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The law of averages dictates that Wily Mo Pena is, at some point this season, going to stop unleashing pure, unadulterated suck by the barrel. …

Got off a plane at Logan last night around the third inning — roughly the time I imagine Theo was phoning Los Bros Hendricks to …

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 …

Flipping through the channels last night and I get all caught up in NESN’s rebroadcast of Clemens’ 20-K masterpiece against the Seattle Mariners from 1986. …

You know that scene in Star Wars where Luke and Leia and crew bust ass out of the Death Star toward the Millennium Falcon, stormtroopers …

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. …

A game in which Manny hits two home runs, Papi knocks one out as well, and Beckett’s on the hill? Man, that’s a game where …

Actually, it was Blogger, sophisticated piece of machinery that it is, that swallowed things up good, forbidding me entrance this morning, and reducing me to …

Note to NESN, #2881-B: During games such as last night’s, when the proceedings become so one-sided that an opposing team’s hopes just dissipate into the …

We’re 14 games deep and I’ve already had three near-heart attacks. That’s like half my entire 2005 total. And, eerily enough, it seems like this …

Attention Kevin Youkilis: What can I say? I’m sorry. Ever since it was reported that you’d be taking over first base duties, I’ve led a …

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 …

…and only two regarding yesterday’s game: 1) When did Tito begin taking hallucinogens? I mean, when he constructed that line-up, did he plan on equipping …

Such a curious thing, this 2006 Red Sox team. Last night’s offensive hero, Alex Gonzalez, began the evening hitting .167. Manny Ramirez looks like a …

Seeing a Sox pitcher get whapped around like a sick bunny for the second night in a row can be disconcerting. And when the Jays …

There are those who pointed to David Wells’ refusal to run the “line o’ high fives” with his teammates during Tuesday’s introduction ceremonies as a …

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 …

For the past ten years, Fenway Opening Day has been my Christmas. It’s a holiday. It’s a holy day. It’s a day no work is …

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. …

First things first, yesterday’s game was played in Baltimore, right? At Camden Yards? Because unless it was just a souped-up NESN trick, it seemed to …

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. …

Some worthless observations after watching the first three games of the season. Josh Beckett + packed house at Fenway is gonna equal unstoppable awesomeness. I’m …

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 …

Dude. The Red Sox are going to win the World Series. Alright, maybe that’s too bold a statement. Let’s just say they totally went above …

“People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway, not knowing for sure why they’re …

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. …

Ladies, you had your chances. You won’t have my besotted arse eyeing you deviously from across the bar anymore. Same goes for you, TiVo. Though …

“Johnny. Something’s wrong.” “What is it? The batteries go dead?” “Take that off. This isn’t fun time. This is serious.” “Okay. What is it?” “I …

I realized something while watching tonight’s Remdog Unleashed special on NESN. First, my manlove for Remy is immense. And after a winter that found me …

1. New York Yankees: “I hate them too, but cannot ignore the potent bats, capable of offensive output so staggering it could engulf the entire …

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 …

Just when we thought that a Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood-like tranquility had been restored after the Josh Beckett testosterone-fest on Sunday, Our Man Tavarez kicked good …

One of the things we dug about Josh Beckett coming to Boston, beyond his youth, his two-seam fastball, and the heightened possibility of a Leeann …