The "our starting pitcher sucks just a little less than your starting pitcher" Strategy Pays Off Again
Think for just a minute about this weekend’s sweep of the Orioles. John Smoltz starts Friday’s game with a 7.04 ERA. He ends up raising …
The Anti-Smoltz
Josh Beckett is the textbook “ace” pitcher. By the numbers, look what he’s done: Averages just under seven innings per start Three complete games ERA …
Lonely Days, Lonely Nights
The news that broke yesterday about David Ortiz being on “the list” of 104 players who tested positive for steroids has me in a funk. …
There’s Just Not Enough Rice Love In The World
If you need to ask why Jim Rice is “the man” then you probably shouldn’t be reading this blog. Here is my favorite part of …
Smoltzed Again
John Smoltz avoided the “one bad inning” syndrome by sucking in all five he pitched today. Is there really anyone left out there that thinks …
And A New Streak Begins
The Sox return to Fenway was certainly not the offensive explosion we were hoping for, but we’ll take a win any way we can get …
Another Piece Of The Puzzle
After another disappointing showing by the offense, the Red Sox pulled the trigger to add a bat to the line-up. Hunter Strickland (Portland SS) and …
Time To Pass The Torch
I’m calling the Great John Smoltz Experiment a failure. The guy has managed just one win while compiling a 6.31 ERA. Would have been a …
Welcome To The Clay Buchholz Show
Tonight we get what I like to call “The Trifecta.” First, the long-awaited return of Red Sox baseball. The four-day drought for me was like …
Adios!
The Julio Lugo era in Boston is over. While it will bring great sadness to certain readers of this site who claimed to be “ahead …
Somebody’s Gotta Pay
Day four of the All Star Break and we have nothing to talk about. WEEI is “breaking” the news that the Sox are trying to …
All Star Break: or, Why We Miss Real Baseball
The Home Run Derby sucks. Is there anything worse than hearing Berman say “back-back-back” six thousand times? Or listening to Joe Morgan and Boomer fumble …
Number One
John Smoltz picked up his first win in a Red Sox uniform last night, pitching five strong innings and striking out seven. It wasn’t pretty …
A Quick Alyssa Milano Fix
Wakefield gets number eleven. Pedroia makes the play of the game. The wind deserves the save more than Papelbon. Green couldn’t find second base with …
Need A Halladay?
I don’t really know how these thing start. You wake up at the crack of 11:00AM hungover to the point you’re convinced that you slept …
Ghosts of Shortstops Past
The return of Nomar certainly overshadowed the fact that the shortstop that actually helped the Sox win their 2004 World Series was also present at …
Avoiding History
This is all you need to know about today’s game: The Mariners have never swept a three-game series at Fenway Park in their 32-year history, …
What’s Wrong With The Bullpen?
Another great start from the Red Sox rotation, another loss. This time Takashi Saito wears the goat horns. Despite helpful members in the Red Sox …
Bring Me The Head Of Zupa
Last night, Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox were robbed of a victory by one of their own fans. Leading 2-1 in the fourth, Langerhans …
America’s Newest Citizen
Does this mean we can cross Toronto off the list of free agent suitors for Jason Bay? Looking more and more like the guy that …
Once Again, We Look To The Commander
Today’s performance will be epic. We are not just looking for a stopper, we are looking for a mind eraser. Something very special coming today, …
Tales From The Grassy Knoll
Let me say this first: I’m a huge Papelbon fan and I’m thrilled he will be the most prolific closer the Sox have had. But… …
Kickin’ It Old School
Tim Wakefield became just the third 10-game winner in the American League yesterday, shutting out the Braves for six innings in sweltering Atlanta. It was …
Smoltz Who?
I’m glad that’s over. The Smoltz hype around here was like having our own little Brett Favre drama. He pitched, he sucked, let’s move on. …
The Eck’s Files
Red Sox Nation has suffered injuries and substitute players every season. Sometimes, the fill-in player rises to the occasion and out-performs the person he is …
Same To You, Dice-K
Unlike the always diplomatic and supportive Red, I cannot remain silent about last night’s effort by Dice-K. He entered the game with a 7.55 ERA …
Baseball Been Very-Very Good To Me
Another one bites the dust. The New York Times and ESPN have reported that Sammy Sosa was one of the 104 MLB players to test …
You’re The Voice I Hear Inside My Head
Fact: I miss Jerry Remy. Fact: I just quoted the Jonas Brothers in the title of this post. Question: Do either of those facts make …
Ever Wonder What Chan Ho Park Eats For Breakfast?
Me either, but for those who do, MLB Network has just what you’re looking for. The Pen debuted last night, a reality show that will …
Return To Papiness
Is there anything, I mean anything, better than seeing Ortiz practically skip out of the dugout for a curtain call? First of all, to see …
It’s On…Again
This just never gets old. It doesn’t matter if one team is ripping it up in the division and the other is sucking ass. It …
There are no steroids in baseball. Just players Chuck Norris has breathed on.
That’s right, fruity, the only way the Red Sox should ever lose to the Rangers is if Chuck Norris plays for them. But he doesn’t. …
R.I.P Grasshopper
Actor David Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok, an apparent suicide: “I can confirm that we found his body, naked, hanging …
Another Reason To Miss Remy…
By this time everyone has probably heard the clip from John Sterling’s blown homerun call. Basically he went into his over-the-top “It’s an A-bomb” call…except …