Red Sox Off to a Red Hot Start
Posted on May 9, 2007
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After a disappointing end to last year’s season, the Boston Red Sox are off to a red hot start to begin the ‘07 season. They have already swept the Yankees in their first series at Fenway Park, and taken 5 of the first 6 meetings on the year. Their most impressive victory came back on April 22nd when the Red Sox welcomed rookie Chase Wright to the major leagues by hitting 4 consecutive homeruns off of him to give Boston a 4-3 lead over the Yankees in the third inning. The Red Sox are only the fifth team in Major League history to accomplish this feat and Chase Wright became only the second pitcher to ever do it single-handedly. The four-homer-trouncing took only 10 pitches, beginning with Manny Ramirez, and continued with my favorite Red Sock, J.D. Drew (who just so happened to play his college ball at my alma mater – Florida State), Mike Lowell, and Jason Varitek. The drama didn’t end there, however. The Yankees tied the game up in the fifth inning off of a Derek Jeter homerun, and regained the lead in the sixth inning, making the score 5-4. But apparently Mike Lowell wasn’t satisfied making history in the third inning with his solo shot, because he hammered a three run homerun over the Green Monster in the bottom of the seventh inning that proved to be the winning runs to complete the sweep of the Yankees. As always, Jonathan Papelbon came on in the ninth to work his magic and seal the deal by getting the scorching hot A-Rod to ground out with the tying run on base to end the ball game. The sweep felt like sweet revenge for the “Boston Massacre” of last year when the Yankees won five straight in the Bronx to essentially seal the AL East division title. For now, the shoe is definitely on the other foot with the Red Sox boasting the second best record in baseball, second only to the Milwaukee Brewers (who knew?), and holding on to a comfortable six game lead in their division over the Yankees who continue to struggle with their pitching staff and who have just recently climbed their way out of last place to take over the #2 spot. While things are looking right rosy in Bean Town right now, any long-time Red Sox fan will undoubtedly have the same thing to say – “It’s only the beginning of May, and there’s a lot more baseball left to play”.
- See video below of Fenway’s reaction after Varitek hits the 4th homerun.
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