Kick Cancer’s Ass With Project Cupid Tomorrow Night
If you’re like us–and it’s okay to admit that you are–you relish any chance to stick it to cancer. Tomorrow night, you’ll have your chance …
The Cashman/Headwarmer Dialogues: I Just Called to Say I Love You
The latest entry in the long-running series in which Brian Cashman discusses the current state of the New York Yankees. With his headwarmer. Headwarmer: You …
First Excuse to Use This Photo in 2013
Full disclosure: the original title of this post was “first excuse for using the Jeter Finger photo in 2013.” But then I thought long and …
Remy and Denton, Together Again
It’s become something of a winter tradition here at SG to roll out this clip of Denton storming the broadcast booth during a 2005 spring …
The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf: Total Recall, Red Sox Style
We all agree that last season was a shitshow for the ages. But did it really happen? That’s the theme of today’s ambitious and, honestly, …
Red Sox Information
Red Sox spring training is underway. As you might expect, tickets to see this preseason games are a bit cheaper than tickets to regular season …
Red Sox Promise to “Fix” What’s “Broken.” About Twenty Years Too Late for Me.
Flipping through yesterday’s Globe and I see this big-ass, full-page photo of a brooding, staring-from-the-shadows Pedroia with the headline “What’s Broken Can be Fixed.” This …
When In Doubt, Whip Pedro Out
As Denton noted yesterday, the Sox have brought Pedro Martinez back into the fold. When I heard the news, I had hoped he was on …
Pick Up the Phone, Youk!
Hey, I threw at you. And that was crazy. But now we’re teammates. So call me maybe. I’m thinking about it.
Mike Napoli Emerges from Phantom Zone, Gets Signed for One Year
Just when we were about to resign Mike Napoli to that magical land where the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs and three dollar prime rib reside, …
Chapters We Probably Won’t See in Francona’s Book, But Would Be Awesome Nonetheless
As anyone with a pulse is painfully aware, Teets Francona will be releasing his “tell all” book next week, detailing his years at the helm …
A Quick Note From Management
You may have noticed a lack of posting over the past several weeks. You likely didn’t care, but we’ll explain anyway. We’re currently working on …
Late Thoughts on the Hall of Fame
You really can’t expect much from a world where Dances with Wolves beats GoodFellas for Best Picture and Madonna and LL Cool J frolic in …
There’s Always Next Year…
The photo above was the scene I hoped to wake up to this morning. Christ, we’re already into 2013 and the closest we’ve come to …
Hold On, Baby. It’s Christmas.
We still aren’t quite sure when/if Mike Napoli is joining us and we just signed another guy named “Drew” and the toughest looking dude in …
Cody Ross, We Hardly Knew Ya
News is that Cody Ross, one of the few bright spots on the single worst Red Sox season of my lifetime, has signed with the …
Sox Ownership Finally Addresses Our Increasingly Obvious Drew Shortage
If the Red Sox hadn’t won the 2004 World Series and 2007 was our official “Curse breaker” season, then JD Drew’s grand slam in game …
Our Covert Dismantling of the 2012 Texas Rangers Continues
Red Sox management took another bold step in its strategy of covertly siphoning away key parts of the 2012 Wild Card-finalist Texas Rangers by acquiring …
Have You Seen This Player?
The Mike Napoli signing continues to confound. We know the dude either failed his physical or some red flags shot up that forced Sox brass …
Sox Get Dempster. And His Impeccable Harry Caray Impersonation.
While the Angels were drop-shipping a cargo plane’s worth of cash on Josh Hamilton, the Sox were busy relieving Texas of another player: pitcher Ryan …
Winner’s Circle
Thanks to everyone who entered yesterday’s Red Sox DVD giveaway. We got some great, great responses on the blog and via Facebook and Twitter. As …
The Cashman-Headwarmer Dialogues: Dreaming of a Bearded Christmas
The latest entry in the long-running series in which Brian Cashman discusses the current state of the New York Yankees. With his headwarmer. Cashman: Alright, …
Big-Ass Red Sox DVD Giveaway
Because we are forever locked in a booze-fueled holiday glow, we are happy to embrace the holiday spirit and offer one lucky SG reader the …
In Other News, Youkbacca Joins That Team We Beat in the 2004 ALCS
Following in the grand tradition of Mark Bellhorn, Mike Myers, Alan Embree and Diego Chipotle, Kevin Youkilis, who will forever by known to me as …
You Can’t Spell Victori Without Victorino
Look, I know “victori” isn’t even a word. Or maybe it is. Hell, I’ve been guzzling Bud Light like it’s my job for the past …
Sox Sign Napoli, Boston Braces for Inevitable “Napoli-an Dynamite” Headlines
The Red Sox have reportedly signed Mike Napoli for three years at a cool 39 million. Or, roughly 39 million more than I am going …
All We’re Missing is Leskanta Claus
For those of you in the Boston area (or with access to NESN), today is Christmas at Fenway Park, featuring lights, snow, Wally, Ryan Lavarnway, …
Then There Was That Time Superman Ignored Crime and Communism to Help a Pitcher Make the Big Leagues
Here’s a little something to get you through the dog days of winter, which is cheaper and slightly healthier than that Schlitz and red meat …
Brian Wilson to the Red Sox is the Greatest Idea in the History of Ideas: An Intoxicated Perspective
The other day I emerged from my winter booze coma to find that Magic Buster Olney had tweeted something about Brian Wilson being an interesting …
Happy Gomesgiving
So it ain’t quite like that Thanksgiving past, when Theo and crew broke biscuits with the Schilling family. But the signing of Jonny Gomes reminds …
Knucklehead Quotient Upped for 2013
Jonny Gomes, star of many a Red Sox-Rays donnybrook and half-assed wrestling aficionado, is now part of our fightin’ nine. Terms are $10 million for …
Heidi Watney Returns to Baseball. Let the Healing Begin.
Last summer, as Bobby V led the Red Sox through the AL East with all the grace and precision of a blind guy trying to …
Red Sox Acquisition Targets Ranked By Whether or Not I’d Want to Have Lunch With Them
Back in the day, when the Red Sox were interested in trading for some new talent, they followed a simple strategy: they sent the prospective …
Jason Bay Possibly Willing to Consider a Gig in Boston. Or at Arby’s.
The Mets and Jason Bay recently reached an agreement by which Bay could take the rest of his truckloads of cash if he’d simply get …