(Solo) Shots For Everyone, Yanks Beat Red Sox 6-4

By On August 17, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Game Recaps

If someone had told you that one of tonight’s starters was going to give up four home runs, you would have guessed , right? Wrong!

Hughes had a strange start tonight. He had six great innings and one not-so-great one.

In the great ones, he set the Red Sox down in order [...]

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Game 119: Really? 12.5 Games Back?

By On August 17, 2012 · 95 Comments · In Game Thread

In 23 PA against the Yankees, Pedro Ciriaco is batting .500/.522/.682 with 7 R and 6 RBI, and I want him to go away.

Onto the line-ups:

Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Derek Jeter, DH Carl Crawford, LF Nick Swisher, 1B Dustin Pedroia, 2B Robinson Cano, 2B Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Andruw [...]

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The Replacements

By On August 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Positive Storylines

All five AL East teams have lost significant pieces, many for a majority of the season. On paper, the Red Sox were supposed to be neck and neck with the Yankees in August. I’ve heard an innumerable amount of injury excuses for teams this year, but 12.5 games now stand between the first place Yankees [...]

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Jeter in rare territory

By On August 17, 2012 · 17 Comments · In Player Analysis

Hey, so, remember when we all thought was pretty much done after 2010 and a weak start in 2011? Well, for at least the time being, Jeter is proving us wrong. Going into yesterday’s game against the Rangers, Jeter was hitting .319/.361/.423/.784/110 OPS+. He was also sporting a .344 wOBA and [...]

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