All posts on November, 2009

…the New York Daily News reports that Roy Halladay would accept a trade to the Yankees. Also, Roger Ebert doesn’t mind a nice slab of …

Yup. Mr. Burks. Still one of my favorite moments from 2004: Watching Ellis carrying the trophy off the plane as the Sox returned home from …

OK, so they never really say anything about the Red Sox. But we know…

Why get out of bed and cart your nasty, hungover ass to the local Wal-Mart? We’ve got plenty of things to keep the Sox fan …

As our pal Rob at The Bottom Line noted in our comments section, the Sox will be minus A-Gon come 2010. While we were blabbering …

Six years ago today, Theo Epstein and Larry Lucchino took a road trip out west that helped change the fate of the Boston Red Sox. …

Actually, I have no bloody idea if the man’s really fleet of foot. I just wanted to use that headline. But, yeah, we got Tug …

For far too long, our country has been under the thumb of our Canadian oppressors, sitting back and just taking it while they defile our …

I’ve always counted Gary Sheffield among the most imposing looking batters. Not that he’ll ever be mistaken for Mr. Rogers outside the box, but when …

NESN and Fox Sports are reporting that the Sox are actively shopping Scenic Lowell, even willing to yummy down on half his $12 million salary …

Wanting to witness the sorry state of popular music, I flipped on the American Music Awards last night, just in time to see A-Rod take …

If you say “three-man rock band from Canada” most people immediately think of Rush. But Triumph was another one that had some success here in …

The Sox grabbed reliever Robert Manuel off waivers from Seattle. Not sure what our plans are for him, but if he doesn’t get flipped to …

Jason Bay has rejected the Sox’ initial offer of four years at 60 million bucks. My question for you this morning is what’s the highest …

Anybody home? If you’re waiting for “Get Your Picture Taken With the 2008 MVP Day,” that’s only on Wednesdays. We’re actually lookin’ for yer roommate. …

Only, it won’t be. Because George Kottaras, the light-hitting, fast-loving and oft-injured back-up catcher, has been waived by the Sox and picked up by the …

Stepping out of the fog of business travel for a few moments yesterday, I was saddened to hear about the passing of Ken Ober, former …

I’m back. Or did I really ever go away? Not for you to know. Just listen. Everything happens for a reason. Consider all the theories …

A few years ago, I found myself in a heated argument about former Sox prospect Abe Alvarez. After the second-round pick was named Pitcher of …

Baseball is in hibernation, we can no longer trust Bill, the Celts lost two in a row…tomorrow will be a better day.

Everytime I turned on a radio this week, all I heard was BradyManningBradyManningBradyManning. True, the Patriots and the Colts are playing Sunday night. But people, …

Belated congrats to future ex-Red Sox Jason Bay for winning his first Silver Slugger award. Congrats, also, to The Great Untanned’s agent, who will no …

Congratulations to Clay Buchholz for pulling off the most mismatched marriage since Salman Rushdie scored Padma Lakshmi. Clay and “Deal Or No Deal” briefcase opener …

How does this happen and not cause national outrage? Derek Jeter winning the AL Gold Glove at shortstop should have been welcomed with anger and …

My favorite Hideki Matsui story is from the 2004 ALCS. The guy had been killing us games one through four, going 11-for-20 and knocking in …

I have nothing but respect for the man called Varitek, especially since he may be privvy to what Heidi Watney’s arse looks like sans pants. …

To all who have served or are currently serving.

Bow your heads! This tribunal is in session! Thank you, General Aldo. We have a lot to cover today. First things first, this human. The …

When I heard the Sox had declined Alex Gonzalez’ option for 2010, I’ll admit to being a little surprised. I figgered we’d do what we …

Today is Jerry Remy’s birthday. Accordingly, we will don our celebratory Remy masks, drink only the finest of malt liquors, re-read our copies of the …

I’ll never get tired of hating on the Yankees. But this story is a pretty poignant reminder that underneath the unis, we’re all just people: …

5) We never have to hear “26 Rings” again 4) It’s official: even with a World Series ring, A-Rod is a douche 3) Money still …

Yesterday, more than half of the eligible players jumped into the magic waters of free agency, like a horde of shoppers barreling down the halls …

Just one World Series title in the twenty-first century? That’s unfortunate because, y’know, we’ve got two. But I can’t give credit to Girardi for the …