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Boston Red Sox Tickets
By : Macie Brown
The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball franchise. They are competing in the Eastern Division of the American League. Opened on April 20, 1912, their home stadium, Fenway Park, is the oldest major league ballpark still in operation.. The Red Sox has the honor of winning the first World Series as the Boston Americans in 1903 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. After an 86-year interval, they were able to record their most recent World Series championship win in 2004.
The Red Sox's chief rival is the New York Yankees. The two clubs "enjoy" one of the longest-standing rivalries in North American sports.
The minor Western League declared its equality with the National League under Ban Johnson in 1900. It was the only major league then. The name of the league was changed to the American League by Johnson. Initially the team was competing in the streets. However, the upstart placed franchises in two of the largest and most important National League cities, Philadelphia and Boston.
The Americans participated in the first modern World Series in 1903. They were successful in beating the favored Pittsburgh Pirates, winning five games to three. The Americans, aided by the modified chants of "Tessie" by the Royal Rooters fan club and by its stronger pitching staff, managed to overcome the odds, winning the first ever World Series.
The Red Sox logo used in 1908, when they were simply known as "Boston".The 1904 club was almost as good as the previous team.But the Americans found themselves in a tight pennant race through the last games of the season due to the surprise emergence of the New York Highlanders. In order to win the pennant, the Highlanders needed to win both games.
The Americans lost 100 games in the 1906 season. But the newly renamed Red Sox was able to improve immediately with the help of several new star players. By 1909, Red Sox worked their way to third place and the legendary center fielder Tris Speaker had become a fixture in the Boston outfield. However, the Red Sox would not win the pennant again until their 105-win 1912 season.
Joseph Lannin was the owner of the Red Sox from 1913 to 1916. He was successful in signing Babe Ruth who was soon the best-known and one of the best players ever. The Red Sox propelled to the World Series again with another 101 wins in 1915. They were able to beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one. The 1916 team repeated the pennant. The Red Sox won the World Series once again. They defeated the Brooklyn Robins this time. By 1918, the team found itself at the top of the heap again, led by Babe Ruth to a World Series championship over the Chicago Cubs.
When Boston could not win for a few decades and New York achieved great success, the sale of Babe Ruth came to be viewed as the beginning of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. It is described as the "Greatest Rivalry on Earth". Frazee continued to sell many of his star players after the sale of Ruth to the Yankees.
The Red Sox didn't reach the postseason for the next seven years after the 1978 playoff game. During that period, they finished no higher than third place in their division.
In the 1986 World Series the Red Sox played the New York Mets. The Red Sox won the first two games in Shea Stadium, but lost the next two at Fenway, knotting the series at 2 games apiece. After Bruce Hurst recorded his second victory of the series in game 5; the Red Sox returned to Flushing Meadows looking to garner their first championship in 68 years. However, Game Six marked the most devastating losses in club history. Roger Clemens was curiously lifted from the game with a 3-2 lead after pitching seven strong innings.
The Red Sox were able to return to the postseason in 1988. With the club in fourth place early in the 1988 season, manager John McNamara was fired. He was replaced by Joe Morgan. Immediately the club won 12 games in a row, and 19 of 20 overall. They soured up to the AL East title in what would be referred to as Morgan's Magic.
In 1990, the Red Sox would again win the division and face the Athletics in the ALCS. However, the A's swept the Series in four.
In 2000, the Red Sox failed to take advantage of Nomar Garciaparra's career year and Pedro Martinez's historic season. Other standouts included reliever Derek Lowe and outfielders Carl Everett and Dante Bichette, but the rest of the team was weak, and the Red Sox stumbled to an 85-77 record.
GM Theo Epstein's first major step toward restocking the team for 2007 was to pursue one of the most anticipated acquisitions in recent history. The Red Sox had won the bid for the rights to negotiate a major league contract with Japanese superstar pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. Coming into the 2007 season the red sox have still yet to name a closer. The favorite to win the position right now is Joel Pineiro. We built Ticket Luck to provide Boston Red Sox and other tickets with a unique plan. Instead of the usual 20% mark up, we decided to go for a 1-2% mark up. At that margin, we don't spend anything on advertizing. If you are lucky enough to find this site, you would have saved a tidy sum for yourself. We hope that we will be successful through word of mouth instead of a massive banner ad. marketing budget.
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NBA - Magic Win the Series against the 76ers and Advance to the Second Round
By : Ally White
The Orlando Magic, who finished at third place in the Eastern Conference for the regular season, defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the sixth game of the first round, wrapping up the series 4-2 with a score of 114-89. Despite the fact that the Magic lacked their superstar Dwight Howard and their shooting guard Courtney Lee – the first due to suspension and the second for sinus surgery - the Orlando Magic pulled off the victory convincingly. Philadelphia just didn’t have the fighting mentality and desire to win; the 76ers lacked defensive effort and had a poor shooting percentage during the game.
From the beginning of the game, the Sixers were down in the score. They ended the first quarter losing by nine points, even after a great contribution by their point guard Rafer Alston, who scored 12 points in that first quarter and gave a solid lead. During the second quarter, things became worse for the Sixers, who lacked team work, especially in the defensive end. The Magic scored easy baskets, giving them a lead of 14 points, finishing 48-62 at halftime.
For the third quarter, the 8 points scored by Howard’s substitute, Marcin Gortat, gave Orlando more confidence and extended their lead by one more point. The Magic ended that quarter winning by 15 points. In the final quarter, things were out of control for the Sixers, who couldn’t find a way to come back. The desperation and the lack of control led to a rousing moment with 6:24 remaining, as both Dalembert and Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu appeared to be fighting with their elbows. After that play ended, Turkoglu confronted Dalembert, who then stepped out to fight, but teammates and referees quickly separated them and both received a technical foul. However, because it was his second technical foul, Turkoglu was ejected. After this incident, the Sixers couldn’t focus to cut the lead and the Magic were fired up, winning in the end 114-89.
At the end of the game, the Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said that this was one of the best wins of his coaching career. Even though his team lacked two of his starters, his players pulled through and got their ticket to the second round, where they will play the winner of the Boston Celtics-Chicago Bulls series.
“The last thing I said to the guys leaving the locker room is 'Be great today’. This is definitely one of the best wins I've ever been a part of," stated Van Gundy.
On the other hand, the Philadelphia coach Tony Dileo was very disappointed by his team’s performance. He expressed his incredulity at losing against a team that was missing two of its most important players, and lamented his team’s lack of a fighting mentality.
The best scorers for the Orlando Magic were Rashard Lewis with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists; Rafer Alston with 21 points and 10 assists; J.J Redick with 15 points; Mickael Pietrus with 14 points; Hedo Turkoglu with 12 points and 5 assists; and finally Marcin Gortat with 11 points and 15 rebounds. For the Sixers the best scorers were Andre Miller with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists; Andre Iguodala with 20 points and 6 assists; and lastly Louis Williams with 17 points.
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Argentina Soccer Copa Libertadores in Buenos Aires
Argentina's River Plate's Marcelo Gallardo, center, battles for the ball with Uruguay's Nacional's Oscar Morales, left, and Uruguay's Nacional's Diego Arismendi during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)
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Dominican Republic's Alex Rodriguez
March 2nd, 2009 Alex Rodriguez throws to first during warm ups at the opening day practice of the World Baseball Classic teams.
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Bundesliga - German Soccer League
24.04.2009 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Vs. Hertha BSC Berlin - Bundesliga - German Soccer League - By Sinsheim - Germany, originally uploaded by CarreraCaballo.
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L.A. Lakers vs. Utah Jazz - 2009 NBA Playoffs Round 1
Kobe explains explans The Triangle to Odom and Gasol.Uploaded by Vaguely Artistic
Argentina Soccer Copa Libertadores
Chile's Everton's Rodrigo Ramirez, left, fight for the ball with Argentina's Lanus' Sebastian Blanco during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)
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Chris Paul & Jason Richardson During The First Half of An NBA - New Orleans
New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, right, drives against Phoenix Suns guard Jason Richardson (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The Suns defeated the Hornets 105-100.
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NBA Basketball Game In New Orleans 2009
Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal, left, drives against New Orleans Hornets fowrwad Sean Marks, right, and guard Antonio Daniels, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The Suns defeated the Hornets 105-100.
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Dirk Nowitzki Shoots a Free Throw.
Dirk Nowitzki shoots a free throw as the Mavericks beat the Cavaliers at Mellon Arena.
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Lebron James at Mellon Arena
Lebron James is guarded in a pre-season game verse the Dallas Mavericks at Mellon Arena.
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