Pressure on Arroyo in Game 3
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BOSTON (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees look to put a stranglehold on the Boston Red Sox as the American League Championship Series shifts to Fenway Park on Friday for Game Three.
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It's a relatively recent story, and a familiar one. The Red Sox had two big sluggers in the middle of their lineup -- one a lefthanded hitter, the other a righty, both .300 hitters, one a former MVP, one who would soon be named one. They were the linchpins of a Sox team that had high hopes of playing deep ...
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A World Series that has already produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals is played out under a lunar eclipse.
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The bullpen blew another one. The reliable relievers who carried the New York Yankees all season are coming apart at the most important moment. Mariano Rivera must be tired by now. Tom Gordon is struggling. Paul Quantrill is hurt. And the Yankees are halfway to the biggest collapse in postseason history.
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â¢ Johnny Damon speaks the truth. Quoth the hairy one after Game 5, &quot;We&#39;re going in there with no pressure. It&#39;s something we&#39;re not supposed to do.
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In a game of whose starting pitcher was worse, the Red Sox finally won something â-arely. Because both Boston&#39;s Bronson Arroyo and the Yankees&#39; Kevin Brown were awful last night
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This is the way it ended last year: An exhausted and emotionally spent Mariano Rivera dropped to his knees after pitching the hardest three innings of his life, sobbing and praying and finally falling prone on the hill, wrapping his arms around the mound in a mixture of thanksgiving and relief. For three innings -- the most ...
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Summoned in the bottom of the seventh to help create a bridge to closer Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Timlin's larger role in Game 4 of the World Series last night was to use his vast postseason experience in what looked like a combustible situation.
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As the World Series success of the Red Sox proved, a team coming off a drought-breaking win over its archrival can be difficult to stop.
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New York Yankees&#39; Alex Rodriguez knocks the ball out of the glove of Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo, left, as first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz looks on during the eighth inning of Game 6 of the ALCS in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.
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The Boston Red Sox are to send hobbled star Curt Schilling to the mound Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, whose 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven AL championship series is down to 3-2 after back-to-back marathon games. But rain in the forecast could make for another long night of delays or earn both teams some much needed rest.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the thick of a pennant race because they've been thriving in pressure situations. Matt Kemp, Russell Martin and Joe Beimel are perfect examples.
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Major League Baseball postponed Game  Three of the American League Championship Series between the  New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox Friday due to rain.
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The Yankees&#39; pitching questions remain cloudy, and consequently Jason Giambi will take a seat. Because the Yankees aren&#39;t any closer to determining their Game 3
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The Orioles trail 7-0 after Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo pitches three shutout innings, but rally only to fall short in a 7-5 loss in the opener of a split doubleheader Saturday.
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First it seemed Russ Ortiz would be relegated to the bullpen for the division series. Now it sounds like he&#39;ll start a potentially decisive Game 4 if the series goes that far.
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BOSTON Go figure this World Series. An old maxim in baseball is you always give away more runs with shoddy defense than you gain with torrid bats.