Hitting the links: Sox on Fire, Jacoby Camps Out in Center, Pitchers Like Country

Starter Clay Buchholz Shines Again

Starting pitching comes through again! Sox relief had pitched only 6 innings in their last 5 games going into Tampa, and they looked fresh in 3 innings last night. Papelbon conintued to sit with the lack of a save opportunity, but Bard and Okajima shut down the 7th, 8th and 9th with no hits or even base runners allowed. On the offensive side of the plate, Big Papi and Youk continued their fiery May play with a home run each. Recap: ESPN.

Ellsbury staying in center field even after Cameron returns, according to ESPN Boston.  It just feels better this way.

After taking 2 of 3 from last year’s runner-up Phillies, the Red Sox might not feel burdened by their inter-league schedule, but Joe Sheehan explains why they unfairly are. SI.com

For those of you that didn’t grow up going to Texas Rangers games, you missed out on hearing the greatest/cockiest entrance music ever. I’ll never forget Juan Gonzalez stepping up to the plate to Darth Vadar’s theme song every game. Just unreal. I guess the Sox choices are pretty good too: The Globe.

In other news, the Celtics lost game 4, and return to the cougar capital of the world tomorrow for game 5.

UPDATE: Sox on the front of SI.com, as Tom Verducci breaks down Dice-K’s impact.

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