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Boston Strong.

Boston Strong.

It was certainly a night to forget at Fenway Park on Thursday, as the Red Sox and Yankees meet in the final game of a three game set. Boston sent Felix Doubront to the hill and watched him surrender 7 runs(3 earned) on 6 hits, before finally pulling him from the game in the third inning. Aside from a clean two innings from Burke Badenhop, the Red Sox bullpen offered little resistance to the Yankees attack, allowing 7 runs on 7 hits. Also aiding the Yankees effort was the Red Sox lackadaisical defensive effort, which was credited with 5 errors from 5 different players. When the dust cleared from the train wreck on the field, Boston had lost 14-5.

  • In the wake of Wednesday’s transgressions, Major League Baseball slapped Michale Pineda with a 10 game suspension on Thursday. While the suspension is justified by league rules, it does raise an interesting debate; if using pine tar on the mound is a league wide practice, than why is the MLB keeping it illegal? (Michale Pineda’s pine tar problem highlights flaw in rules)
  • If you are familiar with Daniel Nava’s path to the major leagues, than you know that he’s no stranger to adversity. The road from junior college, to the independent league, to the majors is one filled with hardships, so you can be certain that Nava views his recent demotion as a mere speed bump in his baseball life. (Nava down, but not out)
  • Tweet of the day: Mike Carp took the mound and tossed some wicked knucklers.

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