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2004 Apr 28 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 6-0
Curt Schilling is the leading man on the day he pitches. Virtually every camera shot is recording his every emotion. Between innings, the lens focuses on him in deep thought, or when he's...
2004 Apr 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 4-0
Just when you think it can't get any better than this -- a doubleheader sweep, a lights-out return by Byung Hyun Kim, the biggest crowd in 14 years showing up on an April afternoon for a ...
2004 Apr 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3
He used to throw hard as a lefthanded reliever at Dartmouth College, but Dan Godfrey demonstrated he was quite adept at throwing around the leather as well when the 28-year-old Red Sox ba...
2004 May 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As a recently diagnosed diabetic, Lou Piniella was advised to quit smoking. He says he's been off the butts for four months, and is this close to kicking the habit...
2004 May 19 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Inspiration is one thing. Pipe dreams are another. Sure, Curt Schilling fed off Randy Johnson's greatness in their glory days with the Diamondbacks. They shared...
2004 May 20 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-6
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Good thing the witnesses received free Devil Rays visors last night as they approached the scene. All the better to shield their view of two pitchers turning a per...
2004 Aug 2 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 6-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Leave it to the youngest kid in the major leagues to distill the problem to its essence. At 19, B.J. Upton last night was minutes away from making his highly antic...
2004 Aug 3 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With the Nomar Garciaparra firestorm still flickering, Theo Epstein last night turned his attention to the team he rebuilt by cutting loose his franchise shortstop...
2004 Aug 4 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As Derek Lowe struggled early in the season, he looked for someone to join him in a stepped-up workout program. He needed someone as eager to improve as he was. ...
2004 Aug 9 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-3
But for a feverish Manny Ramirez, the stars could not have been aligned more favorably for a flying start to this 10-game homestand for the Red Sox. Curt Schilling on the mound on which h...
2004 Aug 10 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4
Sometimes the best way for a pitcher to grow is to deal with adversity. That's what happened last night to Bronson Arroyo in the sixth inning of the Red Sox' 8-4 victory over Tampa Bay...
2004 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 14-4
Call him selfish if you must. But you might want to think twice before begrudging Kevin Millar the right to lobby to have his name on the lineup card, especially when he's swinging the ba...
2004 Aug 12 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 6-0
Lots of laughs last night at the Comedy Connection. Lots of fun as Tim Wakefield and Johnny Damon hosted the kickoff party for their charity golf tournament. And why not? The Red Sox a...
2004 Sep 14 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-2
When Scott Kazmir went out to throw his warmup pitches in the fifth inning of last night's 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, the Devil Rays rookie had to give himself a mental slap in the fac...
2004 Sep 15 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6
It was uglier than a Muddy River bullfrog, but with the Yankees playing actual baseball again and another Battle of the Bronx beginning tomorrow, the Red Sox didn't care about style point...
2004 Sep 16 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 11-4
For a long time this season, it looked as if Kevin Millar was all hat and no cattle. The man who gave the Red Sox the "Cowboy Up" slogan as they played inspired ball last year, was strugg...
2004 Sep 27 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Theo Epstein was as perfectly turned out as always last night, if you overlooked the Korbel California Champagne Brut glistening in his hair and spattered on his p...
2004 Sep 28 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 10-8
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Take it from Theo Epstein, who sounded a little bit like Tina Turner revving up in the opening of "Proud Mary" when he noted during the sudsy clinching party Monda...
2004 Sep 29 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- He finished on his back, the loser of four straight starts in a season for the first time in a virtually bulletproof career. Turns out the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,...
2005 Apr 15 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 10-0
The high drama, nail-biting, and intensity of the previous series were gone. The Red Sox began the rest of the 2005 season last night by dismantling the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 10-0, at ...
2005 Apr 16 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 6-2
He didn't leave a note or a message or anything. He just vanished, like the baseball he hit into the night sky in the third inning last night. Manny Ramirez, who knocked in all six Sox...
2005 Apr 17 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1
Knuckleball pitchers such as Hoyt Wilhelm, the Niekro brothers, and Charlie Hough had some excellent seasons when they neared, and even passed, age 40. The Red Sox' Tim Wakefield, who ...
2005 Apr 22 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- There's no clock in baseball, but there is a pitch count. That was the Red Sox' hope. Scott Kazmir, a 21-year-old lefthander, mesmerized the Sox for seven in...
2005 Apr 23 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Curt Schilling's voice was somber, his words were strong, and his face had a look of disgust as he stood near his locker last night in Tropicana Field. It was a...
2005 Apr 24 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 11-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon wasn't one of the seven batters hit by pitches here this weekend, while Devil Rays pitcher Dewon Brazelton had the weekend off, havin...
2005 Jul 18 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-1
Even while his team continues its free fall, the Red Sox manager has good perspective. ''I don't wake up in the morning and run to the radio to see how I'm being perceived," Terry Fran...
2005 Jul 19 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2
Theo Epstein was impressed with Curt Schilling's first save with the Red Sox last night, but he was more impressed with his outing Monday night when the general manager thought Schilling'...
2005 Jul 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 9-4
Nixon didn't start for the second consecutive game but did pinch hit and walked in the eighth inning of yesterday's 9-4 win over the Devil Rays. Tuesday night, Nixon also pinch hit in the...
2005 Jul 25 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Unlike Lou Piniella, who grabbed the chance to come home even if it added 10 years of worry lines to his visage, David Wells never contemplated pitching for the De...
2005 Jul 26 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 10-9
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox pitcher Matt Clement appeared to have escaped serious injury after being struck in the head by a line drive during the Sox' 10-9 win over the Devil Rays la...
2005 Jul 27 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Red Sox lifted off into the Florida sky last night bound for Logan Airport and the brief ride to Fenway Park, where visitors would be awaiting their return. ...
2005 Aug 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 10-6
You could take the full 103 minutes of the rain delay in last night's 10-6 Red Sox win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and still not have enough time to sort out all the plot lines that swi...
2005 Aug 30 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-6
He's like Maverick after Goose died in ''Top Gun." He's like Puff the Magic Dragon after Jackie Paper came no more. He's like Howard Dean after The Scream, like Cam Neely after Ulf Samuel...
2005 Aug 31 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-6
They are 23 1/2 games out of first in the American League East, tagged with more losses (79) than all but two of the 30 teams in the major leagues. But according to Jorge Cantu, Tampa ...
2005 Sep 1 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-4
Sitting in the Boston bullpen in the top of the eighth inning last night, Mike Timlin focused on the Fenway mound, close to 400 feet away, and the imposing righthander at work. The 39-yea...
2005 Sep 19 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-7
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- David Wells, with 42 seasoned years of living under his sizable belt, sat in a clubhouse recliner yesterday afternoon, tenure evidently granting him the right to l...
2005 Sep 20 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 15-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Commission another plaque, John W. Henry. Better yet, place a call to Armand LaMontagne. Cast Big Papi in bronze, and put the Bambino to bed, forever. Already d...
2005 Sep 21 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- So, this is how it happens. Monday night, a 5-foot-11-inch, 190-pounder named Bubba strikes a walkoff pose in the Bronx, pulling the Yankees within a half-game....
2006 Apr 18 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-4
There's only one conclusion you can draw: The Red Sox and Devil Rays are incapable of playing a normal baseball game. In last night's 7-4 win over the Devils Rays before 36,423 roaring...
2006 Apr 19 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 9-1
They have the best record in the majors (11-4), which after 15 games of a baseball season is like saying winning the New Hampshire primary means you're the next president of the United St...
2006 Apr 20 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-1
It was 2 and 2 to Mike Lowell with two outs in the sixth inning last night, Mark Loretta on second, Manny Ramírez on first, and the Sox behind, 2-1. Scott Kazmir -- undaunted by the Sox l...
2006 Apr 28 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Three throwing errors in a week? That doesn't compute for Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, not after a season in which he made just five errors. ''I don't kno...
2006 Apr 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 9-6
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Think of the options available to Theo Epstein had he chosen to stay home this weekend. He could have popped into the Patriots' draft room in Foxborough and observ...
2006 Apr 30 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Trot Nixon summoned the name of a long-forgotten character from a '50s kids' TV show to describe what it was like last season, when the Yankees and Red Sox opened ...
2006 May 25 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1
One day during the Barry Bonds watch in San Francisco, Giants manager Felipe Alou was watching a Red Sox-Yankees game. Mark Loretta was up and Alou said softly, as he pointed to the scree...
2006 May 26 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4
David Wells lay writhing in pain, on his back near the mound, sweat pouring down his head. The oldest pitcher to ever start a game for the Red Sox, Wells, a 43-year-old lefthander with...
2006 May 27 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4
He was by no means unhittable, but he was unbeatable. Add unforgettable, as well. As ordinary as last night's 6-4 win over Tampa Bay was before 36,409, including a happy and support...
2006 May 28 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4
Once, in high school, as the tale goes, Joey Gathright was hanging around the parking lot waiting for a lift home and jumped over his football coach's car, just because he could. Another ...
2006 Jul 3 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Oh, to be in the head of Curt Schilling last night, to know what the 39-year-old thought as he watched Scott Kazmir, methodical, unshakable, and nearly untouchable...
2006 Jul 4 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-6
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Walk into the Devil Rays' clubhouse, canvass the room, and you will walk out with this conclusion: Personal feelings aside, there remains immense respect for 39-ye...