Everything That Rises Must Converge, and Other Things Fred Berry Taught Me
Plane arrives. Wheelbarrows full of cash are piled into Boras’ trunk. Mass General docs stand at the ready to administer critical blood analysis and that …
Plane arrives. Wheelbarrows full of cash are piled into Boras’ trunk. Mass General docs stand at the ready to administer critical blood analysis and that …
As a kid, part of the fun of going to a Sox game — besides watching Uncle Pete get drunk and try to punch out …
Apparently, the time for the big pants is now. John Henry’s pulling out the private plane, for chrissakes. And you now how pale he is… …
So what? Let ’em have Pettitte and his long horse-face and his ultra-pretentious “I spell my name with four Ts, thank you very much” ways. …
Anyone who follows Star Trek — and it’s quite possible I’ve just lost half our readership with those five words — knows that when it …
John Cameron, that is. Screw Patrick. I’m out ’til Friday. In the meantime, please allow Denton to entertain you with his infamous “man who conveniently …
Just some random stuff, in no particular order. — The D’s new film, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, gets no love at the …
Dear Theo, Larry, John, Tom, Peabo, “Scones,” and Aggie: Hello. Red here. I know you’re busy, but I just had a coupla things to say. …
Pulling my head out of the Hot Stove for just a few moments… You know how you pick up a CD or download a song …
From SF Gate: New celebrity couple Jessica Biel and Derek Jeter sparked outrage when their public display of affection at an exhibition left art fans …
Just when I was hoping all this J.D. Drew nonsense had evaporated, today’s Globe tells us that the Sox continue to plug away under the …
To everyone who drops by this site on a regular or semi-regular basis to get their full day supply of vitamin silly, rage against the …
I’ve said this so many times in the past, i’ve actually reduced it to a form letter: Dear [local journalist’s name here]: Thanks for your …
From today’s Globe: For all the positive vibes generated by the dinner, negotiations on a contract may yet take on a different tenor. Neither side …
I heard about this on the news today. Then got home and actually watched the video. Apparently, Michael “Kramer” Richards went nuts during a recent …
Something tells me we’re gonna miss the Great Gonzo. And on top of it, we miss out on Soriano, who had long been at the …
The last time we got this much baseball news in November was when Theo sat his righteous ass down at the Schilling Family table for …
Forty-two million? Just for the right to negotiate? With a Scott Boras property? Which could conceivably run us somewhere in the neighborhood of, say, 80 …
Few players have transformed from hero to miscreant faster than Keith Foulke, and that’s pretty unfortunate. Yes, he struggled mightily over the past couple seasons, …
Hey, the guy isn’t in the business of knowing anything about John Wilkes Booth or Rice-a-Roni. He’s in the business of strapping ’em on, setting …
Step One: Turn on speakers. Step Two: Click here. [Perfectly safe for work, folks.] Step Three: Smell the fresh-cut grass. Hear the crowd. Grasp your …
Is there anyone — and I mean anyone — who looks more out-of-place in a suit than Trot Nixon? Seriously. It’s like a grizzly bear …
Before there was Lost or Heroes, there was Twin Peaks, regarded in its day — roughly 1989-1991 — as the weirdest f–king thing on television. …
I’m kinda all over the place today, because I’m in that weird place somewhere between the end of the baseball season and the commencement of …
Here’s an actual job posting for an actual cheerleader position with the Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles, Inc. Props to the authors of this job …
Was there ever a more boring World Series than the one that ended, mercifully, last night?
First things first: Happy anniversary of our 2004 World Series win. At 11:40pm tonight, please join me in raising your hands in Minty-like splendor and …
When that ball went through Buckner’s legs? I didn’t cry. I didn’t slam myself headlong into the wall. Didn’t threaten any hobos or burn down …
First Jeff Reardon, now Sammy Stewart? Personally, I’d keep an eye on Curt Leskanic. Seriously, though… our best to the former Sox hurler. I recall …
Lots of folks have lots of cool memories from the 2004 postseason. Foulke striking out Tony Clark to force Game 7 of the ALCS. Petey …
I coulda sworn we’d be having a Detroit/New York throw-down. But it was not to be. Anyway, I’ve got Detroit in five. Who’s with me? …
Now here’s an idea: A Red Sox casket. Hell, I’d be down with that. Not only because it makes a cool eterna-lounger, but because it …
::Picks up phone:: Hello? Whazzup. Gasp! Dmitri Young! Scariest motherf–ker in all of baseball! How you doing, Mistah Dombrowski? Still got all them kids and …
Sunday’s Boston Globe had this bit of news in the Baseball Notes section: “Been hearing a lot about Kevin Millar eyeing a return to Boston …
“Psycho” Steve Lyons got axed by FOX for joking that Lou Pinella — who apparently is of part-Hispanic descent — ganked his wallet. Didn’t Don …