I hate to do it just a couple of days after the break, but it is time for a little reminder of how the game …
What can I say? I took my eyes off the ball for a split second. It’s Little League 101, and it cost us the game. …
The worst sports day of the year is over. Once my vodka and Tylenol PM induced hangover clears, I’ll be ready for the second half …
I almost feel bad for fans of contending National League teams. Almost. You go into the 9th inning with a one-run lead, you put the …
OK, so maybe the All-Star break isn’t that exciting. But after that 19-inning gut-twister, maybe a little break won’t be so bad. The homerun derby …
For all the majestic things that have been going on with this team [12 game win streak! Loretta an All Star! Tavarez still not spotted …
Saturday’s game could very well been “one of those games.” The starting pitching gets you six innings, the bats swing mighty and get you lots …
Why does anybody pitch to him?I know, he’s got a Hall-Of-Famer named Manny Ramirez watching his back. But seriously, at what point do you just …
So we avoided a sweep at the hands of the Rays. Which is good, because the last thing any self-respecting Sox fan needed at this …
Okay. So we’ve lost three in a row to a team with guys named “Aubrey”, “Ty” and “Russell” in its line-up. And tonight, unless the …
You know things are good when it feels weird to lose two games in a row. Especially since one of those games was started by …
I think it all started at Camden Yards. Then it spread to Toronto. It popped up in Chicago and Tampa. Other than the Bronx, it …
The Red Sox win streak ended at 12 games Friday, thanks to Dontrelle Willis. Sunday, a new streak began as Manny and Ortiz took the …
All good things must end. Win streaks. Our brief, four game advantage in the AL East. Jason Johnson’s tenure in the starting rotation (Paging Kyle …
And this one… man, it just felt good from the start, didn’t it? It may have been my pre-game “Keep the Streak Alive” feast of …
I’m not much up on my classic Star Trek, but I believe that there’s an old Vulcan proverb stating, “Wanting is better than having. It …
Ten in a row. Another gem from Lester. Offense bursting at the seams like the buttons on Dom DeLuise’s vest. But the real highlight of …
1865 Abraham Lincoln: Happy anniversary, baby. Here ya go. Mary Todd Lincoln: Tickets? To the Theatre? Abraham Lincoln: It’s a little something called “My American …
Good news: Although your schedule indicates today as an off day, there will, in fact, be baseball at Fenway! Bad news: If, like me, you’re …
First off, a bit of armchair management: If I were Tito, I would have made it a point to get the Hebrew Hammer into yesterday’s …
Unless Peter Gammons can make a call to The Powers That Be about this weather situation in Boston (and you know that with his connections, …
For me. Interleague play has all the allure of a Golden Girls marathon. Apparently, it brings out the worst and weirdest in others as well. …
Another win. Another trouncing. Another National League team sent scrambling to the gates of Fenway, clutching what’s left of their pride and their teeth, imprint …
What’s with all the pancakes? You don’t like pancakes? No. Coco love. But… jesus. There’s like 1,000 of them. Nothing’s too good for my boys. …
The Red Sox returned to Fenway with a problem. Lenny DiNardo is still on the DL. Matt Clement developed a mysterious arm injury (that everyone …
Dudes. Seriously. WTF? I turn my back for one second to mess around with the weather crystals, trying to arrange a little light rain for …
A solid win. A nice outing from Colonel Beckett. A home run from Papi. Three hits from A-Gon, whose bat is suddenly filthy with summetime …
First: Nice job, Les. Now, today’s game. I remember the days when we were Atlanta’s beeyotch, laying down and taking it like a champ whenever …
Other than the Trop, is there a park in all of baseball as miserable as the Metrodome? For this trip, it certainly brought out the …
My dad passed away Tuesday morning. And I couldn’t be happier. Understand: I mean no disrespect. I loved my dad like you read about. But …
I would rather have every hair on my body plucked out with tweezers before having to witness anything like that again. If you didn’t know …
I was wrong. There, I’ve said it out loud and I throw myself at the mercy of Red Sox Nation asking forgiveness. In all of …
Is the glass half empty or half full? Do you look at yesterday’s split and say “they started a rookie pitcher in the second game, …
Two things I’ve learned about playing Texas: it always rains, and they hit the crap out of the baseball. Yesterday’s rain delay approached the 5-hour …
On a night the Sox get rained out… it’s almost like being stood up, isn’t it? You get all gussied up in your cap and …
