When Does This Guy Get His Own Show?
Just came across yesterday’s update from Peter Abraham on boston.com. As always, Dustin Pedroia supplied the quote of the day (and the corresponding visual): …
He Sees All, He Knows All
Rob Bradford reported that in between salsa dances and bike rides to work, Bobby Valentine was busy predicting the future. Valentine told the story of …
Welcome to the Rotation
Today at 1:30, while I’m sitting here at work wishing I wasn’t, Daniel Bard will take the mound for his first spring training start. …
Because We All Need Someone To Hate
Meet Luke Scott, new member of the Tampa Bay Rays and avid Red Sox hater. Scott spoke out in a story about the last …
All Signs Point To A Bad Season For Beckett
Call me the glass-half-empty guy, but I think this season is going to be a disaster for Josh Beckett. And of course I have extensive …
Take LIVE tuna fish, and FEED ’em mayonnaise!
Peter Abraham’s “Random Red Sox thoughts” post today is outstanding. I don’t need an entire article devoted to Crawford’s stance or a minute-by-minute update of Bobby …
Valentine Brings Back Prohibition
Bobby V has been all smiles and pats on the ass since being named Red Sox skipper. But now, Jon Krawczynski reports, it looks like he’s …
Yankees Hijack Jet Blue Park
Jet Blue Park, the Pride of Lee County. But wait…type www.jetbluepark.com into your browser and look where you end up! Yup, redirected to the Yankees …
The Quote Machine Has Arrived
It’s game on for Dustin Pedroia from the moment he arrives at camp. Props to Joe MacDonald and his “Quick Hits” segment over at ESPN …
Is The 2011 Debacle Really Over?
Does anybody else get the feeling that maybe, just maybe, things aren’t going to be all rainbows and flowers in 2012? Look, I didn’t expect …
Life Without Tito
Great story today by the Herald’s Michael Silverman. Reading it made me realize how much I’m going to miss Terry Francona. Whatever your opinions are …
Well, allow me to retort.
Gerry Callahan had an interesting piece in yesterday’s Herald (which you will be shocked to know does not once mention politics). The story starts out …
Spring is in the Air
Forget all those things your grandparents told you about seeing the first robin or the stupid groundhog as being the harbingers of spring. We all …
A Marriage Made in Heaven
The reports are in: Kevin Youkilis is engaged to Tom Brady’s sister Julie. She is a schoolteacher with a 5-year-old daughter, he is a sweaty …
Ellsbury in 2012
After a lost season in 2010, Jacoby Ellsbury was a wrecking machine last year. He played in 158 games, smacked 32 homeruns, drove in 105 …
Aceves Signs One-Year Deal
After the dust settled last October, pitching was not exactly a bright spot in the 2011 Red Sox season. One positive that did come out …
What Do I Know About Football!
Among the many reasons I love baseball is that fact that I clearly know nothing about football. Everything I thought was going to happen in …
Pats vs. Giants: The Sequel
Will a Patriots Superbowl victory tonight finally erase the memory of that catch? Well, we’ll probably never see an opportunity for a perfect season again, …
The Beckett Files
Our pals over at the Extra Bases blog had some excerpts from an interview Josh Beckett did with none other than Kevin Millar. Josh toed …
Billy Mueller Got a Hall of Fame Vote (sort of)!
Let’s face it, if any of us had a HoF vote, we’d be sending Billy Mueller to Cooperstown for what he did for us in …
Obscure Red Sox Connection
Question: How is it that I have never seen this clip of a hot chick stripping down to her Red Sox underwear? Answer: It’s from …
Rematch!
Do you ever wonder if the NFL is really just America’s greatest reality show? A step up from Survivor or Fear Factor maybe…but not that …
The Return Of Manny?
Don’t be surprised if sometime around the middle of May you catch MLB highlights and see Manny Ramirez at the plate. Manny took BP in …
Crawford May Miss Opener
As Red pointed out yesterday, Jacoby Ellsbury went from one end of the spectrum in 2010 to the other 2011. It doesn’t look like Carl …
Happy Birthday Gabby Hoffmann
Because there really is no baseball stuff to talk about…
And My Heart Breaks A Little More
Jeter and Minka Kelly back together? Say it ain’t so…
Jenks Out, Nobody Cares
This has to be viewed as addition by subtraction. Tits McGee will miss the start of spring training after having a second “procedure” performed on …
Things I Won’t Miss About The Holidays
Listen, I’m no Scrooge. I love the holidays, seeing family and friends, giving (and getting!) gifts, the whole deal. But when it’s over, it’s over. …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year SG Nation! Here’s hoping everyone has a happy and healthy 2012. Be safe tonight, it’s amateur night out there. Looking forward to …
Like Father, Like Son
Every good Red Sox fan knows that George Steinbrenner was convicted of making illegal contributions to Dick Nixon, not to mention a little obstruction of …
‘Tis The Season
That’s right everybody, it’s list time! Everybody and his half-cousin will be publishing their “Top 10” this or “Worst 10” that of 2011. So I’m …
A Call To Arms
Is Greg Harris available? It would solve the righty-lefty dilemma.
Don’t Shoot Your Eye Out!
Merry Christmas SG Nation! I hope all your Festivus miracles come true! And to really get you in the spirit…