2011: Chapter Two
The second half of the season finally kicks off tonight for the Red Sox, and they have an opportunity this weekend to put some distance between …
The second half of the season finally kicks off tonight for the Red Sox, and they have an opportunity this weekend to put some distance between …
The Roger Clemens perjury proceedings ended abruptly when the judge declared a mistrial. Sounds like a monumental error on the part of the prosecution…or they …
The topics of performance enhancing drugs in baseball and possible realignment had to take a back seat so Bud Selig could address the real issue …
Hi Def is not doing Joe Buck or Tim McCarver any favors. Rickie Weeks swinging and missing during the Home Run Derby was epic. The …
How does this happen every year? After waiting what seems like an eternity for winter to pass, Spring Training to arrive, and finally Opening Day…then …
Nothing like a four game series with the Orioles to really wake the bats up. And thanks in part to the triumphant return of Derek …
With the recent rash of injuries to the starting rotation, Mr. Wakefield becomes a more important factor in the success of our Red Sox. Once …
Holy Great Healing powers, how does he do it? Interesting article on Yahoo, particularly suspect because of the McGwire factor…
Jon Lester pitched four no-hit innings, then didn’t come out for the fifth. The official word is a strained lat. So let’s review: Dice-K out …
I understand the Red Sox owe him a shit-ton of money over the next few years, but if they want to win another World Series, …
It took an eight-inning masterpiece from the Commander and a walked-in run in the ninth to get it done, but the Sox completed the sweep …
Actually, you’ve got a whole team of problems. The early-April Red Sox, who returned for a good part of this road trip, were replaced by …
Very interesting stat I found over on CBS Sportsline: The Red Sox have scored 74 runs in the seventh inning this season – no other …
The Yankees were 36-28 when Jeter went down with an injury. They are 12-3 since. Coincidence? Are they really excited to be getting him back?
Has anyone figured this team out yet? Some nights they look every bit the team that started 2-10, other nights we’re sure the 15-run games …
The worst thing about last night’s loss wasn’t watching our ace get slapped around. It wasn’t watching our offense scratch out a meager two hits. …
The Red Sox did not break their losing streak with a relentless show of offense. Nor did they shut out Pittsburgh in a 1-0 pitching …
More miserable weather, another miserable outcome. Last night’s loss prevented Jon Lester from hitting the 10-win mark thanks to the lack of a timely hit …
When you get an e-mail from Red Sox Insider with the subject “Fake Mustaches” you have to open it. And it just gets better: Lastly, …
What now? Let me tell you what now. I’ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin’ brothers, who’ll go to work on the homes here with a …
After last night’s show of good sportsmanship, scratching Josh Beckett and starting Alfredo Aceves, a rain-out would simply be wrong. The hour-by-hour forecast shows a …
Tonight we get a 2-for-1 deal on the menu of interesting sub-plots. First, Adrian Gonzalez faces his former team for the first time since being …
Just got home from the game, what a great day. Honoring the Bruins before the game, the Elder Statesman going eight strong, and the bats …
While everyone has been watching the Bruins make their championship run, the Red Sox have been busy going from 0-and-six to first place in the …
I think everybody who has been reading this blog for a while knows I’m not a hockey fan. My fondest hockey memories are of watching …
There is some speculation on whether or not Carl Crawford will hear cheers or jeers in his first appearance at the Trop since becoming a …
Next up on the AL East Tour of Mayhem and Destruction: Tampa. The Red Sox have been dismantling the “competition” during their winning streak, why …
I don’t want to take anything away from a great Mavericks championship team by saying the Heat choked. Dallas flat-out took it to the so-called …
How much can we really say about today’s smackdown? Seventeen more hits, 14 more runs, and an eight-inning two-hitter from Lester. So I turn my …
When your number nine hitter goes 2-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI you know things are going pretty good. In fact, the bottom …
Yes, Clay Buchholz is in my starting line-up for tonight’s Draftstreet.com showdown. My roster is locked and loaded. You have just one hour to sign …
Time is running out to sign up for tonight’s free one-night fantasy baseball showdown. Here’s how it works: go to the Surviving Grady/Draftstreet page, sign …
Hey Joe Girardi, Ortiz didn’t flip the bat after his home run last night, feel better? Does that make the pain of getting your ass …
This is the attitude I’ve been waiting for this team to display. The Red Sox are good, and it’s about time they start acting like …
Baseball season is heating up, and suddenly the fantasy team you picked when there was still snow on the ground doesn’t look so good. Already …