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Journey with survivinggrady.com as we venture inside the mind of Dale Sveum during the pivotal ninth inning of last night’s blistering 5-4 loss to the …

On a night like last night, when you look at the starting line-up of your beloved Boston Red Sox and ask yourself, “Who the f–k …

Insert Inane Rant HereFirst, a personal gripe. I’ve always been a fan of the Sam Adams TV ads, in which our favorite “Brewer and Patriot” …

The Cubs and the Red Sox both have a new look. A superstar boards a plane for Chicago to don a funny-looking uniform with a …

Okay, so it’s Friday. The Sox are about to open a critical (aren’t they all at this point) series with the Twins. It’s time for …

I awoke this morning feeling all kinds of splenderficious (don’t bother checking your Webster’s for these fifty-buck words. I make ’em up), and as I …

Rain out in Baltimore. And I’m not really complaining, because, sadly, whatever magic Tim Wakefield briefly reclaimed last Thursday was absent last night. The Os …

Seven-and-a-half games. It can be done. The long-awaited streak is here and this team is poised to make one last run at the division. If …

Being a Red Sox fan is like being in the Mafia Once you’re in, you’re in, baby. After Friday’s game, I was ready to trash …

First things first: The Yankees do not suck. They are a very, very, good team. Even if they are composed primarily of overpriced mercenaries. They …

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David McCarty proved to everyone why he should be getting more playing time. Last night he was the catalyst. His plays on defense and at …

The Good: Gabe Kapler. A brilliant catch in the field followed by a three-run homer to get Pedro off the hook, albeit for a short …

This morning, I know two things. First, Ray Parker, Jr. is the whitest black guy in the world. Look no further than the “Ghostbusters” video …

How best to explain this disease that is Red Sox fandom? Let me take a comment left yesterday by grunherz a couple steps further. Monday, …

For the record, the worst ways to lose a ballgame are: a) Letting it get away after the grind of extra innings b) Giving up …

     In any series that features Lowe and Wakefield in the rotation, a split is the best you can hope for. Friday night Pedro …

My man Denton will be chiming in with his thoughts on yesterday’s win, but I wanted to drop some keen observations from friday night’s KISS …

Understand: I like Tim Wakefield. Like him a lot. In in era in which team loyalty has been all but flushed away, he’s been with …

Cool: Watching David Ortiz get medieval on ump Matt Hollowell, whose strike zone went through more permutations over the course of three hours than Manny’s …

The best thing about a west coast game when Derek Lowe is pitching? Once he gets zapped by a misplayed fly ball or grounder and …

As we wait for tonight’s late show in Anaheim (fingers crossed, fingers crossed), we present recent conversations about the Olde Towne Team, both real and …

Some thoughts on the All Star Game (or, as I like to call it, Yankeepalooza): — Fantasia Barrino can sing — twits like me who …

Without a Sox game to watch, I get a little bit silly. So please indulge me as I blabber on about nothing in particular. Or, …

Instructions: 1) Tape NESN replay of yesterday’s 6-5 loss to the Rangers. 2) Label tape as “tough losses, volume 329” 3) Add tape to library …

Wow. Is there anything else we can say this morning, after the Sox unloaded the hurt on the Texas Rangers for the second straight evening, …

Last month, as the Sox squandered opportunity after opportunity, I’d sit in anguish as I listened to the post-interview cliches. “Just wait until we start …

What a difference a week makes. Last night, I found myself howling at the TV, angered beyond belief that, in a critical 9th inning at …

Are they really this good, on track to sweep the last homestand before the All-Star Break and ensconce themselves in a far prettier position relative …

Timely hitting? Damon cracking 5 hits? Millar actually engaging in bat-on-ball contact that results not in the ball drifting lazily into an infielder’s glove but …

Two weeks from now, I may be begging for a wild card spot for the Sox. For now, I have my sights set on the …

Turns out that, unfortunately, I was wise to bury my enthusiasm after Saturday’s win. Yesterday, the Sox took another two steps back, getting pummeled by …

Last night’s victory was a bloody good one, what with a sensational pitching performance by the Schill-Dog, some fantastic defense (including Pokey going airborne to …

It’s difficult to find words to appropriately capture the dismay I’m feeling as the Sox spiral toward what could become the most depressing season I’ve …