The Red Sox fans must be pretty pleased with  the way their team rallied from behind to seal a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks last Tuesday night to equal the series at one a piece. It was the batting prowess of Jason Varitek in the eighth inning that saved the face for the Red Sox team in front of thee capacity home ground. A total of six runs were scored by the Red Sox in the eighth inning. The rain delayed match provided some enterprising baseball play from both the teams and the fans who had bought tickets to witness this game would feel that they have really got their money’s worth.

The Red Sox team’s ace pitcher Curt Schilling was undergoing a rehabilitation program to correct his pitching shoulder problems. The things did not fall in place according to the Red Sox management’s plan and the end result is that Curt Schilling will be undergoing a shoulder operation to set things right on Monday. This operation will be a season ending one for the 41 year old Curt. He is undergoing this medical procedure in order to be pain free for the rest of his life. Curt thanked all his fans and well wishers for supporting him all through his baseball career. The Red Sox fans with tickets for the forthcoming games will not be able to see the great pitcher pitch for the remainder of this season.  

The Red Sox fans as well as the management are waiting with utmost anticipation for their star slugger David Ortiz to announce his return to the squad after nursing a wrist injury and early signs reveal that July will be the ideal time for him to return to the big league as he would have fully recouped by then. The Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that the cast on the slugger’s left wrist has been removed and will be working on the motion exercises very shortly. The Red Sox will be rushing to get their tickets for the big league once they know that their favorite designated hitter Ortiz is playing in the team.

The Fenway Park fans were pretty impressed with the 9-2 showing of the Red Sox team on Thursday night against the Baltimore Orioles. The priced batters and ace pitchers all contributed to this rollicking win for the Red Sox at home and the important Sox players who made a difference to the game are J D Drew, Mike Lowell, Youkilis and Jon Lester. There is no doubt that the Red Sox fans will be buying tickets for the forthcoming games in this series. The grand slam by Lowell was the highlight of the game and what all this means is that the series between these tow arch rivals is in for more spills and thrills. 

Aubrey Huff was the famous hit man for the Baltimore Orioles last Tuesday night as he played some excellent shots against Sox pitcher Okajima to seal a 10-6 victory for the Orioles at Fenway Park, the home ground of the Red Sox team. Manny Ramirez, during the course of the game, scored his 505^th career home run, but the Red Sox could not score a single run after the 5^th inning, when they were two runs clear off Orioles. Huff came up with four hits in the game and handed the Red Sox team their 2^nd defeat in as many as 17 games at Fenway Park. Red Sox fans who have purchased tickets to watch the game went home gloomy after their side’s loss.

Overconfidence is sometimes harmful as was in the case of the Red Sox. The unbeatable Red Sox were thoroughly beaten by the Mariners, 8-0, under the skilful hand of Felix Hernandez. Coach Terry Francona was visibly shaken seeing the poor performance of his boys, not to mention their fans who were also disappointed. Their main drawback was that they had to play without their key players David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury and Manny Ramirez. With this loss the Red Sox’s 13 game winning streak came to an end. As if it was not enough that they were fighting their toughest opponent, they were also fighting within the team which worsened the situation all the more.

Nothing went well for the Red Sox in their game against the Baltimore Orioles. They squandered an eight-inning lead to their arch rivals and thereby lost the game 6-3. The worst part of their efforts resulted in their star designated hitter David Ortiz being placed on the 15 day disabled list due to a tendon tear on the left wrist. The Red Sox coach Terry Francona was visibly upset with the way his boys performed on the field during the game. The fans who bought tickets to watch the Red Sox perform in Baltimore were really upset about the loss.

A costly base error from the Orioles in the 13^th inning of their Friday night’s game not only provided three runs for the Boston Red Sox but also a boast to the Sox to win the game convincingly by 5-2. Lowell and Josh Beckett played their part to perfection in this win and the Red Sox team finally had something to cheer about on tour as they had lost five of their last six games on West Coast road trip. All the players were excited about winning this road game and the Red Sox fans will be rushing for more tickets, if the team sticks on to this winning mode for the games to follow.