The Curious Case of Jonathan Papelbon
After Sunday night’s game, I was prepared to launch a full-scale war against Jonathan Papelbon. In Denton-speak, that means a lot of name-calling and possibly starting …
Can Buchholz Win The Cy Young?
Help me out here, SG Nation. Am I just being a complete homer in thinking that Clay Buchholz has a good shot at winning the …
How Far We’ve Fallen
If Red Sox Nation needed any more evidence on what a tough season it’s been, how about this: last night’s win earned them a season …
Obscure Red Sox Reference Of The Day
From one of my favorite movies, Summer of Sam. This season, I feel like the drunk guy in the clip.
Time To…What?
If my math is correct, the Sox would have to win all of their remaining games while the Rays played .500 ball just to tie. …
Football, You Bet!
That was the one memorable line from a horrendous seventies sitcom, The San Pedro Beach Bums. For a couple of weeks, everybody was saying it. …
Lackeyville: Where Hopes And Dreams Go To Die
John Lackey brought his bag’o’suck to Fenway last night and single-handedly snuffed any hopes for October baseball. Anyone that didn’t see this coming just hasn’t …
The Giving Won’t Stop, Cuz It Can’t Stop
A few weeks ago, Red and I hosted our second annual event to raise money for the Jimmy Fund during the Radiotelethon. The turnout was…a …
Minor Leagues, Major Brawl
Clay Buchholz does for win number 16 in Seattle. Tune in now folks, this ain’t no late-night game!
Game Thread: Give Me Ten
Dice-K goes for win number ten tonight. Unfortunately,other than people on the west coast and a few drunks around here, I’m not sure many people …
Life After Baseball
Seriously, if the Red Sox can’t beat this guy, it’s time to think about a new career. He looks like he belongs on the chess …
Reality Strikes
Now, finally, we can all admit we’re just playing out the string. As Red said, we’ll watch, we’ll root, we’ll cheer, but we know:we’re looking …
The Remy Report
We know him as the RemDawg. Former Red Sox player, cancer survivor, our beloved color commentator on NESN. We enjoy all of his antics: from air …
Still The One
Tim Wakefield just doesn’t get enough love from the baseball world. But getting nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award is pretty cool: Every team in …
Worth A Thousand Words
I don’t like the Rays. They are like cartoon characters playing in a real baseball league, right down to the Clark Kent manager. They have …
This Could Get Ugly
I’ve got a bad feeling about this series. After yesterday’s festival of suck, capping a season of frustration, tension levels have to be pinning the …
The Anti-Ellsbury
Mike Lowell, already a huge fan favorite, raised his level of badassery a few notches when it was revealed he is playing with a broken …
The Good Times Are Behind Us
Was this really just a month ago? The Red Sox were literallyfighting for a play-off spot. Now they are on the verge of being double-digits …
The Manny Effect
The house should be full when Manny rolls in tonight, based on the demand for tickets for the series. Always one to make a grand …
Here Comes the Story of the Hurricane
Forget about Earl, Hurricane Manny touches down in Fenway this weekend. I think I’ve made my position clear on this; I’d cheer my ass off …
Surviving Fenway
As always, whenever Red and I run into a question we can’t answer, we turn to SG Nation to provide a little gray matter …
Know When To Say When
Right about the time Felix Doubrant starting pitching BP in the eighth (whatever happened to “Bard in the eighth, Papelbon in the ninth?”), a big-boned …
Now We Know Tito Doesn’t Read My Posts
Say it with me, Tito: Bard in the eighth, Papelbon in the ninth. Simple, right? To quote Sting, that was “a humiliating kick in the …
Step One…
No, not “cut a hole in the box.” Get your minds out of the gutter please. Step one was to win game oneof this three-game …
Keep Hope Alive
Thanks to the bats of Marco Scutaro in Boston and Jose Bautista in Toronto, the Sox have finally gained a game in the East. …
Do You Trust Your Season To This Man?
If not for a comeback win by Oakland to keep the Rays within five-and-a-half games, I’d be folding up the tent on my hopes for …
Just Like Tito Drew It Up
The starter goes seven, Bard pitches the eighth and Papelbon nails it down in the ninth. Meanwhile, the top five in the order go a …
Good Ol’ Elfin Magic!
OK, it was really some good ol’ Buchholz magic with a little help from Ryan Kalish’s grandest of slams that was the story here. Clay …
Game Thread: Sox In Holding Pattern
Another huge opportunity pissed away. With both the Yankees and Rays (3-hit by Baltimore) losing to inferior teams, the Sox couldn’t hold a six-run lead that …
Oh, that’s gonna leave a mark!
Just when I was working on some kind of catchy phrase for the Red Sox ninth inning battery (Salt ‘n’ Paps was in the running), …
Game Thread: Pedroia Comes Back and You Get a $50 eBay Gift Certificate
The rejuvenated Red Sox have manhandled the Blue Jays for the second straight night, putting themselves right back into the thick of the AL East race. …
Can You Hear The Footsteps?
It looks like when we all get together next Thursday for the Jimmy Fund Event, the game we watch will be meaningful. Last night was …
Tito’s Pregame Speech To Lester
Because we just don’t get enough Rockyclips around here. Yesterday’s win was epic, keeping the Red Sox 2010 bid alive. Lester showed Lackey and Beckett …
Stayin’ Alive
Only because Tampa Bay has assumed the fetal position do I even think the Sox still have a shot. Mr. Lester: pitch your ass off …