For the second time in just over a week, Joe Girardi’s bewildering managerial decisions gift wrapped a series finale to a division rival. As a result, Boston escaped from the Bronx with a vital split, and the Yankees forfeited an opportunity to further bury the Red Sox and increase the pressure on the struggling Rays. For six innings, […]
Archive for August 9th, 2010
Red Sox Escape with Split as Curious Managerial Decisions Stall Late Game Rallies
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Game 111: Red Sox vs. Yankees
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vs. Jon Lester PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 32 0.333 0.375 0.333 0 2 Nick Swisher RF 25 0.211 0.360 0.632 2 4 Mark Teixeira 1B 20 0.211 0.250 0.368 1 2 Alex Rodriguez 3B 23 0.273 0.304 0.773 3 6 Robinson Cano 2B 28 0.269 0.286 0.346 0 2 Jorge […]
Morrow’s Near Miss Still A Historic Achievement
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Brandon Morrow came within one out of pitching a no-hitter, but even more impressive than his brush with immortality was the dominance he exhibited along the way. Had Aaron Hill been able to coral Evan Longoria’s groundball that squirted into right field, Morrow would have recorded the second highest strikeout total (16) in a no […]