Yanksfan vs Soxfan (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
John Lackey might not agree, but when Jason Bay flew across home plate ahead of Mike Napoli's tag, the better team won this American League Divisional Series. The Red Sox outhit and out pitched the Angels. They made fewer mistakes in the field and far fewer mistakes in the basepaths....
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
For a hockey guy, a guy from Canada, there was no way a bloodied finger was going to stop Jason Bay. Nor were the holes on his left forearm, perhaps cleat marks, stinging from champagne and serving as a memory of his sweep past Mike Napoli at home plate. He stood in the infield last night, his daughter with him, ...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Mike Napoli walks and Juan Rivera singles with two out to give Howie Kendrick a chance to drive in a run. Update: Kendrick strikes out to end the inning. He's batting .133 with no walks, HBP or extra-base hits. He's...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Catcher Mike Napoli, who homered twice, singled to lead off the 12th inning and scored on Erick Aybar's one-out single to center, enabling the Los Angeles Angels to end an 11-game postseason losing streak against the Boston Red Sox with a 5-4 victory Sunday at Fenway Park.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
BOSTON (AP) Francisco Rodriguez's biggest save of a record-breaking season came in a tie game. Rodriguez wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning to save the Angels' season, Mike Napoli hit two early homers before scoring the go-ahead run in the 12th and Los Angeles avoided another playoff sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Sunday night in a game that lasted 5 hours, 19 minutes....
The Sports Culture (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Or, at the very least, Napoli is still grabbing onto this chick's right breast. What's that whole phrase about "win or lose we still booze?" Let's say: "win or lose 100 games then blow the ALDS to the Sox once again, Napoli still is a horney mofo."
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
How about that brazen call by Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia - “We’re not getting eliminated tonight” - prior to facing baseball’s best active postseason starting pitcher in Josh Beckett? Perhaps Scioscia, a former catcher, had a feeling his team’s catcher, Mike Napoli, would club two homers and score the game-winning run in the 12th on [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Francisco Rodriguez's biggest save of a record-breaking season came in a tie game. Rodriguez wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning, Mike Napoli hit two early homers before scoring the go-ahead run in the 12th and the Los Angeles Angels avoided another playoff sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Sunday night.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
BOSTON – Francisco Rodriguez's biggest save of a record-breaking season came in a tie game. Rodriguez wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning to save the Angels' season, Mike Napoli hit two early homers before scoring the go-ahead run in the 12th and Los Angeles avoided another playoff sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 last night in a game that lasted 5 hours, 19 minutes.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
BOSTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Mike Napoli homered twice and scored the winning run Sunday when the Los Angeles Angels beat Boston 5-4 in 12 innings in Game 3 of their AL Division Series. Napoli scored on Erick Aybar's single to help the Angels snap an 11-game post-season losing streak against the Red Sox and stave off a three-game division series sweep. Game 4 is set for Monday night at Fenway Park, with...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Angels 5, Sox 4 (12) WP: Weaver (1-0) LP: Lopez (0-1) SV: None HRs: BOS-None; LAA-Napoli, 2 (2) Summary: On a night when L.A. made numerous mistakes and left a ton of men on base, the Angels finally snapped their 11-game playoff losing streak against Boston when Erik Aybar singled in Mike Napoli with one out in the 12th inning, [...]
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
BOSTON — Francisco Rodriguez wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning, Mike Napoli hit two early homers before scoring the go-ahead run in the 12th and the Los Angeles Angels avoided another playoff sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Sunday night in a game that lasted 5 hours, 19 minutes.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Howard Ulman / Associated Press : Angels, Red Sox tied at 4 in 10th — BOSTON (AP)—Mike Napoli hit two homers and the Los Angeles Angels, trying to avoid another first-round playoff sweep by Boston, were tied with the Red Sox 4-all after nine innings in Game 3 on Sunday night. — The Angels had lost their last 11 postseason games …
Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Mike Napoli hits two home runs and Erick Aybar drives him in for the winning run in a 5-4 victory at Boston. BOSTON -- With their backs against the wall, the Angels got a guarantee of victory from their manager before Sunday's third game of the American League Division Playoffs at Fenway Park.
Fire Brand of the American League (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The Angels were expected to win at least one game in this series, but after falling behind 0-2 in the ALDS, the Boston Red Sox did not expect that win to come tonight. Mike Napoli homered twice and scored the game winning run as Los Angeles won 5-4 in 12 innings. Jered Weaver earned his first career [...]
