Home Run Derby, Home Run Drought
I wrote the post below on Sunday evening but never got a chance to publish it. Apparently someone at Surviving Grady Enterprises leaked the story …
Who Wants To Play The Rangers In The First Round Of The Playoffs?
If there is anyone who doesn’t understand the value of winning the division this season, just go watch last night’s game again. Or almost any …
Fenway Futures
I had a chance to check out the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader featuring the Portland Sea Dogs against… some other team. For all the …
Lesterized
If you need a win, you call Jon Lester. As Red explained, this game was as important as any game in mid-August against the Royals …
As If We Needed Another Reason To Hate Aaron Boone
It’s not bad enough he crushed our World Series hopes in 2003, but he has to have a smokeshow for a wife? It’s finding things …
Youkless
The schedule-maker didn’t know it at the time, but he was giving us a nice mid-August gift. The Sox will play four against the Royals, …
Power Loss
Where has the highest-scoring team in the AL gone? The Red Sox have been averaging over five runs per game and just under 10 hits …
Let’s Play Two!
The Red Sox managed just three hits against Medium-Game James (I gave him a promotion). Fortunately they all came in the third inning in the …
Off Day Pondering
Some crazy things that go through your head on a rainy Monday when your team has an off day and just lost a series to …
Pitchers’ Duel Turned Shootout
The Commander entered the game with an ERA of 2.17. The King entered the game with an ERA of 3.31. This had all the makings …
Great Parenting Skills
No game means excessive web-surfing…and this is the kind of stuff you find. Should be in the instruction manual for all parents.
Seventies Jim Knows About The Sweep
Some of you youngsters might not remember this, but back in my day we had a saying, a little mantra if you will, after winning …
Tim McClelland Missed A Hell Of A Game Last Night
I’m all for hiring the handicapped but maybe not in the role of Major League umpires. Tim McClelland was horrible, squeezing Erik Bedard’s strike zone …
Do It For Timmy!
OK, all of the hoopla that surrounds a showdown with the Yankees is over. Now, can we get down to business and get Mr. Wakefield …
And Goodnight Yankees
Thanks to Josh Reddick, the past four-and-a-half-hours of listening to Kermit Valentine and the other yahoos on ESPN was not in vain. The bullpen and …
The Battle For First
After last night’s unlikely win (Lackey versus CC?) the Sox are now 9-2 against the Yankees in 2011. Not only will a win tonight put …
The A-Rod Saga Continues
The magic of A-Rod never ends. The guy is on the DL recovering from whatever ails him, but he just can’t keep himself out of …
The Erik Bedard Era Has Begun
In his Red Sox debut, Erik-with-a-K went five innings, gave up seven hits and three earned while striking out five. The Sox bats are still …
Walk-Off Win: Redux
Timmy gave it his best shot, going six-and-two-thirds and giving up just three runs on five hits. Unfortunately, the bats were still in “Beckett start” …
Walk-Off Win
When the second pitch of the game went out of the yard, I had a bad feeling about this one. And when the replays showed …
August And Everything After
August 1st? Can somebody please tell me where the hell June and July went? I have to lay off the booze. The All-Star game and now …
Aviles, Harden And The Return Of The Bats
Adrian Gonzalez and his imposing eyebrows helped get the Sox back to their winning ways. A three-for-four night with a homerun and two RBI. Gonzo …
Forever Young
Seemingly ageless when he takes the hill and lets the knuckleball fly, it’s hard to believe Tim Wakefield is just a few days shy of …
This Is Why We Wanted Football Back?
Meet one of your newest members of the New England Patriots, Albert Haynesworth. This disgrace is reminiscent of new teammate (and probably future bff) Brandon Merriweather’s …
Bombs Away!
Dustin Pedroia wasted no time extending his hitting streak by going back-to-back with Ellsbury in the bottom of the first. Twenty-four games and counting. David …
Instant Replay Anyone?
Move over Jim Joyce, there’s a new goat in town. After more than six-and-a-half hours of baseball, the Pirates saw the game drop into …
Feeling Groovy
The Red Sox didn’t get the win last night (actually, early this morning) but that’s OK. I’m a big picture guy, and seeing Lester back …
The Return Of Jon Lester
On July 5th, Jon Lester pitched four no-hit innings against the Blue Jays, then departed the game with what would be diagnosed as a lat …
Ten Days In July
The Red Sox close out the month of July with ten games against some of the weakest teams in the American League. Three against Seattle …
Another Day Game, Another Win
No need to dwell on last night’s loss – if anyone thought they were going to win all the games, even against lowly Baltimore…it just …
The Muddy Chicken Strikes Again
With all the attention on Gonzo, pitching injuries, the new Harry Potter movie, it’s understandable that little has been made about the run Dustin Pedroia …
Pete Carroll Unable To Lead Women’s Soccer Team To World Cup Victory
The US Women’s team lost the World Cup final in heartbreaking fashion. The led 1-0 with just nine minutes left in regulation but Japan tied …
A Word From The Commander
Hello Rays, remember me? I’m the guy that one-hit your sorry asses last month. If not for a shitty little infield single, I would have …
The Post-All-Star Game Home Run Derby
If I told you the Red Sox hit four home runs, three of them off the starter David Price, would you even for a second …