Might Wake Up the Dunkin' Donuts Doughboys
AG Turns Up the Power, Sox Turning It Around, Again
Under the Radar 9, Underperforming 5 | Gonzalez big birthday basher Ellsbury still on top of his game. Hitting streak at 17 and counting Pedroia takes break from filming commercials to chip in with a hit Crawesome hits a legit triple. Average way up to .211 Youk getting back in the swing of things The future is now... Say hello to Jose J.D. 2 RBIs
"Once we get into the later part of May, we're all going to start feeling better. It's got nothing to do with the park, it's got something to do with my swing. You start feeling things." -- A-Gon on his hot streak
Anaheim 5, Boston 3 | The Long and Bitter End Scutaro Runs Himself Into an Out, Sox Lose in Late, Late, Late Show No Relief for the Weary: It's a Bullpen Rush to the Disabled List in Boston It's a Quarter to 3 in the Morning, the Latest Ending in Red Sox History Ninth Life: Ellsbury Steps on the Clutch to Tie It, Hit Streak at 12 Don't Be Shy About Putting Up That Stop Sign Tim Bogarrrgh! Blood and Guts Matsuzaka Couldn't Save the Night The Dunkin' Donuts Laser Show Needs to Sit the Sit "It's Gonna Be a Long Season." -- Dunkin' Star Carl Crawford 'I'm Servin' Dunkin'.' Sincerely, Chairman Tom Werner Tough to Blame Cam
"YOUKILIS TO DEEP LEFT FIELD and we can all ... off the wall now coming around from first base and trying to score is Scutaro to the plate, Scutaro will be OUT!" -- Don Orsillo with the call on the ball... off the wall
"We all thought he'd be a little bit farther along than he was." -- Tito on Scutaro's bad jump and read on the ball
Your Not-So-AccuWeather Forecast ...
(AP Photo)
Sox Fans Get Soaked By MLB Money Makers Again
Yeah, Most New Englanders Turn to Private Weather Service Telvent DTN When They Want to Know the Local Forecast Outside Their Own Back Door So It Would Have Killed the Angels to Get Home at 1 a.m. PDT Tonight?
"It's was Linda's [Pizzuti] idea to serve everyone coffee and hot chocolate." -- Larry Lucchino crediting LP on the late night perks at Fenway
"There are very few sportsmen who can match his global reach, appeal and iconic status...
We�re going to be able to focus on how to create opportunities for LeBron." -- Red Sox chairman Tom Werner's recent quotes on your friend LeBron James
"What FSM does for Roush Fenway, Liverpool and the Red Sox, we will now do for LeBron James... This represents the next step in our evolution, to represent one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet." -- Red Sox COO Sam Kennedy last month
Will the Home Run Derby Continue After Our Favorite Doormats Leave Town?
The Fighting LeBrons 7, Lost Angeles 3 | That's Just Lester Being Lester I Had a Dream the Sox Hit Back-to-Back Homers. Sincerely, Martin Luther King, Jr. Wait, What?!? We Thought the Aces Could Only Pitch Well to the Captain? Another Long Overdue Long Ball from the Designated Lefty Killer And on May 3, Adrian Gonzalez Hits Home Run No. 2 High 5: This Is the Last Year of Overpaying J.D. .231 Carl Crawford, The Greatest No. 8 Hitter in History Pap Does His Best to Turn It Into Save Situation Nice to See Scutaro Fighting for His Job
"It's not losing 15 out of 16 to, no disrespect, like the Mariners or the Pirates. It's the Boston Red Sox. They're a good ballclub." -- Angels Ace, Danny Haren... and when you say 'no disrespect" ... you just did
On the Day After the US Military and Intelligence Community Took Out Terrorist Osama Bin Laden, We Remember Our Brothers and Sisters That Flew Out of Boston and All Those That Died During the Attacks of Sept. 11 and Hope They Rest in Peace
American Airlines Flight
11
Flight 11, flying from Boston to Los
Angeles, crashed into the World Trade Center.
Confirmed dead
Name
Age
Home
Job
Employer
Crew
Barbara Jean Ares Tegui
38
Marstons Mills, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Jeffrey Dwayne Collman
41
Novato, Calif.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Sara Elizabeth Low
28
Boston, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Karen A. Martin
40
Danvers, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Thomas F. McGuinness Jr.
42
Portsmouth, N.H.
first officer
American Airlines
Kathleen Ann Nicosia
54
Winthrop, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
John Ogonowski
52
Dracut, Mass.
captain
American Airlines
Betty Ann Ong
45
Andover, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Jean Destrehan Roger
24
Longmeadow, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Dianne Bulls Snyder
42
Westport Point, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Madeline Amy Sweeney
35
Acton, Mass.
flight attendant
American Airlines
Passengers
Anna Williams Allison
49
Stoneham, Mass.
founder
A2 Software Solutions
David Lawrence Angell
54
Pasadena, Calif.
executive producer
NBC
Lynn Edwards Angell
52
Los Angeles, Calif.
librarian
Seima Aoyama
48
Culver City, Calif.
accountant
Japanese
Myra Joy Aronson
50
Charlestown, Mass.
press and analyst relations
manager
Compuware Corp.
Christine Barbuto
32
Brookline, Mass.
buyer
TJX Co.
Carolyn Mayer Beug
48
Santa Monica, Calif.
filmmaker and video producer
Kelly Ann Booms
24
Brookline, Mass.
accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Carol Marie Bouchard
43
Warwick, R.I.
emergency room secretary
Kent County Hospital
Neilie Anne Heffernan
Casey
32
Wellesley, Mass.
planning manager
TJX Co.
Jeffrey W. Coombs
42
Abington, Mass.
security analyst
Compaq
Tara Kathleen Creamer
30
Worcester, Mass.
planning manager
TJX Co.
Thelma Cuccinello
71
Wilmot Flat, N.H.
homemaker
Patrick Currivan
52
Winchester, Mass.
vice president
AtosEuronext
Brian P. Dale
43
Warren, N.J.
partner
Blue Capital Management
David DiMeglio
22
Wakefield, Mass.
computer service
Donald Americo DiTullio
49
Peabody, Mass.
endoscopy division
Smith & Nephew Inc.
Alberto Dominguez
66
Lidcombe, New South Wales,
Australia
baggage handler
Qantas Airways
Peter el-Hachem
40
Tewksbury, Mass.
senior software engineering
manager
Teradyne
Paige Farley-Hackel
46
Newton, Mass.
spiritual counselor
Alexander Milan Filipov
70
Concord, Mass.
electrical engineer and church
deacon
Carol Flyzik
40
Plaistow, N.H.
marketing supervisor
Meditech
Paul Friedman
45
Belmont, Mass.
management consultant
Emergence Consulting
Karleton D.B. Fyfe
31
Brookline, Mass.
senior analyst
John Hancock
Peter Alan Gay
54
Tewksbury, Mass.
plant manager
Raytheon Co.
Linda M. George
27
Westboro, Mass.
buyer
TJX Co.
Edmund Glazer
41
Wellesley, Mass.
chief financial officer
MRV Communications
Lisa Reinhart Fenn
Gordenstein
41
Needham, Mass.
assistant vice president and
merchandise manager
TJX Co.
Andrew Peter Charles Curry
Green
34
Santa Monica, Calif.
director of business
development
eLogic
Robert Jay Hayes
38
Amesbury, Mass.
sales engineer
Netstal
Edward (Ted) R. Hennessy
Jr.
35
Belmont, Mass.
partner
Emergence Consulting
John A. Hofer
45
Los Angeles, Calif.
owner
John's Sharpening Center
Cora Hidalgo Holland
52
Sudbury, Mass.
Sudbury Food Pantry at Our Lady of
Fatima Church
John Nicholas Humber Jr.
60
Newton, Mass.
owner
Brae Burn Management
Waleed Iskandar
34
London, England
chief of digital strategy for
Europe
Monitor Group
John Charles Jenkins
45
Cambridge, Mass.
corporate office services
manager
Charles River Associates
Charles Edward Jones
48
Bedford, Mass.
retired astronautical engineer and
manager of space
programs
BAE Systems
Robin Kaplan
33
Westboro, Mass.
senior store equipment
specialist
TJX Co.
Barbara Keating
72
Palm Springs, Calif.
receptionist
parish office, St. Theresa Catholic
Church
David Kovalcin
42
Hudson, N.H.
senior mechanical
engineer
Raytheon Co.
Judy Larocque
50
Framingham, Mass.
founder and CEO
Market Perspectives
Natalie Janis Lasden
46
Peabody, Mass.
product testing team
leader
General Electric
Daniel John Lee
34
Van Nuys, Calif.
road crew
Backstreet Boys
Daniel C. Lewin
31
Charlestown, Mass.
co-founder and chief technology
officer
Akamai Technologies
Susan A. MacKay
44
Westford, Mass.
assistant vice president of
merchandise planning and
allocation
The "Curt�s Pitch
for ALS" program is a joint effort by Curt and Shonda Schilling and The
ALS Association Mass Chapter to strike out Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig�s Disease.
