Posts in category October Baseball

Before the 2004 ALCS, our greatest postseason triumph against the Yankees was game three of the 1999 ALCS. Of course, for a Sox fan in …

The 2004 Red Sox will always be, in my mind, the greatest red Sox team ever assembled. I don’t care if the stats nerds point …

Today is the sixteenth anniversary of game four of the 2004 ALCS. Or, to put it simply, it’s been 16 years since The Steal. Everyone …

As I’ve documented far too many times in these lackluster pages, Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS took years off my life, positioning me squarely …

Today marks the 17 year anniversary of the craziest thing I’ve ever seen during a Red Sox game. I still wake up some mornings and …

If you’re like me, you do two things with great precision: drink and attend Red Sox games. Lately, we haven’t had a lot of the …

When you come to my house for Thanksgiving, there are a few things you have to just accept. First, you’ll be sipping cider from my …

When Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS began, I was in New Jersey on business. I sat in a crowded hotel bar with my boss, …

Six years ago tonight, David Ortiz did the unthinkable. Already a deity in Boston for pulling us up by our bootstraps during the 2004 post-season, …

Took a lot of thinking, but I’m comfortable with these picks.

The Boston Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason last night. This is never a good time; in fact, for some Sox fans it can …

I’ll come right out and say it: I’m not a hockey fan. I’ve followed the Bruins from a safe distance and could barely tell you …

I’m old enough to have Red Sox angst in my DNA. I try to suppress it, but it’s there. In the blood. Keeping me grounded …

For years, my automatic response whenever a Red Sox game went to shit was to pick up the nearest chair and toss it into the …

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: I love the ladies. Hell, there’s nothing I love more than grabbing a couple six packs …

Look, I’ll come right out and say it: I have no goddamn idea how I’m supposed to feel as the Red Sox head to Los …

Savvy readers of this blog (yes, all eight of you) have heard this rant before. That Alex Cora didn’t just fall off the turnip truck …

I was a young shaver when the Red Sox played game seven of the 1986 World Series. When Marty Barrett struck out to end it, …

Hello. Hi. My name’s Red. Take a seat. Grab a beer. Because I’ve got something important to tell you. Ready? Okay, here it is: Baseball …

The 2018 Red Sox begin another ALCS run this weekend, for the first time since that blessed 2013 season. So what better time to get …

Roughly 24 hours after a 16-1 spanking of the Yankees lulled me into a false sense of security, the Red Sox were back in “ALL …

Look, there’s only so much that we as fans can do as the Red Sox gear up for game three of the ALDS in the …

Alright, I’ll admit that I bought into the David Price, Game Two Starter hype. Figured the guy’s gotta be looking to make a statement, to …

Watching game two of the ALDS was a painful experience, with David Price knocked out early and most of the Red Sox bats locked in …

Watching game one of the ALDS last night, I felt oddly calm and collected as the Red Sox cruised to an early 3-0 lead. Two …

I’m going to be honest: the last time the Yankees were a blip on my radar was the 2004 ALCS. Once we shook that monkey …

Today marks the last game of the 2018 regular season. And while it would be nice to see the Red Sox go out on a …

I remember Don Orsillo’s first game as permanent Red Sox commentator for NESN. It was April 4, 2001, and Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter. I …

I’m gonna go ahead and bet that when the MLB schedule makers were putting this season together, they very likely had this weekend earmarked from …

I’ll come right out and say it: I’m pale as fuck. Boston Irish. Red hair. Skin so white it’s almost translucent. I’m the kid whose …

The Red Sox won the AL East last night, and I was so caught up in a Devil Dogs- and whiskey-induced stupor I almost forgot …

The Red Sox have won 101 games. That’s the most games they’ve won since 1946 and they will very likely surpass the record of 105 …

As much as I will never, ever forget the Red Sox’ 2004 season and the profoundly uplifting effect it has had on my life and …

Everything you needed to know about the Red Sox’ chances in the ALDS were painfully apparent in the first inning of game one. That’s when …

The Red Sox begin their playoff campaign tomorrow with game one of the 2017 ALDS. And they’re going into this one as underdogs. In fact, …