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Buchholz Finally Sent Down After 11-6 LossTo Orioles
Published 8/21/2008 by Jeff Barrows at New England Sports Blog
Ian Browne / MLB.com : Call Wednesday night a complete loss for Clay Buchholz. First went the four-run lead the Red Sox had built for the right-hander entering the bottom of the second inning. Then went the game, an 11-6 defeat to the Orioles. And then, what was an all but inevitable trip to manager Terry Francona's office. Just moments after Buchholz's latest evening of mound exasperation had ended, Francona and pitching coach John Farrell optioned the highly-talented right-hander to Double-A Portland. There wasn't much choice, and Buchholz knew it. Not after he went just 2 1/3 innings, following his previous ...

Red Sox Sign Ross
Published 8/21/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
... catcher David Ross to a minor-league contract and sent him to Pawtucket. Ross had a .381 on-base percentage in 52 games with the Reds this season. Tim Wakefield says his shoulder is pain-free. He'll throw another side session on Sunday and Terry Francona would not rule out using Wakefield in the Yankees series next week. That may depend on what happens with Josh Beckett, who will throw on the side tomorrow. SoSH TaLK on the Buchholz demotion. Since May 7, Buchholz has pitched in 10 games, including nine starts: 42 innings, 62 ...

Golden Girls
Published 8/21/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Erin) at Robots Took My Medicine
I bet you think I wasn't paying attention to women's soccer in the Olympics, since I haven't mentioned it. Well, you're wrong. I've been watching. And I've been amazed. This team wasn't supposed to do much after Abby Wambach broke her leg about three weeks before the start of the games. And then they lost their first game in pool play against Norway, and things looked bleak. But they fought on, and made it to the semifinals, then on to the gold medal game against Brazil. Without Wambach, it was hard to see the U.S. winning the gold medal against a tough Brazilian team. But after the first 90 minutes of the game, the U.S. had held off the speedy Brazilians and kept it a 0-0 ...