Notes from the Nation
After Wednesday night’s dramatics, we received an overwhelming number of e-mails and comments from members of Red Sox Nation scattered all across the country and …
After Wednesday night’s dramatics, we received an overwhelming number of e-mails and comments from members of Red Sox Nation scattered all across the country and …
Foulke snaring the final out. Minty raising his hands in victory. Leskanic dropping to the ground and making “snow angels.” Dave Roberts on Timlin’s shoulders. …
Good morning, beautiful! Lovely dress. Okay, you’re probably wondering what’s been going on with me lately. Falling asleep in meetings. Missing deadlines. Perpetual five o’clock …
And so we survived Game One of the World Series. The freakin’ World Series. Just when you thought you’d be sleeping again. But I’m willing …
Thw World Series begins tonight at Fenway Park. Say it again, just to make sure it sinks in. The Red Sox. Are in the World …
Remember when the Sox were last in the World Series and suddenly you had Roger Clemens singing that “You’re not fully clean/unless you’re Zest-fully clean” …
It’s amazing how quickly things can change. One minute, we were soaring above the stratosphere, mocking A-Rod and blowing cigar smoke in the face of …
When Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS began, I was in New Jersey on business. I sat in a crowded hotel bar with my boss, …
See the guy in the photo above? He has balls of steel. Really. They are steel. The children he purports to have are not his …
From Dirt Dogs: “They’re a walking disaster. They act like they’re tough, how they care so much about winning, but it’s all a front. They’re …
The motto for this year’s Red Sox team? What a Difference a Day Makes. In yesterday’s post, I wrote them off for dead, refusing to …
I’m done. Call me a fair weather fan. Call me a bandwagon jumper. Call me anything you want. This was a postseason that began with …
…except out hopes, which are pinned to the chest of Bronson Arroyo. Tonight represents the single most important game of 2004. An absolute must win …
Ever been so mad, so possessed by otherworldy anger that you just wanted to roll on up to the nearest fruit stand, one of those …
It was over in the second inning. Schilling, our warrior, our top gun was on the hill. And he couldn’t get it done. Had nuthin’. …
Understand this: The ALCS will not be easy listening. It is not prime time, family fare designed to inspire dinner table conversation. It is blood …
How to Watch the ALCS [a handy guide] 1. Tune into FOX 2. Press “mute” on your remote to spare yourself the inane blabbering of …
Somehow you knew. No matter how the dice fell. No matter how the big wheel turned. No matter how many times you curiously contemplated an …
My throat is red raw. My hair is on the floor. One of the living room windows has been punched out. There’s a half-eaten turkey …
Hey dudes. As you know, this afternoon’s game against the Anaheim Angels could well be the first time we’ve celebrated a playoff series clincher on …
Home runs. Defensive gems. Errors. Ankle-grabbing. At least one questionable move by Francona (why use Timlin with such a hefty lead?). Last night’s victory in …
Baseball in October means everything. It means wearing gloves to the games and finding warmth in a flask of Jameson’s and the communal vibe of …
It seems only fitting that the Gods conspire to keep us riveted to our TVs on the final day of baseball’s regular season. This is …
From today’s Globe: After last night’s victory, the Sox said Bronson Arroyo and Tim Wakefield would pitch Games 3 and 4 (if necessary), but did …
Hi. I’m Red. ::extends hand:: How are you. Thanks for coming by today. Have a drink. Pull up a chair. There ya go. Denton has …
On the precipice of another playoff appearance by our beloved hometown lads, and something feels — different. I’m not possessed by the good vibes that …
Let’s be honest. There is no way the Red Sox are going to win the division. I’m not a pessimisst, I’m a realist. And I …
Hey, at least it’s the playoffs, right? I don’t want to dwell on last night’s spirit-crippling loss to the Yankees, but I will say this. …
Somewhere around the 1999 ALDS, as the Sox were putting the finishing touches on the Cleveland Indians, I became “the guy you don’t want to …
Watching the Sox stumble through the last three games [that botched run down play?!? Oh, Holy Christ!] it has become increasingly clear that these guys …
Oh, the agony and the ecstasy of being a Sox fan. One minute, that cute ball girl from Fenway’s third base line is sitting on …
“Good morning, Red Sox Nation. How ya feelin’ today? Not so cocky, eh? I thought so. I’m off to Tavern on the Green for some …
This is a secret message to the members of the Red Sox Nation sleeper cell, currently in and around New York City. If you are …