MVP Material?
The American League MVP winner will be announced today, and I have to be honest, I haven’t a clue who is going to win. In …
For Those Who Want To Smell Like New Jersey
This is the type of quality news that will help get us through until pitchers and catchers report. How many times while you were watching …
Lester Honored With Hutch Award
The Sporting News has reported that Jon Lester was announced as the 2008 Hutch Award winner. The Hutch Award is given to the player who …
How Quickly We Forget
Last time I checked, Manny Ramirez hadn’t killed anyone. He wasn’t named in the Mitchell Report for pumping his body full of steroids. He didn’t …
Good as Gold!
From Rookie of the Year to Gold Glove winner! Congratulations to Dustin Pedroia, the artist formerly known (to Chip Caray anyway) as El Caballito!
"Hot Stove" Getting Warm
Mike Timlin became the final eligible member of the Red Sox to file for free agency. Timlin had a dismal 2008 season, logging an ERA …
This Bud’s For You!
October baseball in 2008 did not live up to Fall Classic standards. I’m happy to flip the calendar over to November and forget the feeble …
My Team Went To The ALCS And All I Got Was A Free Taco
Hard to believe there is still baseball being played and our team isn’t a part of it. I look at the Rays and still can’t …
Phillies Take Game Three
First things first, I didn’t stay up to watch the game. As a matter of fact, I thought it was rained out and didn’t even …
Red Sox Flashback: The Rocket
You never know what you’re gonna find on that internet thing! For example, you can actually vote for Surviving Grady as the 2009 Best Sports …
What Was He Thinking?
Now that I’ve sobered up and posted bail, well on my way to a full recovery from being eliminated in a game seven, I need …
Joba Hits 71 MPH on the Gun… In a 55 MPH Zone
Details of Joba Chamberlain’s arrest are coming out, and it looks like faithful members of the Nebraska chapter of Red Sox Nation helped the Yankee …
The Song Remains The Same
Never did I think I would welcome the sounds of Buck Martinez and Chip Caray tongue-bathing the Rays or 30,000 trailer-park residents ringing cowbells. But …
Sinners Never Learn
I wrote the words below in 2004, following game five of the ALCS. Last night, when the Rays went up 7-0, I texted a friend …
Game Five
I can’t agree more with Mr. McAdams. I think Maddon outcoached himself by making the pitching change. Sure, “Big Game” James Shields has a 10+ …
I’m NOT Mr. Brightside
Red is truly a better man than I am. After watching a game as painful as having your pubes plucked out one at a time …
From Thundersticks and Rally Monkeys to Catwalks and Cowbells
The Angels series is firmly behind us, a fleeting memory that passed by – as the song says – like a warm summer day. The …
When Angels Cry
For the third time in five years, the Red Sox faced the Angels in the ALDS. For the third time in five years, the Red …
Sweep Time
Am I tempting fates by calling for the sweep? Hell no, I’ve been calling for it since the series started. The hard part is over. …
Here It Isn’t!
I think you can guess who’s who. Goodnight, see y’all at the ALCS.
Welcome to Game Two
1:28am: Sox win! I collapse. Drunk, bloated. Oddly satisfied. F@#k you, K-Rod. And piss on you, Rally Monkey. This is Red, signing off. 1:24am: YOUK …
Post-Hangover Game 1 Observations
What must the Angels be thinking? Beckett pushed back, Manny gone, Lowell and Drew held together with duct tape and prayers, and still the Red …
It’s Go Time!
OK ladies, check your calendars, it’s October. That means no more sissy-ball, it’s go time. Izzy Mandelbaum here, and I don’t take kindly to any …
Burn Before Watching
In the absence of Red Sox baseball, instead of filling the void with cheap booze and Twinkies, I decided to catch a movie. Figuring Clooney, …
Over? Did you say "over"?
Red seems to have given up on the division almost as fast as he gave up on his dreams of being the next great puppeteer. …
Number 6 To Be Retired
What is there to say about Johnny Pesky that hasn’t already been said? According to Boston.com the Red Sox will break their policy for retiring …
Down to the Wire
Here we go again. So close to first place we can taste it. And it’s a familiar and oh-so-delicious taste. Like a Cinnabon. Or an …
Where in the World is J.D. Drew?
How sweet it was back in May and June when J.D. Drew was playing every day and whacking the ball in and out of the …
Schilling Speaks Out, Nobody Surprised
What is it about Curt Schilling that makes it impossible for him to keep his mouth shut? While stealing eight million dollars from the Red …
Only One Team Can Be In First
The Boston Red Sox are in first place in the American League East.The Tampa Bay Rays are in first place in the American League East. …
Joe Maddon Wants To "Go Freaky"
The Tampa Bay Rays got a bit ahead of themselves once this year, playing “Sweet Caroline” after sweeping the Red Sox at Tropicana back in …
1993 Called, They Want Their Manager Back
Is Cito Gaston that good, or was John Gibbons that bad? Under Gibbons, the Blue Jays were 48-50, on their way to another under-performing, disappointing …