BOSTON – Several times in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Tigers in Game 1, Red Sox players were in obvious disagreement with the strike calls made by home plate umpire Joe West. Red Sox Manager John Farrell said that’s natural. “The hitter is always going to have a different view than the umpire,” Farrell said. […]
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On Baseball: Playoffs simply unpredictable
BOSTON – Detroit right fielder Torii Hunter wants to end this season with a mob scene, complete with an endless supply of champagne. But it has been a different, lonely atmosphere for Hunter in his 17-year career. “I see this all the time, guys jumping up and down on the field at the end of […]
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Curt Schilling estate sale brings out souvenir hunters, thrift seekers
The former Red Sox pitcher is being sued by the state, but his wife says they are simply downsizing.
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Red Sox Notebook: Tigers ace toes the mark boldly
BOSTON – Max Scherzer said it does not matter that he went 21-3 this season with a 2.90 ERA and is the likely American League Cy Young Award winner. Whether he’s at the top of his game in 2013, or back in 2008 when he was a Diamondbacks rookie, Scherzer brings the same attitude to […]
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On Baseball: Nava’s unlikely story never gets old
BOSTON – During a media interview at Fenway Park, Daniel Nava was speaking about his college days — the days of being a team manager and not a player — when another microphone and TV camera joined the conversation. It was ESPN. This Daniel Nava story might make it to the national stage. It is […]
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Red Sox make no roster changes for ALCS
Boston will carry 11 pitchers and 14 position players.
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Red Sox-Tigers at a Glance
A look at the best-of-seven American League championship series between the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox: SEASON SERIES: Tigers won 4-3. PROJECTED LINEUPS TIGERS: CF Austin Jackson (.272, 12 HRs, 49 RBIs), RF Torii Hunter (.304, 17, 84), 3B Miguel Cabrera (MLB-leading .348, 44, 137), 1B Prince Fielder (.279, 25, 106), DH Victor Martinez (.301, 14, […]
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Tigers sport plenty of power, and that’s a huge concern for Red Sox
One key for Boston in reducing the impact of the middle of the Detroit order is keeping hitters ahead of them off the bases.
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On Baseball: Once teammates at Hadlock Field, now opponents at Fenway Park
BOSTON – They were a pair of promising 21-year-old pitchers. Portland Sea Dogs teammates Jon Lester and Anibal Sanchez both pitched in the 2005 Eastern League playoffs. “I think we were probably completely different pitchers back then,” Lester said. “Naive, young, stupid; you know, throwers. “But obviously watching him over the past couple of years […]