Theo: Good morning skipper, congrats on win number 500. Tito: ::looks up with a frown:: Yeah, whatever. How did Hansen do? Theo: Four scoreless, no …

Poise. Composure. Josh Beckett had it, the Big Unit lost it. In the first inning Giambi thought he had ball four on a 3-1 pitch …

Well, that was a large steaming cup of suck, wasn’t it? I’ll let it slide as the post-Yankee letdown. But just this once. The lowlights: …

What is it about having Tim Wakefield on the mound that makes the offense shut down? The only run, and the only bright spot of …

Curt Schilling: Mostly I pitch, you know, get batters out. Sometimes I take the younger guys out for a leg of lamb and give them …

Dear Mr. Francona, What the f–k are you doing? You have an unproven lefty starter going up against a team that eats lefties for brunch. …

The 2006 Red Sox notched their 4th one-run victory of the young season. The winning formula? Beckett, Timlin and Papelbon. Along with Curt Schilling, these …

Opening Day at Fenway. Magic and anticipation swirl about in the warm spring air. This is one of baseball’s finer moments. And the Red Sox …

Deceptively beautiful. Fluttering towards the batter begging to be hit, only to dance away from the bat at the last second. It is the knuckleball. …

Especially when you get 14 of ’em. Throw in 16 hits and you’ve got a shitload of baserunners and an old-fashioned Friday night beat down. …

Wow.Josh Beckett mowing down batters. Fists pumping and attitude flowing. Schill in the dugout, watching like a proud father, animated, smiling. An absolutely giddy RemDawg …

1) “It’s only April” – Last time I checked, a game in April counts as much as a game in September. Remember 2005? We had …

Sure, it’s only Cleveland versus the White Sox. Not the big Tampa Bay – Boston rivalry, but it is baseball. Real, live, counts-in-the-standings baseball. C.C. …

With all that is good and right and fun about baseball starting up soon, there is a shadow looming in the season ahead. The shadow’s …

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4 “It’s not a big deal…it’s an exhibition game,” Damon said. Right. This was Round 1 in a 20+ round heavyweight …

Here’s a quick summary of my off-season survival plan: The World Series ends in October, and the dark days begin. Quite literally here in Boston …

Howie: Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to present one of the true characters left in baseball today. From the lair of the Chunichi …

Hey folks, Denton here. I know we meet here every day, have a few laughs, throw some Yankee-hate around, then go stumbling back into whatever …

The Manny watch is over, everyone is at camp, and thank God and L. Ron Hubbard it’s time to play some baseball.Spring Training games aren’t …

We’ve spent enough time speculating on the “what ifs” of the 2006 Red Sox club. Only the games will tell the story. So let’s take …

Trot Nixon was wearing a “Kapler 44” jersey during workouts. Other shirts spotted in Fort Myers; A #38 jersey with “Dr. Morgan” instead of SchillingA …

Sorry Red Sox Nation, it looks like the season is already over. Steinbrenner predicts the Yankees will win it all. “We’re going to win it …

David Ortiz: “I talked to Manny a couple of weeks ago and he said he’s going to Italy (today),” Ortiz said yesterday. “He might’ve been …

Tim Kurkjian has been on local sports radio this week discussing what it takes to earn his vote into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Let me …

1986. Reagan was bombing Libya, Chernobyl was melting down and Cagney and Lacey were cleaning up at the Emmy Awards. The Challenger tragedy shocked the …

Friday there was no post on this website. There was all kinds of speculation as to what caused this. Red was away, but where was …

Today is Thursday, February 9th. Write the date down, mark it on your calendar, or, what do you call it, bookmark this page. Because I …

Johnny Damon placed a full-page “Thank You” in the Boston Globe. Why do I get the feeling we are going to hear from him just …

Twenty years ago the Patriots got their asses handed to them by Ditka and the Fridge. Sunday, I wanted to kick my own ass after …

Take a look at the picture. Enrique Wilson beating out an infield hit (error?) while Kevin Millar flops around like a beached seal. What could …

What were you doing a year ago? Probably basking in the glory of a World Series win for your home team. Counting off the days …

Finally, it appears the deal is done. Coco comes to Boston, Manny Delcarmen stays. Props to the front office for making this happen. I’ve said …

Sorry, folks. My laptop died at 1:00AM as I was writing a post for today. Then I couldn’t get to Blogger this morning. Then a …

As much as I’d love to spend time talking about the magic of The San Pedro Beach Bums, playoff football is the real subject. Saturday …

The Mile High City. The Orange Crush. Thin air. Chop blocks. More thousand-yard rushers than broken blood vessels in Ted Kennedy’s face. For the Patriots, …