ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Cody Ross helped the Boston Red Sox rebound from a frustrating loss.
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Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company has made a $1.1 million payment to Rhode Island that it defaulted on earlier this month....
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Winning 5 games in a row seemed an impossible task for the Phillies until now. Their longest win streak of the season previous to this one was only 2 games. They have also gone above the .500 mark for the first time since the first game of the year....
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Papelbon -- and alter ego -- excited to face Sox
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We talk to Red Sox broadcaster Dave O'Brien to get a preview of Sox-Phillies this weekend, a state of the team report, and ask why Bobby Valentine seems to contradict himself to many different reporters all the time.
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WEEI | Friday, May 18, 2012
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PHILADELPHIA -- Daisuke Matsuzaka said prior to the Red Sox' series-opening game with the Phillies that he is physically sound and optimistic after Thursday's rehab start. Matsuzaka, who is coming off Tommy John surgery, pitched 6 2/3 innings in his...
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We talk to Red Sox broadcaster Dave O'Brien to get a preview of Sox-Phillies this weekend, a state of the team report, and ask why Bobby Valentine seems to contradict himself to many different reporters all the time.
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WEEI | Friday, May 18, 2012
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Here we go, as MLB's annual "interleague rivalry weekend" kicks off with the continued insistence that the Red Sox and Phillies have some kind of historical beef. That 1915 World Series was a bitter one, you know. Daniel Bard goes for the Sox against...
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Boston has finished up two-straight two-game series, but the bout of weirdness isn't over yet, as they now head to Philadelphia for interleague play. Lineup BOSTON RED SOX PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Mike Aviles - SS Jimmy Rollins - SS Dustin Pedroia - 2B...
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Red Sox (18-20) at Phillies (20-19) Daniel Bard (3-4, 4.30) vs. Cole Hamels (5-1, 2.28) Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park TV: CSN Weather: Sunny, 66 Media: Twitter and Facebook The Phillies will be without Charlie Manuel, who is serving a one-game suspension...
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Dear Nationals fan, Though you could not beat feet fast enough to jump on board the bandwagon with Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg, though you perhaps listened to all of the feckless national media personalities whose answer to the question, "Is there...
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Every team has a derogatory nickname associated with their name, which suggests that the team in question is of low quality. The Twins are the "Twinkies," The Red Sox are the "Red Sux," the D'Backs are the "D'Bags" and the Giants become the "Gnats."...
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Inter-league play is back, rejoice, rejoice. It’s a battle of Eastern division cellar-dwellers as the 18-20 glass cannon Red Sox have arrived in Philadelphia for a three-game set. The Phillies are on a roll, having won their last five games, surpassing...
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When the Yankees signed Mark Teixeira to an eight-year contract worth $180 million in December of 2008, he was viewed a switch-hitting first baseman in his prime who hits for power, average and plays outstanding defense. Now in the fourth year of that...
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PHILADELPHIA — After throwing 6-2/3 innings last night for Triple-A Pawtucket, Daisuke Matsuzaka has rejoined the Red Sox here today and expressed optimism that he has made positive strides in fixing the mechanical problems that plagued him earlier...
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Same sizes. Same expectations. Same spot in the standings. The Red Sox and Phillies kick off their interleague schedules with the first of three from Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is 7:05. Beerleaguer: I'm so over this. Interleague play. The Red Sox...
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The Roy Oswalt saga of the off-season is not one many Red Sox fans care to return to, even if they would like him to be part of Boston's club. As we talked about earlier Friday, Oswalt worked out for the Red Sox (as well as tonight's opponent, the Phillies)...
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When interleague play was introduced in 1997, it was a cool idea. It had its critics, to be sure, but a lot of people saw it as a fun little novelty that was, at the very least, something new.Nowadays, the coming of interleague play is met with a collective...
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Roy Oswalt tried his best to get a big deal in the offseason, but had no teams interested in paying the salary that he was asking for.Oswalt is reportedly getting ready to return to the MLB and, according to Ken Rosenthal, he might sign within the next...
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Jonathan Papelbon is looking forward to playing a little Family Feud. When Papelbon’s new team meets his old one tonight at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia, Papelbon will be looking to get his first crack at the organization that decided it didn’t...
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Former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon often fell into his ÂCinco-Ocho character as he addressed the Boston and Philadelphia media this afternoon, but he hoped he would pitch all three games of the series against his former team.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, now set to face the team with whom he spent his first six big league seasons as a member of the Phillies, suggested that he'd been circling Boston's trip to Citizens Bank Park since he signed his...
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Items after the jump:- Phils batters vs. projections- Phillies stats vs. early 2011- NL Standings and team stats- Upcoming milestones Who would have thought before the season started that after 39 games, the Phillies would rank higher in scoring than...
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Paul Swydan takes a look at Adam Lind's recent demotion, and how he was never able to duplicate his superb 2009 season.
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With the emergence of Will Middlebrooks following the injury sustained by Kevin Youkilis, it appears Red Sox management will try and move the former All-Star. There has been some speculation that the upstart Baltimore Orioles may bring in Youkilis.The...
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Our boys are in need of a swift kick in the ass. They are a...
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Have you ever found yourself at a networking event wishing you were home catching the Sox game? If so, Startup Sox is the event for you. Startup Sox will take place on June 7 and will include a networking event at MassChallenge followed by a joint outing...
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Here are the lineups: RED SOX (18-20) Aviles SS Pedroia 2B Gonzalez 1B Ross RF Middlebrooks 3B Saltalamacchia C Nava LF Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Daniel Bard (3-4, 4.30) PHILLIES (20-19) Rollins SS Pierre LF Victorino CF Pence RF Ruiz...
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Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company has made an overdue $1.1 million payment to the state and now should seek out private financing to stay afloat, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Friday.
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The Red Sox and Phillies have both gotten out to slower starts than they probably would have liked, and it's not making life any easier for the men in charge of leading the teams from the dugout. Bobby Valentine and Charlie Manuel had their work cut...
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The Tigers suck right now. Thank Cobb that Verlander pitches tonight.How’s that for an introduction? Up next is interleague play and the Pittsburgh Pirates. I’m not much of an expert on NL teams, but I’ll give this a shot. FACE OF THE FRANCHISEAndrew...
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been suspended one game for his nose-to-nose argument with plate umpire Bob Davidson during a game on Tuesday night....
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Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company has made a $1.1 million payment to Rhode Island that it defaulted on earlier this month.
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The Phillies and Red Sox have a lot in common right now, as both teams have dealt with injuries and underperforming rosters. The difference, though, is that Boston's rotation has been problematic, while the Philies' bullpen and lineup are the cause of...
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With the start of interleague play and the Red Sox operating without a DH while playing under National League rules in Philadelphia, David Ortiz is out of Friday's lineup against the Phillies and left-handed starter Cole Hamels. read more...
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Photo by Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDERThis year's Battle of the Beltways begins tonight at Nationals Park.Yes, this weekend's series against the Orioles is significant for the Nationals. But it also represents the start of a very significant stretch...
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PHILADELPHIA –With Charlie Manuel serving a one-game suspension tonight, the Phillies will be managed by bench coach Pete Mackanin, who interviewed for the Red Sox’ managerial vacancy before Bobby Valentine was hired. Mackanin was the first of six...
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David Ortiz is not in Friday's lineup.
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According to a report, free agent pitcher Roy Oswalt threw for the Red Sox this week.
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City of Brotherly Love? To Cody Ross, that sort of title for Philadelphia would be laughable. Ross is returning to a city and ballpark that he demolished two postseasons ago. As such, at Citizens Bank Ballpark, he will almost assuredly be given a welcome...
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee announced Friday that the state will allocate millions of dollars in credits to help Curt Schilling's ailing video game company, 38 Studios, after the company made good on its overdue $1.1 million loan payment. Schilling's...
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Red Sox - Phillies - Daniel Bard / Cole HamelsThe scourge of inter-league play is upon us once again, as the Red Sox visit Jonathan Papelbon and the Phillies for three games.Bard allowed only one run in six innings in his last start, Sunday against Cleveland....
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has received a one-game suspension stemming from the on-field incident in the top of the eighth inning of PhiladelphiaÂs Tuesday, May 15th game against the Houston Astros.
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Once the St. Louis Cardinals had completed one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball history and won the 2011 World Series, a fuse was lit in Oakland: What was to follow, in quick and stunning succession, was the roster being completely and unapologetically...
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The 2012 season was supposed to serve as the final stepping stone for the Kansas City Royals before they finally turned the corner. However, injuries, a slightly ham-fisted manager and wildly inconsistent play have left many questioning how close this...
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Cole Hamels on the hill tonight as the Phillies kick off the big Boston rivalry weekend in Philly....
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The Boston Red Sox start a three-game series in Philadelphia tonight, meaning they’ll be reunited with a former pitching hero for the second time in eight days. Last Thursday it was Derek Lowe, who returned to Fenway as a member of the Cleveland Indians....
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Famed former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in recent years became a very public champion of conservative "small-government" politics. He also launched a video game production company that two years ago set up shop in Rhode Island thanks to $75......
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The New York Mets are in town, but their special advisor to GM Sandy Alderson isn’t. No, not because JP Ricciardi worked those extra-special living-in-Massachusetts privileges into the contract with his new team, but because he’s out scouting. But...
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Boston Red Sox: 18-20 (5/18-5/20) The Sawx, as Michael Wilbon is so fond of calling them, are coming to town in last place in the AL East. In many ways they have been a mirror image of the Phillies. Riding high expectations, … [visit site to read more]...
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