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With all due respect to Bob Dylan, a true American icon, I would have rather heard the Sox’ bullpen band run through a collection of …

Catching up on some of my reading over the weekend and I was especially smitten with an article in USA Today chronicling A-Gon and Carl …

Our pals at NESN report that the Powers the Be have added giant LED video screens to Fenway’s centerfield, ensuring that no patrons will thirst …

“Can I talk a little bit about my plan to avenge 2010?” “Has anyone seen the veggie plate?” “I don’t understand. Why would someone re-program …

Congratulations to Ray Allen, the NBA’s new 3-point king. Allen hit the record-tying and record-breaking shots in the first quarter against the Lakers. Looking at …

Word on the street is that A-Rod did not appreciate his little Superbowl cameo the other night: “He really went ballistic — thinking the cameraman …

Whoever had February 9th in the “when will Denton start bashing JD Drew” pool; congratulations, you’re a winner. The beauty of it is, I don’t …

About five minutes after Andy Pettitte hung up the syringe cleats and retired, the debate began: is he Hall of Fame worthy? About five minutes …

Although I’m not the world’s biggest football fan, I found myself tuning in to the Super Bowl last night for the pure spectacle of the …

The Superbowl. The Big Game. The Lombardi Trophy. The Commercials. The Halftime Show. It all happens tonight. And even though I am far from being …

The Red Sox announced that the phenomenon known as Truck Day will take place this Tuesday. There’s a part of me – the one that …

I suppose you’re wondering why I brought you here. I’ll admit, when those guys in the masks got out of the van, shot me in …

On the bright side, for him, this frees up more time to enjoy steroids smoked meats. This also means that it’s time for the Steinbrenner …

We were happy to hear that Dave Roberts, AKA He Who Should Never Have to Pay for a Beer in This City for the Rest …

So you’re gonna get buried with snow. Again. Big freakin’ deal. When I was a kid, my father would set us loose in the family …

I don’t really trust a groundhog to predict the weather any more than I trust the local weathermen. After another 2-hour commute to the salt mines …

I still haven’t heard from Major League Baseball regarding my petition to start Spring Training immediately, followed by an opening day schedule played in climate-friendly …

As the great Huey Lewis once noted, “the power of love is a curious thing/makes one man weep, makes another man sing.” It can also …

First he says Jeter should play outfield. Then he said the Red Sox are a better team than the Yankees. Now, he signed Bartolo Colon. …

We salute one-time Red Sox Rocco Baldelli — one of the true “good guys” in the game — on the announcement of his retirement as …

Remember that time Surviving Grady won the award for the Best New England Sports Blog? Yeah…that was awesome. Well, old pal Rafe Anderson over at …

It is getting more and more difficult to find distractions to bridge the gap until baseball. The Patriots didn’t get us until February as expected, …

Few Sox players in recent memory have been as polarizing as JD Drew. Folks seem to either love him and his magical stats, or despise …

Sure, they’ll be members of the Rays. But this move now turns every Boston-Tampa Bay match-up in 2011 into a sort of “class of 2004” …

Theo’s record of never having to attend an arbitration hearing remains intact after the signing of Jacoby Ellsbury and Jonathan Papelbon. Each player received a …

At last, kids can color and gain insight into a major league baseball manager’s mind.

The only solace I can offer after that shitshow of a game last night is this: Pitchers and catchers report in just 26 days.

Two long weeks since the last Patriots game. One long week of listening to nonsense from the Jets camp. Finally, it’s time to settle things …

I’ve been known to take the NESN talent a bit too seriously. And as I sit here, year after year, and pour out my heart …

I happened to catch Bronson Arroyo on WEEI this morning pimping the Hot Stove Cool Music show Saturday. A good cause and a great show, …

Sure, Mother Nature came at us hard in all phases of the game: strong wind, cold temperatures, and lots of precipitation. We respect that and …

If you ever wanted the chance to approach Gentleman Bill Mueller and personally thank him for that game-winning home run in the infamous “Smell the …

Taking a cue from the clever folks who petitioned to get Betty White on Saturday Night Live, I’m taking up a campaign of my own. …

I’ve never been shy about my man-love for Tom Caron. So while, yeah, the Hideki Okajima resigning is fairly cool, I was a bit more …

Rich Gedman was a huge part of my second favorite Red Sox team, the 1986 club. Coming off a huge season in ’85, Gedman’s production …