J.D. Drew: Perpetual Hero

In the words of Rob Iracane:

"Did Drew ever know that you're my hero?"

The Boston Red Sox slapped together an unbelievable rally from a 7-0 deficit to beat the surging Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 in Game 5 of the ALCS Thursday night.

Well Put, My Friend

Just ridiculous.

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Beantown's Game 2 Hero

I'm looking at you, J.D. Drew. Sweet bubble.

Drew blasted a shot in the ninth off well-oiled machine (62 SAVES) Francisco Rodriguez to boost the Boston Red Sox over the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the ALDS.

Drew, who played in just two of his team's last 38 regular season games due to back problems, gave K-Rod déjà vu, bringing him back to last season's Game 2, where he totally blew it by serving up a game-ending tater to Manny Ramirez. Ah, memories.

Boston Keeps It Interesting

J.D. Drew, given another chance in right field to climb out of his postseason slump, drove in five runs for the Boston Red Sox, behind another shiny postseason performance from veteran Curt Schilling Saturday night.

As the Red Sox bitch-slapped the Cleveland Indians 12-2 to tie up the ALCS at three games apiece, Schilling went seven innings and allowed just two runs on six hits with 5 strikeouts and no walks. This victory improves his career postseason record to an impressive 10-2. Way to go, buddy!

Wednesday's Babelicious Scoreboard

Fans tuned in from all across the globe to witness an outstanding pitching performance. They got one - from strikeout leader Felix Hernandez (2-0, 0.00 ERA) - rather than the expected show by Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-1, 2.57 ERA). Seattle's pitching phenom racked up 6 more K's and didn't allow a hit until J.D. Drew spoiled his no-no bid with a single on the first pitch he saw in the eighth inning.

The Mariners' (3-2) victory, a 3-0 win over the Red Sox (4-4), marked Hernandez's third complete game in 45 starts - his performance overshadowing the much-anticipated first big league matchup between Dice-K and Ichiro Suzuki.

Dodgers Have Their Panties in a Twist

Just wanted to say sorry for my extended absence. Lots of work, not enough sleep, and some kind of nasty cold equals Lizzy sleeping when she's not at the office. My next day off is March 15th. Anyway.

J.D. Drew left the Dodgers brokenhearted, according to the LA Times. Drew said that the reason that the often-injured outfielder left was because he wanted job security, and didn't want to be used as trade bait somewhere down the road.

Dodger GM Ned Coletti said that wasn't the case, as adding a no-trade clause into Drew's contract in LA was never even discussed. Interestingly enough, Drew's contract with the Red Sox only allows Drew to veto trades to two teams, when his contract with the Dodgers allowed five.

"Although Drew, 31, said he was aware he had an option in his contract, it wasn't until he was approached by agent Scott Boras after the season that he considered invoking it."

Scott Boras (Satan) is the worst man on earth.

[LA Times]