Xander Bogaerts’ X-Man Cleats Were Cool, But Were Only the Second Coolest in Red Sox History
Okay, so the Red Sox lost their first official game of the 2022 season to the no longer threatening Yankees. It is what it is. …
Okay, so the Red Sox lost their first official game of the 2022 season to the no longer threatening Yankees. It is what it is. …
Look Red Sox, I’m just a guy with a blog and a puppet, but I’ve followed your team for a long-ass time, most often while …
Twenty-four years ago today, Pedro Martinez made his first start for the Boston Red Sox. In seven innings against the Oakland A’s he struck out …
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 other day I posted a photo of Eric Hinske on Twitter. And it got me thinking of the 2007 Red Sox. And the fact …
Sometimes, as a Red Sox fan — or a fan of any team for that matter — you just find yourself harboring an odd attachment …
St. Patrick’s Day was this week, which means I was going to make the inevitable joke about Troy O’Leary being Dublin’s favorite son. And whilst …
Throughout the long and illustrious history of our franchise, a lot of players have donned the Red Sox jersey, made the fabled trek from Fenway’s …
Red Sox highlights have been in pretty short supply in 2020 There’s just not a lot of good you can squeeze from the second-worst record …
It may be hard to believe, but there was a time when our hatred of the Rays (or the Devil Rays or the Florida CPAs …
At one of the first Red Sox Winter Weekends a few years back, I stumbled into a panel discussion with “up and coming” prospects. Mookie …
Today, right now, at this very moment as you read this, Xander Bogaerts is the best shortstop in the American League. I won’t debate this …
When the Baseball Gods decide to kick you in the nuts, they usually do a pretty good job of it. Case in point: the Red …
Two things should be fairly obvious to even casual readers of this blog. First, I’m a bit of a drunk. Second, I love me some …
The life of a professional knuckleballer is tough. You’re considered an oddity in the Brotherhood of Pitchers, which is an actual thing requiring annual membership …
After One Beer: Well, let’s look at this pragmatically. [Removes pipe from mouth, adjusts tie] Closers, as any student of “The Game” will tell you, …
Today, we welcome Nathan Eovaldi to Red Sox Nation. And while he may look like the love child of JD Martinez and Pete Davidson, there’s …
Today, the great Shane Victorino announced his retirement from baseball. Although he’ll forever be remembered as part of the unsinkable, unshave-able Red Sox 2013 championship …
Baseball is a business. Yeah, it’s also the national pastime and what separates us from filthy Communists, but it’s a business. Players are property, contracts …
Tonight, Xander Bogaerts, one of the major’s best hitters and a legit Red Sox superstar made a rehab start in Pawtucket. Because I am true …
This one had the makings of an off night for the Red Sox. David Price leaves after giving up four runs in the first. Sox …
Last night, as the game ended and the Sox rolled to their fourth straight win, NESN cameras caught Hanley Ramirez tearing off his shirt. No …
“The Sound of Silence” could pretty much sum up the Boston Red Sox’ offseason. They locked in a few guys like Steven Wright and Mitch …
I don’t care about your stats or facts or “wait till late September” or detailed powerpoints and sabermetric bullshit backing things up. All I know …
Back in the day, whenever Pedro Martinez got lit up, I figured the opposing team was up to some bullshit. Like they stumbled upon his …
A lot has been said over the last few days about a confrontation between David Price and Dennis Eckersley, after Price took exception to some …
In my lifetime, the Red Sox have made some very good signings. Manny Ramirez, Josh Beckett, Pedro Martinez, Chris Sale… all of them paying significant …
You’d be forgiven for mistaking The Red Sox’ AAA team in Pawtucket for the Billionaire’s Club. Over the past 10 to 12 months, the PawSox …
The Red Sox have been struggling scoring runs recently, but the team has been fortunate the New York Yankees have been slumping so they aren’t …
The Red Sox today announced that Pablo Sandoval would be heading to the DL with an inner ear infection. What’s interesting is that this move …
You could be forgiven for forgetting who Carson Smith is. After all, the reliever has been recovering from Tommy John Surgery for several months now. …
I picked up the latest SI, which features the Red Sox’ 2017 starting outfield on the cover. And as I donned the protective suit to …
A buddy of mine who’s down at Red Sox spring training sent me a text a couple days ago that read, “just saw Manny Delcarmen …
The last time David Price pitched a game for the Boston Red Sox was game two of the Cleveland/Boston mash-up in the 2016 ALDS. I …
It’s been a long, strange trip for Clay Buchholz. He was the Next Big Thing when he no-hit the Orioles in just his second major …