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Early College Baseball Preview: Seven ACC Players to Watch

October and baseball will forever be linked. The start of autumn normally signifies firing up the grills and tailgating for football...

Written by Michael Lemaire about 22 days ago 57 reads 0 comments
MLB Baseball: 5 Players Ready To Rebound

1. Jeff Francoeur—Atlanta Braves It feels like just yesterday that fantasy baseball owners around the country were clamoring to get the Braves right-fielder, who was coming off a ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about 10 months ago 530 reads 6 comments
MLB Baseball: You Can Take My House, But Please Don't Take My World Series

Everyone and their mother in the media decided to overlook the fact that the Phillies dominated the opposition on the way to a World Series ring, and pronounce the whole World Series a colossal disaster...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 190 reads 3 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: Who Is Kenshin Kawakami?

He is a 33-year-old starting pitcher, he stands 5'10" and weighs in just under 200 pounds: Does that sound like the answer Red Sox fans were looking for when they asked who the Red Sox were going ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 314 reads 1 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: An Open Letter to Theo Epstein

Dear Mr. Epstein, So the team you constructed this season (or let construct itself) didn't manage to repeat as World Champions. Unfortunately, you can't win them all, as much as we here in New England would like that...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 294 reads 2 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: Where Do The Red Sox Go From Here?

It wasn't exactly heart-breaking the way the Aaron Boone home run went, but the loss to the Tampa Bay Rays still stings for any Red Sox fan...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 1,811 reads 6 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: Garza Stops Another Red Sox Happy Ending

Everything was working against the Tampa Bay Rays heading into Game Seven. The momentum, the pitching matchup, and history were all working on the side of the Red Sox, so it would have been easy to predict another Red Sox fabulous finish...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 187 reads 0 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: Red Sox Refuse To Lay Down and Die

In the half-inning before Jason Bartlett, who hit one home run in the entire regular season, tied the game, ended Josh Beckett's night, and swung the momentum back to the home team all with one good swing on a bad curveball...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 129 reads 1 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: Rays Bats Put Sox on the Brink

I didn't want to write this article. In fact, it still hurts with every gentle push of the fingers on the keyboard. I predicted Tim Wakefield would be strong in Game Four tonight...I am now helping myself to a large plate of crow...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 625 reads 0 comments
ALCS Game Four Preview: Can the Knuckleballer Save Boston's Season?

For the majority of Red Sox Nation that will never be satisfied until the Red Sox fans are able to say "count the rings" to their Yankee brethren, tonight is a huge night...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 463 reads 8 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: Upton and Garza Put Red Sox On The Ropes

Not even the recently bulletproof Jon Lester could save the Red Sox from relinquishing the advantage of playing three consecutive games at home; B.J. Upton and Matt Garza made sure of that...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 501 reads 1 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: The Offense Woke Up, Beckett...Not So Much

The Red Sox must feel like Ivan Drago from Rocky IV. They landed punches...scratch that, they landed hay-makers against the Tampa Bay Rays in the form of four home runs, and yet still, ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 401 reads 0 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: Red Sox Win the Battle, War Still To Come

Was there any better indicator of the future of this rivalry than in the eighth inning when the embodiment of the new-look Tampa Rays, Evan Longoria, squared off with the talented Justin Masterson ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 260 reads 0 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: Five Questions/Concerns for the ALCS

Wait a minute! The Red Sox are playing in the ALCS, and they aren't playing the Yankees? You have to admit, seeing the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series playing someone other ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 949 reads 1 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: Champagne Tastes Sweet, But Rays Await

I hope Terry Francona skips the champagne celebration tonight, sits down at his desk, and writes two thank you notes...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 355 reads 2 comments
Talking About Shop...And Game Four

Admit it. You missed us. Even if you didn't, Scott and I are back for another round of Angels vs. Red Sox talk and don't look now, but this one is not nearly as creative, but equally as informative and intelligent...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 195 reads 0 comments
Looking For The Jugular, Red Sox Take a Punch to The Gut

It's not time to worry, not yet anyway. Especially not with Jon Lester starting Game Four at home, where he was 11-1 with a 2.49 ERA...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 262 reads 1 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: Another Year, Another Team of Destiny?

Last night was the type of game Red Sox fans have grown accustomed to watching in the past five years. Not a lot was going in the Red Sox favor. They hadn't scored since a fourth-inning double by Jacoby Ellsbury...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 263 reads 0 comments
The View from Landsdowne Street: The Award-Winners from Game One

Between the pseudo Frank TV ads for HD, the actual Frank TV ads, the crappy hitting, and the great pitching, I almost fell asleep on my couch during this close, but boring Game One of the ALDS...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 375 reads 1 comments
Red Sox Baseball: Five Big Questions For Game One Of The ALDS

1. Can Jon Lester have success on the road? One could very easily make the argument that Lester has been the best pitcher on the Red Sox this season...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 1,502 reads 6 comments
Conservative Play-Calling More En Vogue Than Sports Blogs

You see that picture! I bet the man in that picture has never tried eating a new food before. I bet he has never passed anyone on the highway in the right lane. I bet he wouldn't ever go skydiving...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 136 reads 0 comments
Key To Red Sox Success? Look No Further Than The Bullpen

Most teams and people around baseball will tell you that the success of the team in the postseason is directly tied to the success of the people who pitch after the starter has exhausted his goodwill with the manager...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 411 reads 0 comments
College Football: Why We Don't Know Nothing 'Bout Nothing

There is a lot of analysis about which team showed themselves this past week, and which teams proved they were just pretenders, and why not? It's fun! Unfortunately, the first five or six weeks ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 126 reads 0 comments
The View From Landsdowne Street: 5 Things I Know Heading Into The Playoffs

1. The Rays Scare the Living Daylights Out of Me When the Rays went to Boston, and lost the first of the three game set to allow the Red Sox to draw even in the AL East, I was confident ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 1,560 reads 7 comments
Miami Hurricanes Football: A Little Youthful Exuberance Goes A Long Way

Who said experience was better? Certainly not Robert Marve. The Miami Hurricanes quarterback played in just his second collegiate football game at Kyle Field, home of "The 12th Man," and about ...

Written by Michael Lemaire about about 1 year ago 737 reads 1 comments

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Michael Lemaire Article Archive

Early College Baseball Preview: Seven ACC Players to Watch

MLB Baseball: 5 Players Ready To Rebound

MLB Baseball: You Can Take My House, But Please Don't Take My World Series

The View from Landsdowne Street: Who Is Kenshin Kawakami?

The View from Landsdowne Street: An Open Letter to Theo Epstein

The View From Landsdowne Street: Where Do The Red Sox Go From Here?

The View from Landsdowne Street: Garza Stops Another Red Sox Happy Ending

The View From Landsdowne Street: Red Sox Refuse To Lay Down and Die

The View From Landsdowne Street: Rays Bats Put Sox on the Brink

ALCS Game Four Preview: Can the Knuckleballer Save Boston's Season?

The View From Landsdowne Street: Upton and Garza Put Red Sox On The Ropes

The View From Landsdowne Street: The Offense Woke Up, Beckett...Not So Much

The View from Landsdowne Street: Red Sox Win the Battle, War Still To Come

The View from Landsdowne Street: Five Questions/Concerns for the ALCS

The View from Landsdowne Street: Champagne Tastes Sweet, But Rays Await

Talking About Shop...And Game Four

Looking For The Jugular, Red Sox Take a Punch to The Gut

The View From Landsdowne Street: Another Year, Another Team of Destiny?

The View from Landsdowne Street: The Award-Winners from Game One

Red Sox Baseball: Five Big Questions For Game One Of The ALDS

Conservative Play-Calling More En Vogue Than Sports Blogs

Key To Red Sox Success? Look No Further Than The Bullpen

College Football: Why We Don't Know Nothing 'Bout Nothing

The View From Landsdowne Street: 5 Things I Know Heading Into The Playoffs

Miami Hurricanes Football: A Little Youthful Exuberance Goes A Long Way

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