Don Orsillo Speech Keeps the Terry Francona Feud Alive
Hello, it’s me. You may not have noticed, but for the first time in like 11 years, I took the whole goddam winter off from …
Hello, it’s me. You may not have noticed, but for the first time in like 11 years, I took the whole goddam winter off from …
It’s okay to admit it. That for the last couple years, it’s been there. In the back of your mind. In the deepest, darkest recesses …
Last week, as the NLCS and ALCS kicked off, I made a mental list of the teams participating and my thoughts on them. It looked …
I remember Don Orsillo’s first game as permanent Red Sox commentator for NESN. It was April 4, 2001, and Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter. I …
History has shown us that every Batman must have his Joker. Every Casear his Brutus. Every Marty McFly his Biff. Every foodie that best friend …
Only he didn’t say it with his mouth. He said it with his bat. Twice. That was the first home run, off Dellin Betances, which …
Look, barring any Christmas miracles in September, the Yankees are gonna make the postseason. There is almost nothing we can do to prevent this. The …
It’s right over there. See it? The orange one. Can you pass it to me, man? I’m feelin pretty comfy sitting here and I see …
Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration. This season was pretty much a lost cause way back in June. But last night, the …
Apparently not content to be a member of the 500 club and legend of baseball, David Ortiz recently revealed to the Players’ Tribune that his …
Last night, after Alexi Ogando and the Bullpen Kids pissed away another lead — which has become their calling card this season — you would …
I don’t ask much from my last place baseball team. Give me a couple of heart attack moments where I’m reduced to pacing, cursing, throwing …
With the Red Sox slowly fading into off-season oblivion with a whimper (let’s not even talk about last night’s turgid loss to the Jays), we …
Last night, once again, I dutifully flipped on the TV to watch the last vestiges of this wasted Red Sox season float off into the …
For more than a decade, whenever hope seems lost or we need some kind of magic conjured at the zero hour, David Ortiz has been …
One of my favorite post-Sox game at Fenway activities — besides trying to convince the sausage vendors to cut me a deal on stale rolls …
With all respect to Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band, the 2004 Red Sox are the biggest rock stars to come out of Boston. With …
Now wait, before you judge: punching walls is a good thing. At least as I see it. Sure, the wall hates it and the noise …
Alright, we give Rick Porcello a lot of crap in these parts. And a lot of it, so far, has been justified. Watching ownership refuse …
Another lousy Red Sox game in a lousy season on a lousy day in which we learned Don Orsillo will be leaving NESN at the …
As this season continues to circle the bowl, waiting for inevitable early-October flush, all of Red Sox Nation is in agreement that change is needed, …
Lots of great things came out of last night’s 5-4 Red Sox win over the White Sox. Joe Kelly turned in his fourth straight quality …
As if yesterday’s spirit-crushing loss to the Royals couldn’t have been any more horrific, NESN also saw fit to treat us to footage of Don …
Dave Dombrowski is the new Red Sox president of baseball operations, the guy who has to clean up the Red Sox’s act. Maybe he has …
This time last year, Dave Dombrowski was left frustrated after missing out on Rusney Castillo, but the new Red Sox director of baseball operations is …
The manner in which the Red Sox announced that Ben Cherington was gone and Dave Dombrowski was in — casually interrupting the annual Jimmy Fund …
So what is Xander Bogaerts running from in this clip? A bug? A bat? Or did the police office sitting behind him have something to …
I remember last summer, after a particularly joyless, beer-soaked afternoon at Fenway, stumbling out of the park and shuffling around Yawkey Way, looking for a …
I planned to write this post as a tribute to former Red Sox player Mike Aviles’ daughter, Adriana, a 4-year old leukemia patient who threw …
Last Friday, I was invited by the fine folks at King’s Hawaiian — makers of insanely good sweet rolls — to a private pre-game dinner …
His attitude can get mercurial and every stroll down the line on a weak ground ball makes me burn with Trot Nixon-like intensity. But there …
Baseball is a temporary thing. It only sticks around for the warm months, and the players come and go like a revolving door. Gabe Kapler …
Through the years, I’ve made a lot of jokes about putting my fist through a wall during a Red Sox game. Fact is, dear readers, …
I will admit that after watching the Sox drop eight in a row and flush whatever meager hope existed of a postseason run down the …
“Out, damned Rusney!”