“It Is What It Is”
That’s the response you get from the 80-million-dollar pitcher who just pounded another nail in the almost-complete coffin for the 2010 Red Sox. From The …
Win Or Go Home
Well, step one in the save-the-season campaign was a success with last night’s win. It wasn’t pretty in the end, but as Paul Revere once …
Here’s An Idea: Stop Sucking!
Games like this are exactly the reason the Red Sox are six-and-a-half games out of first. Watching that mess wasn’t just a little frustrating, like …
Game Thread: America’s Most Wanted
Before the game turned into a cutting-room floor scene from Warriors II, RemDawg was involved in some shenanigans of his own. The po-po showed up …
I Hit 600 Home Runs And All I got Was This Lousy T-shirt
The wait is over, A-Rod hit number 600 today. And I guess if your last name is Rodriguez and you’re related to Alex, there was …
You Can’t Stop Clutch
A loss yesterday might have been the fork in the 2010 season. The Red Sox threatened all day, they teased us more than Julie Kenney’s …
Of Mice And Men
By tomorrow afternoon, we’re going to know who is in for the stretch run. The looming menace of the trading deadline will have passed, and …
The Commander
If the Red Sox go on to the playoffs and make some noise in October, we can look back at this Angels series as the …
The Case Of The Stubborn Manager
Any nine-year-old fan of the Encyclopedia Brown books could solve last night’s mystery: what do you do with Big Papi at the plate in the …
Tales From The Heart Of Darkness
I’ve been in New York City all weekend and I have to say, it’s a toilet. People can talk all they want about its history or …
No one, no one, no one ever is to blame
Here’s the deal: I hate losing. And I don’t like seeing my team lose. I’ve been very supportive throughout the whole injury-plagued summer. But seriously, …
There’s a feeling I get, when I look to the west…
In seasons past, the not-so-olden days, the west coast swing spelled an early exit from the play-off race for the Red Sox. It was always …
Saved By The Beard
Thanks to Kevin Youkilis, the Sox are back into the land of winning. After Cliff Lee manhandled the Red Sox batters for eight-and-two-thirds innings, Youk …
Game Thread: Brought To You By TiqIQ
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Game Thread: Welcome Back, Baseball
Is the day after the All Star Game the worst day of the year for sports? I think so, the closest thing to sports last …
Jon Lester and Hanley Ramirez: Not Best Friends
Joe Girardi managing to lose the All Star Game for the first time in, I don’t know how many years, won’t be the story around …
My Favorite All Star Game Moment(s)
This is a no-brainer. Pedro’s absurd domination of the NL in 1999 was like watching Clubber Lang dismantle Rocky Balboa in their first fight. Pedro …
A Message To Baseball Fans Everywhere
In case my first half numbers didn’t give you a clue: I’m back. One of my boys, Samuel Clemens, better known to you as Mark …
Here’s Johnny!
Well, only another 4 1/2 years of that to look forward to. That was the John Lackey I feared we would see when the deal …
Game Thread: Time To Earn Your Keep
These next couple of games are big. Do the Sox slip a little further back before the break, or creep a little closer? Lester and …
Butts Kicked Here
The losing streak officially ended in the third inning when the Sox put up seven against the Jays. The 3-0 lead they had after two was …
Can’t Stand The Heat?
Welcome LeBron James! Not to Miami; to the elite club of those who think they’re bigger than the game. Think about A-Rod and his contract …
Get Well Soon
It had to happen sooner or later. Broken feet, thumbs, ribs…you just can’t keep winning games with half your team in various states of traction …
Everybody Hurts
There is only one answer: Terry Francona must become the player-manager of the Red Sox. The hair you see peeking out from his stylish cap …
More Cowbell
Hardly a good start to a tough stretch of games. The Sox dropped a nutbuster to the Rays after chasing Matt Garza unceremoniously from the game …
Last Chance For $100
Ok, SG Nation. Lackey and the bats couldn’t finish the sweep, but you’ve still got time to put an entry in to win the $100 …
We’re Halfway There
Eighty-one games into the season, and the Red Sox hold the second-best record in baseball. Hard to believe since the box scores regularly include names …
Sox in Two
Man, you couldn’t script a game better than this. Your starting pitcher goes eight strong, your oft-maligned right fielder smacks a couple solo shots, your …
July Is Dressed Up And Playing Her Tune
Last night really shouldn’t be a surprise. The human saliva factory held our minor league bats in check while Dice-K bobbed and weaved out of …
Game Thread: The Walking Wounded vs. Rays
Tonight’s line-up: 1. Scutaro SS 2. Patterson LF 3. Ortiz DH 4. Youkilis 1B 5. Beltre 3B 6. Hall 2B 7. Varitek C 8. McDonald …
Game Thread: Win One For Mrs. Clay
Win or lose, Clay goes home to that after the game. But we don’t, so I’d like a win, please. Last night was another head-scratcher …
Game Thread: Who Will Be Tonight’s Hero?
Before all the military people get crazy on me, I’m using the word “hero” in baseball terms only. So chill. This season has been a …
Do It For The Captain
Lowell, MA (June 14, 2010)- The fifth annual Jason Varitek Celebrity Putt-Putt tournament is scheduled to take place on July 1,2010 at the Tsongas Center …
Red Sox Bashing Reaches New Lows
Nobody is safe from the anti-Sox campaign being waged by Yankee supporters, the Foundation In Favor Of Baby Seal Clubbing, and the Lou Bega Fan Club. The …