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The 2007 World Series, the 103rd edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, began on Wednesday, October 24 and ended on Sunday, October 28. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and Schedule AL Boston Red Sox / Tampa Bay Rays vs NL Los Angeles Dodgers / Philadelphia Phillies For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
It featured the National League champion Colorado Rockies—making their first World Series appearance—and the American League champion Boston Red Sox. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Red Sox won the Series in four games, sweeping the Rockies to collect their second World Series championship in four seasons and their seventh overall; it also marked the third sweep in four years by the AL champion.
Terry Francona became the second Red Sox manager to win two World Series titles, joining Bill Carrigan, who won the 1915 and 1916 Series. Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen South Dakota) nicknamed " Tito," is a Major League Baseball William Francis Carrigan ( October 22, 1883 - July 8, 1969) nicknamed "Rough" was a Major League Baseball In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one In the 1916 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Robins (a Including the last three games of the ALCS, the Red Sox outscored their opposition 59–15 over their final seven games. The American League Championship Series ( ALCS) the second round of the 2007 American League playoffs began on October 12 and ended on The Rockies, meanwhile, became the first National League team to get swept in a World Series after sweeping the League Championship Series, and just the second team ever to suffer such a fate (1990 Oakland Athletics). The League Championship Series ( LCS) is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
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The Rockies entered the Series having won 21 of their last 22 games, going back to the end of the regular season, including sweeps of the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The 2007 National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. The National League Championship Series ( NLCS) the second round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on October 11 and ended on They also beat the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card tiebreaker. The Red Sox swept the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS and defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS after trailing three games to one, taking the final three contests by a combined score of 30–5. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2007 American League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 and ended The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The American League Championship Series ( ALCS) the second round of the 2007 American League playoffs began on October 12 and ended on Neither participating team was in the previous year's postseason. The Rockies 8-day layoff was the most in MLB history, caused by their sweep in the NLCS, the ALCS going 7 games, and scheduling by the MLB.
Per the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement,[2] the Red Sox had home field advantage in the World Series following the American League's 5–4 win in the 2007 All-Star Game. Home advantage (also called home field advantage) is an athletic competition phenomenon The 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL and the National League The first two games took place in Boston, with Games 3 and 4 in Denver.
The World Series was televised by FOX, with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver as booth announcers. Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network Joseph Francis "Joe" Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American Sportscaster and the son of the late Hall of Fame sportscaster James Timothy McCarver (born October 16, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball Catcher, and a current The Series was broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio, with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan as booth announcers. ESPN Radio is an American sports Radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into The starting time for each television broadcast was 8:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm MDT.
Rogers Sportsnet (RSN) in Canada used the MLB International feed with Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe as booth announcers. Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Dave O'Brien is an American Sportscaster who currently broadcasts various events for ESPN television and Westwood One radio Richard Lee Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956 in Independence Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball starting Pitcher and current NASN showed the games live to most of Europe, while in the UK, all games were shown terrestrially on Five. NASN, the North American Sports Network, is an European sports network focusing on professional sports of the United States and Canada. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission NHK aired the Series in Japan. or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan 's Public broadcaster. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
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| 1 | October 24 | Colorado 1 at Boston 13 | 36,733 | Fenway Park | ||||
| 2 | October 25 | Colorado 1 at Boston 2 | 36,730 | Fenway Park | ||||
| 3 | October 27 | Boston 10 at Colorado 5 | 49,983 | Coors Field | ||||
| 4 | October 28 | Boston 4 at Colorado 3 | 50,041 | Coors Field | ||||
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Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
The Red Sox cruised to a blowout win in Game One behind ALCS MVP Josh Beckett who struck out nine batters—including the first four he faced—en route to his fourth win of the postseason (sixth overall) . Coors Field, located in Denver Colorado, is the home field of the National League 's Colorado Rockies. The American League Championship Series ( ALCS) the second round of the 2007 American League playoffs began on October 12 and ended on Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Rookie Dustin Pedroia led off the Red Sox first inning with a home run just over the Green Monster in Fenway Park (just the second lead-off home run in a World Series Game One—the first since 1969). Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, The Green Monster is the nickname of the thirty-seven-foot two-inch (11 The 1969 World Series was played between the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles, with the Mets prevailing in 5 games to accomplish one of the greatest upsets Boston scored two other runs in the inning which proved to be all the runs they would need. The game got away from Colorado in the fifth inning thanks to the final six of Boston's 17 hits and three bases-loaded walks. The Red Sox accumulated a Game One-record 13 runs and tied a World Series record with nine extra base hits. In Baseball, an extra base hit ( EB, EBH or XBH) also known as a long hit, is any base hit on which the batter
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| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 17 | 0 |
WP: Josh Beckett (1–0) LP: Jeff Francis (0–1)
HRs: BOS – Dustin Pedroia (1)
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
After the debacle of Game 1, Colorado appeared to return to form, scoring quickly on a groundout by Todd Helton. Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Jeffrey William "Jeff" Francis (born January 8, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a left-handed Major League Baseball Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville Tennessee) is the starting First baseman for the Colorado Rockies of However, postseason veteran Curt Schilling (5⅓ IP, 1 run, 4 hits) and Boston's bullpen (Okajima, 2⅓ IP; Papelbon, 1⅓ IP) allowed no other runs in the contest. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. is a Japanese left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23 1980 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball closer for the Boston Red Sox. Mike Lowell's RBI double gave Boston the lead after Jason Varitek's sacrifice fly had tied the game in the middle innings. Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball Third baseman Jason Andrew Varitek (ˈvɛɹɨˌtɛk born April 11 1972 in) is an American Baseball player Matt Holliday had four of Colorado's five hits in Game Two, including a base hit off Papelbon with two outs in the 8th. Matthew Thomas "Matt" Holliday (born January 15, 1980, in) nicknamed "Big Daddy" is the starting Left fielder for the Colorado Before throwing another pitch, Papelbon caught Holliday leaning too far off first base and picked him off—Papelbon's first career pickoff. In Baseball, a pickoff is an act by a pitcher throwing a live ball to a Fielder so that the fielder would Tag out a Baserunner
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| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 |
WP: Curt Schilling (1-0) LP: Ubaldo Jimenez (0-1) SV: Jonathan Papelbon (1)
This was the first World Series game ever played in Colorado. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. Ubaldo Jiménez (born January 22 1984, in Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed Starting pitcher for the Colorado Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23 1980 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball closer for the Boston Red Sox. Coors Field, located in Denver Colorado, is the home field of the National League 's Colorado Rockies. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States At 4 hours 19 minutes, it became the longest nine-inning game in World Series history. The Red Sox struck first with a six-run 3rd inning highlighted by rookie Jacoby Ellsbury hitting two doubles in the same inning. Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (first name dʒəˈkoʊbi (born September 11, 1983 in Madras Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 5 innings of scoreless ball and left in the sixth with no runs allowed. is a Japanese Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan 's Pacific League As part of the six-run 3rd inning, Matsuzaka helped himself with a bases loaded two-RBI single. It was his first base hit and RBI in the Major Leagues. Colorado starter Josh Fogg was taken out of the game after just 2⅔ IP. Joshua Smith Fogg (born December 13, 1976 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Cincinnati The Rockies' bats came to life in the 6th and 7th innings against a normally solid but shaky Boston bullpen. Regular Season NL MVP candidate Matt Holliday brought the Rockies to within one run of the lead with a three-run home run off Hideki Okajima. Matthew Thomas "Matt" Holliday (born January 15, 1980, in) nicknamed "Big Daddy" is the starting Left fielder for the Colorado is a Japanese left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Rookies Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia, who had four and three hits, respectively, on the night—the first time in World Series history two rookies each had at least three hits in a game—would get those runs back for the Red Sox in the top of the 8th, scoring Julio Lugo and Coco Crisp on back-to-back RBI doubles, raising Boston's lead to 9–5. Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, Julio Cesar Lugo (born November 16, 1975 in Barahona, Dominican Republic) is a major league Shortstop for the Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp (born November 1, 1979 in Los Angeles California) is a Major League Baseball Center fielder Jonathan Papelbon came on for a 4-out save, getting Holliday to fly out on one pitch, leaving runners on 1st and 2nd. Jason Varitek would tack on Boston's 10th run in the top of the 9th with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mike Lowell who, not generally considered a stolen base threat, had just stolen third base—the first time a Red Sox baserunner stole 3rd base in the World Series since 1975. Papelbon came back out in the bottom of the 9th to complete the save, getting the first two outs before surrendering a 2-out triple to Brad Hawpe, then finishing the game with a groundout from Yorvit Torrealba. Bradley Bonte "Brad" Hawpe (born June 22, 1979, in Fort Worth, Texas) is the starting Right fielder for the Colorado Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba /joɾˈvit ˌtoreˈalba/ (born July 19, 1978 in Caracas Venezuela) is a Catcher in Major League Baseball The Red Sox took Game Three by a final of 10–5.
The Red Sox continued to set World Series records during Game Three:
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| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1–0) LP: Josh Fogg (0–1) SV: Jonathan Papelbon (2)
HRs: COL – Matt Holliday (1)
Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
The Boston Red Sox struck offensively early in the game. is a Japanese Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan 's Pacific League Joshua Smith Fogg (born December 13, 1976 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Cincinnati Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23 1980 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball closer for the Boston Red Sox. Matthew Thomas "Matt" Holliday (born January 15, 1980, in) nicknamed "Big Daddy" is the starting Left fielder for the Colorado The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Boston Rookie Jacoby Ellsbury began the 1st inning with a double and was advanced by Dustin Pedroia with a groundout, followed by an RBI single from David Ortiz. Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (first name dʒəˈkoʊbi (born September 11, 1983 in Madras Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Designated In the seventh inning, series MVP Mike Lowell hit a home run to give Boston a 3–0 lead. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball Third baseman The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Colorado Rockies offense answered when left fielder Brad Hawpe hit a home run off of a Manny Delcarmen fastball, bringing the Rockies within two. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Bradley Bonte "Brad" Hawpe (born June 22, 1979, in Fort Worth, Texas) is the starting Right fielder for the Colorado Manuel "Manny" Delcarmen (born February 16, 1982 in Boston Massachusetts, United States) (from Dominican decent is a Relief Relief pitcher Brian Fuentes gave back that run abruptly, allowing Boston pinch-hitter Bobby Kielty to hit a ball into the left field stands on the first pitch of the inning, extending the Red Sox lead to 4–1. Brian Christopher Fuentes (ˈfwɛntɨs born August 9, 1975 in Merced California) is a Closer in Major League Baseball for the Robert Michael Kielty (last name pronounced KELT-ee (born August 5, 1976 in Fontana, California) is an American Outfielder In the next inning Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima allowed a one-out single to Todd Helton followed by a Garrett Atkins 2-run home run, bringing the Rockies within one. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. is a Japanese left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973 in Knoxville Tennessee) is the starting First baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Garrett Bernard Atkins (born December 12, 1979 in) has been the Third baseman for the Major League Baseball team the Colorado Rockies Jonathan Papelbon relieved Okajima and earned his third save of the series. Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23 1980 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball closer for the Boston Red Sox. At 12:06 am EDT on Monday, October 29, Papelbon struck out Colorado pinch hitter Seth Smith for the final out of the 2007 World Series. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. For other uses see Pinch hitter (cricket. In Baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Garry Seth Smith (born September 30, 1982 in Jackson Mississippi) is a Major League Baseball utility Outfielder for the Boston had won its second World Series title in four years and seventh all-time.
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| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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WP: Jon Lester (1–0) LP: Aaron Cook (0–1) SV: Jonathan Papelbon (3)
HRs: BOS – Mike Lowell (1), Bobby Kielty (1) COL – Brad Hawpe (1), Garrett Atkins (1)
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| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 |
On October 17, 2007, a week before the first game of the World Series, the Colorado Rockies announced that tickets would be made available to the general public via online sales only, despite prior arrangements to sell the tickets at local retail outlets. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [3] Five days later, California-based ticket vendor Paciolan, Inc. , the sole contractor authorized by the Colorado Rockies to distribute tickets, was forced to suspend sales after less than an hour due to an exorbitant number of purchase attempts. [4]
The Rockies organization said that they were the victims of a denial-of-service attack; [5] The FBI has started its own investigation into these claims. [6] Ticket sales resumed the next day, with all three home games selling out within 2½ hours.
The Red Sox also relied primarily on online sales to sell the game tickets, although some Fenway Park tickets were sold on the phone and at the box office. The Sox held a random drawing for the right to buy post season tickets on October 15, and winners bought tickets at a private online sale. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the [7] Street prices were lower in Boston this time than in 2004: the average price, according to StubHub, was about $1500 in 2007, down about $300 from three years previously. StubHub is a service which acts as an online marketplace for Buyers and Sellers of tickets for Sports concerts Theater and other live [8] Some Sox fans found that it was cheaper to travel to Denver to see World Series games than to pay the street price for Boston game tickets. [9]
While the celebratory crowd at Kenmore Square was not as unruly as had been the case in 2004, cars were overtipped and 37 arrests were made. Kenmore Square is a square in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, consisting of the intersection of several main avenues (including The 2004 World Series was the championship series of the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB season [10] The Red Sox victory parade, yet again called a "Rolling Rally" as in 2004, was on October 30, 2007 with closer Jonathan Papelbon doing his infamous "Riverdance" while local punk band the Dropkick Murphys played their hit "I'm Shipping Up to Boston"
Jonathan Papelbon is what Eric Gagné was 3 years ago. Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23 1980 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball closer for the Boston Red Sox. Irish dances can broadly be divided into Social dance and Performance dances Irish social dancing can be divided further into céilí and set Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, U " I'm Shipping Up To Boston " is a song with lyrics written by the folk singer Woody Guthrie and music written and performed by the Celtic punk band Dropkick Jonathan Robert Papelbon (born November 23 1980 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball closer for the Boston Red Sox. Éric Serge Gagné ( IPA:) (born January 7 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers When he comes in. . . game over.
—Joe Morgan, ESPN Radio after Game 2
Fly ball, left field, at the wall. Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into . . and a catch by Jacoby Ellsbury! Jamey Carroll gave it a ride and up against the wall, Ellsbury hauls it in 2 away!
—Joe Buck, after Jacoby Ellsbury's game saving catch in Game 4
Game Over! Series Over! And the Red Sox are world champs again!
Papelbon sets, at the belt, the pitch. Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (first name dʒəˈkoʊbi (born September 11, 1983 in Madras Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Jamey Blake Carroll (born February 18, 1974) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for the Cleveland Indians. Joseph Francis "Joe" Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American Sportscaster and the son of the late Hall of Fame sportscaster Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (first name dʒəˈkoʊbi (born September 11, 1983 in Madras Oregon) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Joseph Francis "Joe" Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American Sportscaster and the son of the late Hall of Fame sportscaster . . swing and miss! It's over! The Red Sox have swept the Colorado Rockies! The Red Sox are the World Champions for baseball in 2007!
Todd, "my goatee is better than Youkilis", Helton. This article is for Joe Castiglione the broadcaster For Joe Castiglione the Athletic Director see Joe Castiglione (athletic director. Kevin Edmund Youkilis (ˈjuːkəlɪs (born March 15, 1979 in Cincinnati Ohio) nicknamed "Youk" and "The Greek God of Walks" is
— Jamey Carroll, reading the starting line up for game three