Francona

4 June 2008

Theo & Francona are in agreement that surgery wont be necessary; we'll wait and see if the Vader-like cast will do the trick. JD Drew was the offensive star of last night's win, going 2 for 3 along with Coco Crisp's off the wall tie breaking double.  Dice-K's replacement Justin Masterson allowed four runs on six hits in six innings-- he's 2-0 with a The Rays are 0-4 at Fenway Park this season; 65-88 since their inaugural season 10 years ago. They'll return for a final 3 game series in September following tomorrow nights game.

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3 June 2008

s wrist will be immobilized by a soft cast in hopes that the tear will heal on its own.  While Francona said that he believes surgery to be "very unlikely", they won't know anything definitive for at least a few weeks.  It's a blow to the Sox clubhouse and Nation alike.  After a tough start to the season, Papi's batting average had finally climbed to a respectable .252 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs.  It's tough to lose that stat in your lineup, but with the pressure of reaching 500 off his shoulders, Manny's heating up again, and Lowell, Youkilis, and Ellsbury are all producing as well.  The fact of the matter is, we don't know how this will effect the Red Sox.  Hopefully

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28 May 2008

Things must've gotten heated because Hernandez threw the shortstop out of the game.  Then when Francona came out to retrieve Lugo, and ask why he was being ejected, Francona was eje

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26 May 2008

and Magadan got pissed off.  He said something to the ump, and the umpire threw him out.  Francona came to his hitting coach's defense, but the ump stood his ground and Magadan left t

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20 May 2008

But for me, the best moment of the night had to be when Francona hugged Lester after the win. The pride on the manager's face was overwhelming. He's seen this kid go through so much, Francona

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