Hitting the Links: Sox/A’s, Harvard’s Lin, Fenway Football
John Farrell gets emphatically tossed by Home plate umpire Bob Davidson
It was wild, frustrating night for the Sox last night in Oakland, fortunately few Boston fans saw the extra innings loss due to the 9pm ET start. In case you were one of the lucky ones (aka asleep before 12:30am), the Globe’s Amalie Benjamin breaks down what happened.
Fortunately, the Sox are getting some key players back after their mid-summer DL purgatory. Buchholz and Beckett return this week, and should help the Red Sox earn some much needed wins against the dregs of the AL West. (ESPN Boston)
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Harvard basketball stand out Jeremy Lin, who our own Jeremy Bernfeld witnessed in a Harvard destruction of BC, has signed with his hometown Golden State Warriors. Given an opportunity by the Dallas Mavericks during summer league play in Las Vegas, Lin impressed scouts all over the league with his abilities. The 6’3″ guard received interest from the Lakers, Mavs and GS, but thanks to a weak lineup, GS could offer the strongest chance for Lin to make an NBA roster. (ESPN)
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With the Sox gallivanting around the west coast, the Fenway Park grounds crew would normally enjoy a few relaxed days of calmly clipping grass and watering the mound, but not this week.
The outfield at Fenway Park a few weeks ago.
Tonight, Fenway will transform into a soccer stadium and will host Celtic FC (Scotland) and Sporting FC (Portugal). The two storied clubs have failed to sellout Fenway park as of the morning of the game, but that may have more to do with the $40 price tag on the cheapest seat in the house. NESN coverage begins at 7:30pm and the game starts at 8. And remember it’s ‘Celtic’ not ‘Celtics,’ though some green C’s gear would be passable. (Long article by SI.com) (Pictures and details at Boston.com)
