Fenway Flashback: Trade Day

July 31, 2007

Yup, it was the trade deadline and Kason Gabbard said goodbye and the Sox welcomed Eric Gagne. Look how excited everyone was:

It was not a good game for Josh Beckett. He gave up a homerun on the first pitch of the game. Not a good sign-- he did improve thereafter, but had a tough 3rd inning, and beat up a cooler afterwards. He can be a little scary:

The highlight of the game, for me, was Tek throwing out a runner at third for a third out. Those Orioles were running on him constantly, but he got them in the end:

Fenway Flashback: Gabbard's Complete Game

July 16, 2007Shortly before being traded away Kason Gabbard threw a complete game shut out. Here is his fantastic 9th innning...

The sweetness of his moment was sullied by the knowledge that the Sox will soon give him up for Gag-me....