The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays begin their American League Championship Series tonight in Tampa, as Daisuke Matsuzaka will oppose James Shields in a battle of right-handed hurlers. Don't expect the bad blood between these teams to carry over to this series, as both teams are intent on focusing on balls and strikes.
On the National League side last night, Derek Lowe was brilliant through five innings before surrendering solo home runs to Chase Utley and Pat Burrell as the Phillies took Game One of the NLCS 3-2. The team that led the National League in home runs went deep twice against a pitcher known for his tendency to keep baseballs in the park. While Lowe gave up the two blasts, Cole Hamels was simply filthy for Philly. Hamels struck out eight in seven innings and allowed just two runs as the Phillies opened up a 1-0 lead in the series.
A huge weekend is upon us in the Big 12, as top-five heavyweights Oklahoma and Texas are set to battle in the Red River Shootout, while conference brethren Missouri and Oklahoma State will duke it out later in the day in Columbia. Quarterback play will be the focus for both of these games, as Sam Bradford of Oklahoma matches up against Colt McCoy of Texas, while the unflappable Chase Daniel squares off against underrated Zac Robinson of Oklahoma State.
The big game of the week in the SEC will be played in Gainesville on Saturday night, where the Florida Gators look to stick around in the national picture by defeating defending champion LSU. Tigers lineman Ricky Jean-Francois has already provided some nice bulletin board material by saying that he will take out Tim Tebow. Not a good idea Ricky.
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