Being a Red Sox fan is like being in the Mafia Once you’re in, you’re in, baby. After Friday’s game, I was ready to trash …

They’ve done it to me again. Not even twenty-four hours after I’d packed away the puffy hand and Schilling jersey in disgust, they’ve got me …

First things first: The Yankees do not suck. They are a very, very, good team. Even if they are composed primarily of overpriced mercenaries. They …

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This morning, I know two things. First, Ray Parker, Jr. is the whitest black guy in the world. Look no further than the “Ghostbusters” video …

How best to explain this disease that is Red Sox fandom? Let me take a comment left yesterday by grunherz a couple steps further. Monday, …

For the record, the worst ways to lose a ballgame are: a) Letting it get away after the grind of extra innings b) Giving up …

My man Denton will be chiming in with his thoughts on yesterday’s win, but I wanted to drop some keen observations from friday night’s KISS …

Understand: I like Tim Wakefield. Like him a lot. In in era in which team loyalty has been all but flushed away, he’s been with …

Cool: Watching David Ortiz get medieval on ump Matt Hollowell, whose strike zone went through more permutations over the course of three hours than Manny’s …

The best thing about a west coast game when Derek Lowe is pitching? Once he gets zapped by a misplayed fly ball or grounder and …

As we wait for tonight’s late show in Anaheim (fingers crossed, fingers crossed), we present recent conversations about the Olde Towne Team, both real and …

Some thoughts on the All Star Game (or, as I like to call it, Yankeepalooza): — Fantasia Barrino can sing — twits like me who …

Without a Sox game to watch, I get a little bit silly. So please indulge me as I blabber on about nothing in particular. Or, …

Instructions: 1) Tape NESN replay of yesterday’s 6-5 loss to the Rangers. 2) Label tape as “tough losses, volume 329” 3) Add tape to library …

Wow. Is there anything else we can say this morning, after the Sox unloaded the hurt on the Texas Rangers for the second straight evening, …

Last month, as the Sox squandered opportunity after opportunity, I’d sit in anguish as I listened to the post-interview cliches. “Just wait until we start …

What a difference a week makes. Last night, I found myself howling at the TV, angered beyond belief that, in a critical 9th inning at …

Are they really this good, on track to sweep the last homestand before the All-Star Break and ensconce themselves in a far prettier position relative …

Timely hitting? Damon cracking 5 hits? Millar actually engaging in bat-on-ball contact that results not in the ball drifting lazily into an infielder’s glove but …

Turns out that, unfortunately, I was wise to bury my enthusiasm after Saturday’s win. Yesterday, the Sox took another two steps back, getting pummeled by …

Last night’s victory was a bloody good one, what with a sensational pitching performance by the Schill-Dog, some fantastic defense (including Pokey going airborne to …

It’s difficult to find words to appropriately capture the dismay I’m feeling as the Sox spiral toward what could become the most depressing season I’ve …

Cesar Crespo pinch-hitting with men on in the top of the thirteenth inning against your mortal enemies? Kevin Millar playing right field during critical extra …

During periods of my life marked by undue stress — long stretches of unemployment, selling and building a home, the release of a new Rob …

Maybe we should have threatened to trade Manny to Texas years ago. Despite speculation that the proposed A-Rod deal would propel him to bold new …

Sox lose in 10. Nomar throwing error gives it away. Offense still not showing up. Millar 0-for-4. D-Rays only four back in the loss column. …

Heaven help me. I think I’m starting to crack. I’m usually stronger than this. A lifetime of Sox worship has conditioned my body and feeble …

I’ll say this much for the 2004 edition of the Olde Towne Team: They don’t do things half-assed. When they lose, they lose in stellar, …

From the wife. For Father’s Day. Because she understands. So, how ’bout this: We trade Shoppach and Youkilis for Beltran, then trade Nomar to Oakland …

First, I am not angry. Alright, maybe Saturday’s game got me a little peeved. After Friday’s blow-out, a neat comeback win could have sparked that …

At last! Hating Barry Bonds is even easier! Bonds, whose knowledge of baseball history had him humorously mocking a visitor stumbling to draw comparisons between …

I hate being in second place. Hate it more than losing two straight to a team with the second-worst record in all of baseball. Hate …

Remember back to the start of the season, when the Sox swept up in the Bronx and all anyone wanted to talk about was how …

So I’m watching ESPN’s coverage of the Cubs/Astros game last night and I find myself rooting for Clemens. The last time I did that was …