Derek Lowe? Back in Boston? He can’t be serious. Or can he? Whatever the case, it’s a topic worthy of a Throwdown. So Denton and …

My family and loved ones understand that once baseball season kicks in, I’m like Reed Richards falling into the Negative Zone: completely incommunicado, emerging only …

Kevin Youkilis for Playskool’s LumberLand. What child hasn’t dreamed of owning and operating his or her own lumber yard? With the Playskool LumberLand set, you …

Lest you think Big Papi’s awesomeness takes an off-season, there’s this piece in today’s Globe: David Ortiz’s face lights up when he talks about helping …

So about fifteen minutes ago, I’m sitting outside on the steps, taking in another unseasonably tolerable autumn morning and reading the comic book pictured above, …

Last year, when Our Man Pedey took Rookie of the Year honors, we rolled out a very special episode of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf to commemorate …

One of the best games I ever attended was Fenway opening day 1998. The Sox were down by five goddam runs to Seattle heading into …

1. Replace Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer with Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo. 2. Replace talk of “electoral college” with talk of “Heidi Watney’s ass.” …

…for your favorite moment of the Red Sox’ 2008 season. Myself, I gotta go with Jason Bay sliding home with the run that won the …

It might be easy to write off the re-signing of Wake as sentimentality run wild. But for the money, you can’t find a better number …

It’s officially hot stove season. Which means, once again, that anyone with a pulse can and likely will on the Yankees’ radar. Like Manny! Manny …

Congratulations to the Phillies, World Series Champions. I’m not quite sure how I came to have such distaste for the Rays, but I was quite …

Imagine, for a moment, that the Sox didn’t win the 2004 World Series. When the dust cleared and I eventually got out of therapy, I …

Back in the late 80s, I was offered a ticket to The Who’s farewell show at the old Foxboro Stadium. I was young and foolish …

The Rays are in Philly for the next three games, and today’s Herald tells us that the welcome wagon was in full effect. Added reliever …

One of the toughest choices the Sox are gonna make this offseason concerns the Captain himself, Jason Varitek. The tough guy with the Pee Wee …

Random thoughts before I drive the hookers home: 1) Call it the Attack of Former Red Sox Managers. During last week’s ALCS, Walpole Joe Morgan …

Wanna know the strangest thing about today? It’s not that the goddam Tampa Bay Devil Rays are about to play in the World Series, giving …

Hey, you. Over there. In the skirt. My name’s Derek. And I’d like you to welcome me into your heart. Again. Derek Lowe is putting …

Somewhere, somehow, there has to be someone who got drunk in Vegas last spring and, for a couple laughs, put money down on Tampa Bay …

If only we didn’t start the season with that goddam trip to Japan… Kidding. Honestly, I thought we’d do it. Once we took game five, …

Well, here we go again. The entire season comes down to one game. Tradition vs. dome. Beard vs. Mowhawk. Uncle Teets vs. Grandpa Joe. The …

Keep prayin’, baby. How many times? How many times can we keep the devil in check? Blow cheap cigar smoke in Death’s face? Stuff the …

If I learned anything from the 2004 ALCS, it’s that you don’t get greedy. You take one precious game at a time when your team’s …

Sure, there were a lot of great Red Sox Pop Culture Moments. Like the time a slightly drunken Carl Yastrzemski appeared on the Tonight Show …

…so if you give us a chance to remember The love we had once together Wait and see Time is all that we really need …

Excellent work, I say. By allowing ourselves to once again assume the role of Ned Beatty in Deliverance, by dropping our third straight playoff game …

Nervous? What do you mean, nervous? Me?! Nervous? About Shakey Tim Wakey on the mound? In a most critical playoff game? In which a loss …

Good. That was my first impression watching the Sox get taken out behind the woodshed by, in no particular order, the entire Rays batting order, …

Once again, Denton and I will help knock the fine art of liveblogging down to jerk level with running commentary on today’s game three at …

For a game that started out like happy hour at Thunder Mountain, it slowly devolved into a torturous, horribly-umpired affair, ultimately crashing with Hindenburgesque splendor …

At least when he’s on he is. Listen, I’ve heard it non-stop today on the talk shows, in the barrooms (hell yes, I hang there …

Look at that glorious filthy bastard! Look at him! Mere facial hair to most, but to clever people like me who talk loudly in restaurants, …

DAISUKE! SHIELDS! COCO! COWBELLS! THAT GODDAM RAYS MASCOT! JOE MADDON’S HIPPER-THAN-THOU EYEWARE. IT’S ALL SET TO COLLIDE TONIGHT… AT THE TROP! Also, it’s our first …

Think the handsome millionaires who play for your favorite pro baseball teams are immune to the current economic slowdown and credit crunch? Guess again! They …