Archive: Red Sox win series 4-0 over the Rockies
Red Sox win series, 4-0
Game 4
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4 |
9 |
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| Rockies |
3 |
7 |
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| WP: Lester LP: Cook
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A minute that used to recur like a comet, once 86 years or so and missed by generations of Red Sox fans, is now beginning to feel like a birthright. For the second time in four seasons, the Red Sox are World Series champions.
(Gordon Edes, Today's Globe)
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Boston mayor Tom Menino said a parade would take place in the city to celebrate the Red Sox World Series championship, but the day of the celebration has yet to be determined.
See, this is what happens when you win it all under the simple guise of just being the best team, absent the melodrama. You sweep the Rockies and neither Jimmy Fallon nor Drew Barrymore is anywhere in sight. (Boston Globe)
Jon Lester had cancer, beat it, and then came out and won the most important game of the season. (By Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
Frustrated for the final eight decades of the 20th century, the Boston Red Sox have emerged as hardball monsters of the new millennium. (By Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe)
Mike Lowell will soon be a free agent, about to hit the market with that shiny World Series MVP trophy sticking out of his back pocket. (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Boston Globe)
Now that the Olde Towne Team has won its second title in four years, how many of last night's champagne-spattered champions will be back? (By John Powers, Boston Globe)
California redhead Bobby Kielty stepped in for Mike Timlin last night and with one swing of the bat made himself an immortal to Red Sox Nation. (By John Powers, Boston Globe)
How is this for results? In 10 2/3 innings this postseason, Jonathan Papelbon did not relinquish a single run. (Boston Globe)
Jonathan Papelbon wasn't dancing. No jigs, no beer boxes on his head. No wild dumping of champagne down Manny Delcarmen's pants. (By Amalie Benjamin, Boston Globe)
Mike Timlin's role in Game 4 of the World Series last night was to use his vast postseason experience in what looked like a combustible situation. (By Michael Vega, Boston Globe)
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Red Sox lead series, 3-0
Game 3
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10 |
15 |
1 |
| Rockies |
5 |
11 |
0 |
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| WP: Matsuzaka LP: Fogg
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It would appear to be time for Mayor Menino to get the Duck Boats ready. Rolling Rally II should jam the streets this week. (By Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe)
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Three years to the night they won the 2004 championship, the Red Sox stand poised to win another after holding off the Rockies, 10-5, in Game 3 of the World Series. (By Gordon Edes, Boston Globe)
 By the numbers
Postseason statistics
The Red Sox are one win away from their second World Series title in four years, and how appropriate it would be for Jon Lester to get them there. (By Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe)
Game 4 at a glance
Eleven days ago, the talk was of a deep Cleveland lineup and a Boston attack that was a bit too Papi/Mannycentric. Eleven days ago now seems like 11 centuries ago. (Boston Globe)
When the rollicking 10-5 ride ended, Jacoby Ellsbury jogged off the field having gone 4 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs. (Boston Globe)
The man can pitch. The man can hit. The man can field. Daisuke Matsuzaka played the game of his life. (By Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
When the decision on the Yankees' new manager comes early this week, it will be just part of a whirlwind period for managers. (By Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
No average Joe
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Red Sox lead series, 2-0
Game 2
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5 |
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| Rockies |
1 |
5 |
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| WP: Schilling LP: Jimenez
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These Red Sox are unlike any Boston baseball team since the earliest years of Fenway Park. They have won five consecutive postseason games, six straight World Series games, and they're taking a 2-0 Series lead to Coors Field tomorrow night. (By Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe)
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Hideki Okajima may have laid an unshakeable foundation for a World Series championship. (By Gordon Edes, Boston Globe)
There was none of that Bombs Away stuff at Fenway last night. We had ourselves a proper baseball game in which the little things mattered. (Boston Globe)
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What Hideki Okajima demonstrated last night can be understood in any language. When you dominate, you don't need to say much. Your pitching line says it all. (Boston Globe)
It's obvious that Curt Schilling makes an impact and should continue to make an impact with the Red Sox. (Boston Globe, 10/26/07)
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Red Sox lead series, 1-0
Game 1
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13 |
17 |
0 |
| Rockies |
1 |
6 |
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| WP: Beckett LP: Francis
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With Josh Beckett at his nasty, Bob Gibson-esque best, the rolling Red Sox opened the 103d Fall Classic with a 13-1 demolition of the stale (eight-day layoff) Colorado Rockies. (Boston Globe, 10/25/07)
Record numbers
Wow, what an opener!
Red Sox hitters took apart the Rockies, 13-1, in Game 1 of the World Series. (Boston Globe, 10/25/07)
Those of you with the Rockies in four are out of the pool. It was a nice thought. With 21 of 22 and seven straight in the postseason, why not run the table? (Boston Globe)
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Remember when there was genuine concern about the Red Sox' lineup? Remember when folks were legitimately fretting that this team couldn't hit? (Boston Globe)
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Josh Beckett's so locked in it would surprise few if he were led to the mound blindfolded and still hit Jason's Varitek's mitt location spot on. (By Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
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Big points for returning
GM Theo Epstein and his front office team have found the right balance of veteran free agent additions and blossoming stars like Jacoby Ellsbury (right). (By Gordon Edes, Boston Globe)
Beckett, who beat the Angels in Game 1 of the Division Series and the Indians twice in the ALCS, has yet to meet his match in the postseason.
GRAPHIC: Beckett in the postseason
The Globe's Nick Cafardo sizes up the teams from top to bottom and tell us who has the edge heading into Game 1 of the World Series.
GRAPHIC: The numbers
Does somebody out there still think these guys don't care? I was afraid Tim Wakefield was going to need a box of Kleenex. Tim Wakefield cares, all right. He always has. (Boston Globe)
 Wakefield off World Series roster with ailing shoulder
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SLIDESHOW: The road to a World Series title
GALLERIES: Game photos
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The scene in Colorado
