Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 14, 2009, 6:41 pm
This has nothing to do with the Sox or Yankees and everything to do with the great stories baseball gives to us to enjoy. Dock Ellis was a pitcher in the 60s and 70s who is best known for his years w...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 10, 2009, 11:15 am
No...not yet. But the news out of Fenway the other day basically dealt with these two subjects. Let's start with the bigger news first. Yesterday began the passing of the torch at catcher for Bos...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 9, 2009, 10:21 am
Now that the back-patting and somewhat-nauseating parade in New York have faded to some extent, it's time to focus on the off-season. More importantly, what do the Red Sox have to do to reclaim co...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 5, 2009, 11:42 am
With gratitude and thanks to Berkeley Breathed... Enjoy it, New Yorkers. Next year we're taking it back.
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 5, 2009, 10:32 am
After nine long years, it's just as sweet as I remember. And hearing the words, "New York Yankees, World Champions," doesn't ever get tiring, either. Hideki Matsui, the series MVP, homered a...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 3, 2009, 5:15 am
The Yankees needed A.J. Burnett to be great, just like he was in Game 2. Instead he spit the bit, producing one of the worst starts in World Series history. Making matters worse, Phil Coke was just ...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 2, 2009, 10:45 am
We know it's coming. Like an approaching storm, the first cold wind of an imminent blizzard or the first ad for a new Wayans Brothers movie, a whole pile of suck is about to drop on our heads. Th...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 2, 2009, 10:24 am
It figures it would take an Idiot to help erase one of the more painful memories from the 2004 ALCS. Johnny Damon stole second and third on the same play in the ninth and scored on Alex Rodriguez'...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Nov 1, 2009, 8:20 am
Andy Pettitte didn't have his best stuff Saturday and that could have spelled big trouble for an offense that had struggled to score runs in the first two games of the World Series. And with Phil...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 31, 2009, 9:15 am
It was eight years ago tonight. Mr. November was born. The Yankees entered the ninth inning of Game 4 of the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks trailing 3-1 at the old Yankee Stadium ...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 30, 2009, 5:30 am
... recognize his talent and greatness, but no one would care at all about anything he said. It's only because he played for the Yankees' archrivals that he gained significance. But when you...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 29, 2009, 9:44 am
Let's keep that mojo working, Phillies! Here's your inspiration. She's whipping cancer's ass. All you have to do is beat the Yankees.
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 29, 2009, 9:00 am
Cliff Lee was magnificent. There really is no other way to describe it. Lee pitched a six-hitter and struck out 10, and Chase Utley hit two homers as the Phillies beat the Yankees 1-0 Wednesday at Y...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 28, 2009, 10:20 am
That Jimmy Rollins, he sure likes to talk doesn't he? Mets fans surely know what I'm talking about. Before the 2007 season, the All-Star shortstop declared the Phillies as the team to beat i...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 27, 2009, 6:00 am
As the Yankees begin preparing for the World Series and their battle with the Phillies, WFAN's Brian Heyman and Sweeny Murti reported Monday that he Yankees are giving strong consideration to usin...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 26, 2009, 1:13 pm
As you know, me and mine up here in New England are all die-hard Sox fans. So we already know who we want to win. But I have to share this picture of my daughter Elle after the jump. She's four, a...
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Aviv Blasbalg posted an article on Sox Vs. Stripes - Oct 26, 2009, 6:00 am
Collapse? This team? Keep dreaming Red Sox Nation! The Yankees are back where they belong -- in the World Series -- after capturing their 40th American League pennant Sunday. Andy Pettitte pitched 6...
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