Hitters, pitchers were monsters at Fenway
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It's no secret why the Red Sox finished their regular season at Fenway Park with the second-best home record (55-26) in the majors, trailing only the Yankees (54-24). The Sox were built to flourish in the Fens and proved it by leading the majors in runs scored at home (517) and topping the American League in batting (.304), on-base percentage ...
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Boston - Tucked deep in the bowels of Fenway Park, spewed champagne was crisscrossing the cramped victorious clubhouse. The Boston Red Sox were doused, every one of them, and their eyes stung from the sticky, acidy alcohol.
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The history-defying Red Sox have touched on another crazy way to try to win their first World Series in 86 years -- by playing some of the shoddiest defense since the birth of the Fall Classic.
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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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Doug Mientkiewicz clutched the last out in his glove and his teammates raced out of the dugout and leaped in the air. As they piled up on the first base line, it looked like every other October baseball celebration, except the uniforms said Boston.
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Can you picture David Wells pitching against the Yankees six times next season? Neither Fenway Park nor Yankee Stadium would be able to contain the enthusiasm, the intrigue, the excitement, the
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Last season, when the Boston Red Sox clinched the wild-card spot in the baseball postseason, the players staged a frenzied celebration on the field at Fenway Park.
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The first two at-bats were the kind of moments he'd like to forget. Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek looked, for lack of a better word, wobbly in his initial appearances against Anaheim fireballer Bartolo Colon.
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When he arrived at Fenway Park yesterday morning to prepare for the finale of the Red Sox' homestand against the Texas Rangers, Johnny Damon was expecting to be back in Terry Francona's lineup. Gabe Kapler wasn't expecting to start.
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There was a time when they must have imagined sharing a World Series moment like this, but as teammates. Trot Nixon and Jeff Suppan. Both high draft picks of the Red Sox. Minor leaguers together. Their friendship blossomed when they each made it to the big club, promising talents for the folks at Fenway Park to cheer.
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays damaged Boston's slim chances of winning the AL East, beating Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 9-4 Wednesday night.
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The New York Yankees battered Pedro Martinez, chasing Boston out of town with their second rout in a row. Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
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Daryle Ward, Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones had big nights at the plate at the expense of National League pitchers.
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The last time the Boston Red Sox visited Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter was hurtling headfirst into the stands, Nomar Garciaparra was sulking in the dugout and New York was pulling away in the AL East.
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The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers nearly came to blows after Josh Beckett hit Magglio Ordonez in the side of the head with a breaking ball. Mark Prior had his own problems on the mound &#151; he couldn't get the Kansas City Royals out.
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ie there are no sure things -- was reinforced at Fenway Park last night. Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez came rolling into
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The Red Sox rebuilt their pitching staff with untrustworthy David Wells, underachieving Matt Clement and injured Wade Miller. The free-spending Yankees took no such chances.