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Game 8 Recap: Even Ste(v/ph)en.

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courtesy of www.fangraphs.com

Summary:

The Sox, seemingly, had this one well in-hand early. Daisuke cruised through the first few innings, and the Sox would score the first (and the only one they needed) run in the second inning. Kenny Rogers was off, but also inefficient. 

Daisuke, MDC, and Oki would combine to shut out the Tigers over 9 innings, limiting the Tigers to just 9 baserunners and striking out 11. It was an excellent, and yet somewhat understated collective pitching performance, aside from the Lesterized sixth inning from Matsuzaka

Lowell and Papi were the only two Sox who did not get hits, and both walked twice in the game. Coco, to the surprise of some, was able to knock in the first run on a sacrifice fly. Youks went 3-3 with two walks, while DP, Lugo, and Tek all reached base twice apiece. "Being" had an interesting triple, which ended with him crossing the plate on Placido Polanco's first error since leaving the womb. Miguel Cabrera was not GG-material at 3B today either. 

Oh yeah. If you're a fan of the Sox, and judging by your perusal of this website you are, the Sox received their WS rings today. 

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That's, of course, Pesky with Wake.

Player of the Game:

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Gotta be Daisuke. He took care of business today, striking out 7 and allowing 8 baserunners over 6 2/3. 

Comment of the Game:

Grilli's thrown 40 pitches,

He's Leyland's sacrificial lamb until his FO buys him a bullpen. -britsoxfan

at least Grilli lowered his ERA...

...to 11.57 -pedroiastroika

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I must say, I love Mr. Pesky. He needs his number retired ... screw the rules!

by Randy Booth on Apr 9, 2008 1:09 AM EDT   0 recs

Absolutely

An complete class act, and the way he over came a questionable world series mistake that could et people alive and is instead the face of the Red Sox as an organization. I believe I read the have has held all but 3 jobs on the team

by AZredsoxfan on Apr 9, 2008 5:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Buckner

Nice little piece on Buckner's appearance...
http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/09/finding-foregiveness-at-fenway/#more-21333

You can take the boy outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta the boy.

by B Cap on Apr 9, 2008 8:34 AM EDT   0 recs

Dice K = Early Cy Young Candidate.

Dice K is looking real Good. If the Sox can get Beckett up to 100%, maybe I am a little bias, but Beckett, Dice k, Lester are as good as anyone's 1-3.

Dice K's got the Eye of the Tiger.

by SoxAcumen on Apr 9, 2008 1:34 PM EDT   0 recs

i gotta say

i agree...dice-k has far exceeded my expectations so far, and opposing teams knowing they'll have to face beckett/dice-k/lester followed by MDC/Okajima and Papelbon are probably already wetting themselves.

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on Apr 9, 2008 3:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

P.S. i've noticed in highlights/pictures

that i think dice-k is learning the death stare from papelbon. hopefully dice-k doesn't try to learn spanish from him too

A-Rod drinks wine coolers and Jeter wears lipstick.

by pedroiastroika on Apr 9, 2008 3:24 PM EDT   0 recs

dude...

What's wrong with wine coolers and lipstick? Oh wait, maybe I've said too much...

You can take the boy outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta the boy.

by B Cap on Apr 9, 2008 4:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thread?

By the way, mlb extra innings is still free, at least on my Time Warner.

Manny ain't the only bad man.

by tommy.otm on Apr 9, 2008 7:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Dice K

will become a better pitchers then Josh Beckett before the season ends. Dice K is starting to scratch his vast potential to become a dominate Ace pitcher and if his control could improve a little more he could be the best pitcher in baseball.

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by E5 on Apr 9, 2008 9:53 PM EDT   0 recs

Why?

[user has been banned]

by E5 on Apr 9, 2008 9:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Both are Sox, so I hope that Dice k turns out to be better than 1 of the most dominate playoff pitchers in the history of MLB. Fine with me...and I am sure Beckett would not complain either...=)

by SoxAcumen on Apr 9, 2008 10:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

'Dominant'. You dominate if you're dominant.

Don't mean to be mean, but this is a disease that afflicts all the sports blogs I read.

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on Apr 10, 2008 3:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sorry buddy...

But coming from a country that can spawn the dialect and speech patterns of the likes of Manchester you have no right to judge. ;-)

You can take the boy outta Boston, but you can't take the Boston outta the boy.

by B Cap on Apr 10, 2008 6:35 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's nothing...

...been to Newcastle? It's safest just to nod and smile whenever someone addresses you.

Bottom 9th B:1 S:0 O:0 With Bill Mueller batting, Dave Roberts steals (1) 2nd base.

by britsoxfan on Apr 10, 2008 6:42 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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