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Best thing about today: About a month ’til real baseball starts. Worst thing about today: About a month ’til real baseball starts. If I was …

When things get slow on the A-Rod front and we need another Yankee to pick on, I put Joba on the top of the list. …

It’s been a banner few weeks for the folks who despise all things A-Rod. Count me in that camp, of course. For those of you …

With all the talk of Drew’s back, Lowell’s hip, Penny’s shoulder and Papi’s knees (God help us), there’s a veritable quagmire of bad vibes to …

The Dodgers introduced the freshly-signed Manny to the world this afternoon. While Manny didn’t expound on his views on world politics or break down the …

Here at SG, we’re not afraid to rally around the important causes. Like scoring Manny Ramirez’s sweet penthouse atop the Ritz-Carlton on the Common. I’m …

Yes he does. Oh and Manny finally has a home. That rascal.

Didn’t Giambi have a cyst? And Roger? I’m just sayin’…

Shuffling out for more work-related fun this morning, so it’s a quick one. I picked up U2’s No Line On The Horizon with some trepidation–the …

Drew’s got a bad back? Who knew? Penny’s not quite where he wants to be, health wise? Never saw that coming! Anyway, it can’t bring …

The object of Red’s affection, Amalie Benjamin, is reporting that J.D. Drew was sent back to Boston to get an injection in his lower back. …

Tonight, Jimmy Fallon takes over Late Night on NBC, the show what gave us Conan and Dave. Myself, I’m rooting for the guy. I always …

Typically, we save the prognosticating for people who know better. Like Nostradamus or that Seacrest fellow. But as the beginning of a new baseball season …

Dear Pete: I know your connections run the gamut from the Red Sox front office to the pearly gates of heaven. So will you please …

In today’s Herald, Sean McAdams points out that the Sox were approached by Pedro Martinez’ handlers to check our interest in Pedro II: The Adventure …

Red Sox Nation is preparing to enter the first full year of a Mannyless lineup. While traveling secretaries and sweaty firstbasemen sleep easier, a lot …

During a spring training game some Saturday afternoon in 2005, I got a call from my dad, who sounded like he’d been huffing motor oil. …

Josh Beckett: Still a monster. And extra good at striking out college players. Even though Brian Daubach filled in quite nicely for the ailing Remdawg, …

There’s still snow on my street. The economy’s in the crapper. My 401k won’t buy me a sack of mini Charleston Chews. Marisa Tomei won’t …

Everyone knows about the great Red Sox references in movies like Good Will Hunting and Field of Dreams. Hell, they tried (unsuccessfully) to define Red …

Just a week after I publicly appealed for Youk to keep his massive, dirty beard, the guy goes and whittles it down to a John …

Dustin Pedroia–wondrously described in a recent Herald article as “short,” “pre-mature bald” and “cocksure”–is gunning for yet another milestone this season. He wants to play …

And by “the new guys,” I mean Mr. Baldelli: Rocco Baldelli was asked how he’s feeling. “I was going to make a sign,” he said. …

If there’s one guy on whose shoulders our 2009 fortunes will surely rise or fall, it’s Our Man Ortiz. Last season, suffering through injuries and …

Did anyone really think this story was going away after A-Rod’s press conference? The scripted attempt to gain forgiveness or understanding failed, despite the Rod …

Our friends at NESN have been counting down the 25 best Sox games the station has ever broadcast, and the current tabulation can be found …

Look, I don’t ask a lot of the Red Sox players. Suffering through the Chico Walker, Nate Minchey and Dante Bichette eras has helped me …

Takashi Saito will wear number 24 for the Red Sox in 2009. Rob Bradford reports that Saito checked in with the unemployed outfielder for the …

With all the stuff we’ve seen Jon Lester accomplish, it’s sometimes hard to remember he’s only 25 years old. Christ, when I was 25 years …

From urbanlegends.com: LEGEND HAS IT: If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one will die within the year. The Turks so disliked the number …

Outside of their mutual pledge to rock and roll all night and party every day, their love of an occasional drink, and the fact that …

WEEI reported this morning that Dustin Pedroia has a book in the works. “My Life In The Game” is the title…and it strikes me a …

And I believe he uses these “performance enhancers” not because they give him an edge. But because he likes them. Especially, I’m guessing, the beer. …

Just a day after A-Rod admitted he is a liar AND a cheater, the spotlight shifts to Miguel Tejada. The Washington Post is reporting that …