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As we find The Graffer being placed on waivers by the Red Sox, I humbly direct you to my August 9, 2005 post, Who Died …

Hello, Hee Sop.

Folks, there’s a reason we put Mike Timlin and Dave Roberts on the cover of Surviving Grady: The Book. For one thing, they’re both handsome …

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 …

With Bronson Arroyo headed to Cincy, The Gammons holds auditions for a new headlining act for the next Hot Stove, Cool Music show. ::singing:: “Thank …

“I really admire Bronson and have gotten to know him really well,” Epstein said, but “if I allowed my personal feelings about a player or …

Folks, I’m having those dreams again. No, not the Eva Longoria-Keira Knightley threesome, although that’s a good one, too. I’m talking about the one where …

Last week, we learned that the Dave Matthews Band will be playing Fenway Park this summer. Today, we find that the Sox are considering a …

Sure, today’s the day the Sox will bust with the cool green unis for more grapefruit madness. But it’s also the day that I call …

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 …

Congrats to Terry Francona on finally scoring a raise from his bosses. A long time coming, if you ask me. If all was right with …

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 …

Schill here. Red’s still sprawled out in bed, shotgunning DayQuil and Boone’s Farm. Meanwhile, Denton remains MIA, probably holed up in an Ivory Tower somewhere. …

So there’s this nasty, nasty virus going around the office. No, it’s not ennui… it’s something far worse. Like this horrific sinus infection kinda thing, …

Sure, there’s a lot to talk about, what with Adam Stern and his pack of hockey-mad Canucks beating the US in the first round of …

Matt ClementI think I’ll let my performance on the mound speak for itself. Not that, you know, my pitching will be funny. That will be …

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 …

David Wells is staying. And I think that’s a bloody good thing. I mean, just look at some of the bits in today’s Globe, jam-packed …

Ben: Hey, Jed? Jed [working with laptop]: Yeah? Ben: Remember that time when we were Co-GMs? Jed [still working with laptop]: Yeah. ::Thirty seconds pass. …

Listen up, bizzitches. We’ve got Red Sox baseball on TV this afternoon! Tune into NESN or log onto your laptop or get your ass down …

Holy Jumping Crap! The Red Sox played their first grapefruit game last night! Among the highlights: Coco Crisp, who will be hosting his own musical …

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 …

Francona [in dugout at Fort Myers, looking out to field]: Oh no. Oh no. Is that– Al Nipper: Yeah. Third time this week. Francona [wipes …

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 …

In my brief but spectacular corporate career, I have grown to hate meetings. The stakeholders very rarely have any sort of agenda planned, there are …

Though it’s a couple days old, this Globe bit on Gabe Kapler reminds us all of just how cool it is to have this guy …

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 …

Will finally admit that he’s really just a 12 year old kid from Dedham “screwin’ around.” Will embark on a magical summer of tree-houses and …

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 …

One of the single coolest memories I carry from the mad blur that was the 2004 post season is the image of the lads saluting …

One by one, the Hummers, Mercedes and exotic French hovercrafts carrying the 2006 Red Sox are filtering into Florida. I should be droning on about …

Dear NESN peeps: I know I write you every week with a new series idea. And, admittedly, The Adventures of Dwight Evans: OB-GYN worked better …

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 …

Will win 19 games. Will re-introduce us to the monster who stomped all over the 2004 postseason. Will oddly endear himself to the masses. Will …