The Thing About Dads and Baseball
My dad took me to my first Sox game when I was eight years old. He bought me a hot dog, a Coke, and a …
My dad took me to my first Sox game when I was eight years old. He bought me a hot dog, a Coke, and a …
Last week, Justin Masterson, he of the greatest interview face ever, hung us out to dry in Cleveland. Last night at Fenway, we returned the …
What a difference one game makes. Wednesday night I was washing my hands of any playoff aspirations. Now, after seeing the Sox take down the …
Last night, as the Red Sox finished off the Orioles and the team enjoyed some post-win high-fives — a rare but welcomed sight these days …
Look, I’m shitfaced and it’s way past my bedtime, so horrible puns like this are allowed. And all I know is that after Lester and …
It has been brought to my attention that on this date in 2012, Bobby V’s Red Sox had a better record than the 2014 team …
Take another look at the sweet play by Xander Bogaerts that ended last night’s Red Sox game: See that fist pump there? That’s exactly what …
To anyone in Detroit still suffering post-traumatic stress after David Ortiz’s tide-turning, Torii-hurtling grand slam in game two of the 2013 ALCS, last night was …
I was trying to find the best words to approximate my feelings toward last night’s Red Sox game. But I think Jon Lester’s expression sums …
This pretty much sums it up. First Inning: Every Inning After That:
Okay, so this season isn’t quite living up to some people’s expectations. In fact, in many ways, we’ve fallen through a hole in the time/space …
First things first, I’d like to thank the Red Sox for depriving me of precious sleep last night. I stayed up until the bitter end …
While suffering through tonight’s Red Sox/Indians mash-up, I was saddened to learn of the death of Don Zimmer. And let’s not pretend any differently: Zim …
Well, that’ll teach you, Brandon Workman. Wanna let that wet, rain-soaked ball slip out of your hands and fly well behind a player’s helmented dome …
The last time we saw Stephen Drew in a Red Sox uni, he was helping put the final nail in the 2013 Cardinals with this …
When the Red Sox kicked off this series with the Rays, on the heels of a four-game sweep of the Braves, I was honestly just …
Last night’s antics will be pretty tough to beat. Especially since tonight we get Ruby De La Rosa, who came to Boston as part of …
If the 2014 Red Sox were looking for something to rally around to drive this season’s campaign, last night they found it: a desire to …
As the great Peter Gammons pointed out, since the Drew signing was announced, Xander Bogaerts is hitting .390 with a 1.042 OPS. That tells me …
Last Friday, I was pretty much writing the 2014 Red Sox off, quietly packing away my foam finger and seeking refuge in my 2013 World …
It’s been ten years since the Red Sox rewrote history with a memorable (and still almost impossible to believe) World Series victory. To commemorate the …
Gotta be honest: that was the most excited I’ve been for a Red Sox win since game six of the 2013 World Series. And what’s …
One of my favorite parts of bein’ at the ballpark is seeing some of the banter that goes on between fans in the stands and …
See that face? That’s the look of a guy who doesn’t want to see his team take it in the shorts again. It could also …
I wasn’t in the room when Andrew Miller threw last night’s game away. I got up to grab another beer. Got distracted, probably thinking about …
During last night’s Red Sox game, when I wasn’t throwing things at my television or doing shots of Clorox, I was having a moment of …
So the Red Sox have lost seven games in a row. Even worse, as a number of astute folks have pointed out, their current record …
Many of you may still remember him – Cincinnati-born baseball star Pete Rose, also known as “Charlie Hustle” is still one of the most successful …
The 2014 Red Sox have lost their seventh game in a row. And suddenly the likes of Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, Jon Lester and Clay …
We’ve really kind of run out of superlatives to describe David Ortiz. In the first two games of this Minnesota series, the guy’s gone an …
Coupla quick things about this video: Looks like it was filmed back in spring training or at least early April as Gomes is clean shaven. …
There isn’t a whole lot of good from last night’s game that we can discuss. The Red Sox were outclassed, outquaffed and outplayed by Yu …
Sure, the guy went 1-for-5 with four strikeouts, so he was hardly the spark that fueled tonight’s Red Sox come-from-behind victory. But look at that …
2014 was always likely to be a challenging year for the Red Sox as they started the season as the team that everyone wanted to …