Sox Crush Rockies 2-1 - Game 2 - Halfway There.....

Ramirez (right) and Manny, Jr. (left) played catch in left field before the game.

Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima warmed up. Okie Dokie pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief and was named player of the game last night.


The moon rose over the Prudential Center in Boston before the start of Game 2 of the World Series.



The best feature of The Dancing Papelbon is that his legs move when someone swings the stick.

The K-Men broke out The Dancing Papelbon at the top of the center-field bleachers when the real Sox closer came out of the bullpen in the eighth inning ...

With his stolen base last night, Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury earned everyone in the country a free taco from Taco Bell on Tuesday, Oct. 30, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

The Closah puts an exclamation point on his first World Series Save in Game 2 at Fenway. Jonathan ended any Rockie hopes of mounting another 9th inning miracle come-back.


Game 2 Summary - -- click on BOLD Type for facts and pics.

Sox Offense Finally Shut Down,But It Didn't Matter with Schill, Oki, and Paps on the HillSox Take 2-0 World Series Lead With 2-1 Win Over Rockies in Game 2

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Red Sox World Series By the numbers
October 27, 2007

.458 - Mike Lowell is hitting .458 (11 for 24) with runners on base in the postseason.

.218 - Red Sox pitchers have held lefthanded batters to a .218 average in the postseason.

.209 - Opponents are batting .209 with runners in scoring position and .191 from the seventh inning on.

4 - Curt Schilling has allowed the leadoff batter to reach base in 13 of the 25 innings he has pitched; 4 have scored.

2 - Schilling has walked the leadoff batter twice in 180 innings he has started this season.
Compiled by Chuck Waseleski.

2 - Sox lead series 2-0