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Varitek’s home run snaps a tie in the sixth, and the Boston bullpen holds Tampa Bay without a hit over the final four innings, tying the ALCS at 3-3. Now look who’s one win away from the World Series.
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Down, 7-0, they rally against Tampa Bay bullpen and win on Drew’s two-out single in the ninth. Series returns to Tampa Bay with the Rays leading, 3-2. Down seven runs and running out of time, the Boston Red Sox weren’t quite ready to go away.
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Boston wins, 3-2, scoring winning run with two outs in ninth inning. Angels eliminated in division series by Red Sox for the third time in five seasons.
BOSTON — Jed Lowrie’s two-out single to right field scored Jason Bay from second with the winning run Monday, sending the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory and the American League Championship Series while sending the Angels home for the winter.
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Jason Bay hits his second home run of the series to give Boston an early lead. Red Sox hold a 1-0 edge in the series.
Angels outfielder Torii Hunter said Friday was his team’s turn to win a game in the American League Division Series. But the Boston Red Sox must not have gotten the memo. Continue reading on L.A. Times
The Red Sox went on to win the game and lead the series 2-0 heading back to Boston for Sunday’s pivotal Game 3. The Angels are struggling to compete against the Sox, much like the NL leading Cubs against the Dodgers.
This should be a quick series for Boston, who’s looking to meet-up w/ the division rival Rays in the ALCS. The series victory, if it occurs, would be a serious blow to the Angels, who led MLB in wins this year. If the Angels fail to win the series, and it looks seriously doubtful, both of the league’s top two teams will have been eliminated in the 1st round.
Manny Ramirez Trade Details:
They give up two minor leaguers, including Andy LaRoche, in three-way deal involving the Pirates. Jason Bay goes to Boston.
The Dodgers acquired outfielder Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox today in one of the boldest trade deadline moves in their history.
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Oh My!!! The Boston Red Sox have traded superstar outfielder Manny Ramirez across the country to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Often temperamental and unpredictable, Ramirez went through one of his regular season “I don’t wanna be here” syndromes and Boston finally took action.
Boston will front the remaining $7 million for this season of Ramirez’s contract, so the Dodgers get a HUGE impact player for almost nothing.
I believe the trade instantly improves the Dodgers in a weak division, which looks winnable now w/ this move. The D-Backs are there only real competition and they haven’t made a move, so the Dodgers leapfrog them in my opinion.
There was a 3rd team involved in the deal, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who traded outfielder Jason Bay to Boston.
Wow, I really don’t see how the Red Sox lose a step at all w/ this trade. Bay will step in right away and they shouldn’t miss a beat.
The Pirates are surely just dumping salaries, as usual, and can be expected to suck ass for at least another year. Might want to check the GM’s head after this one… he was basically a pawn for the Red Sox & Dodgers. Does he know they still suck?
As a D-Backs fan, I am excited now… the division race gets more interesting, a player I like will play in AZ several times more now (vs. virtually never before). I love the move by Boston.
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The Boston Red Sox helped usher in a new 500 Home Run club member this weekend, as outfielder Manny Ramirez clubbed his 500th and 501st home runs against the Baltimore Orioles.
Manny Ramirez trots around bases after 500th home run
The historic 500th home run came against the Orioles Chad Bradford, who up until Saturday night, had given up very few home runs in the past 2 years. Manny had been swinging early in the count for several days, trying to be aggressive and to reach the milestone, but it was against Bradford, when Ramirez finally came through.
“I’m happy, you know, about everything I accomplished in life,” Ramirez said afterward. “Not everybody has the chance to go and get to 500. I’m just proud to do it.”
Manny Ramirez becomes only the 24th player in MLB history to reach the 500 home run mark. Ramirez had been trying to reach the milestone for several weeks - he was at 496 on April 19th and took approximately 34 games to 500.
With the feat, Manny also joined another illustrious group:
The 500-home run club has only two dozen members, but Ramirez also joined an even smaller fraternity. He is only the seventh player in baseball history with 500 homers, 1,500 RBIs, 1,000 walks, 475 doubles and a .300 batting average. The others are Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Frank Thomas and Ted Williams.
Once the monkey was off his back, Ramirez quickly notched home run number 501 on Sunday, leading the Red Sox to a sweep over the rival Orioles.
Fellow Red Sox players were ecstatic for Manny Ramirez after he reached the 500 home run mark. He received greetings & handshakes, as well as high praise from current and former teammates. Despite the game being played in Camden Yards (Baltimore), Ramirez also received quite a bit of support from the fans as well.
While many detractors have labeled Manny as lazy and/or an uncaring superstar, it’s clear that they just don’t know the real guy, as evidenced by recent statements and reactions from his teammates and coaches. We’re witnessing one of the greatest hitters in baseball history - we just need to pay more attention…