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The “Shuuto” or Shootball is another mythical Japanese pitch, like Dice-K’s Gyroball. Look it up on ten websites and you’ll get ten explanations – from …

The Power of Red is unmatched. Just a few days ago, he makes a plea to bring back Mark Kotsay, and Shazam! the Red Sox …

Pedroia was in town last night to receive the hardware that goes along with being named MVP. Why Red and I didn’t get picked up …

The new fourth outfielder for the Red Sox will wear number five, the first to don that number since Nomar. The Rhode Island native said …

The much-needed big bat continues to elude them, but the Sox are close to plugging a few more spare parts into the 2009 machine, including …

The Gammons was interviewed yesterday on WEEI to pimp Saturday’s “Hot Stove, Cool Music” extravaganza. He took the opportunity to touch on plenty of other …

The Man With The Golden Thong is returning to the birthplace of steroids in Major League baseball, where he began his sleazy career 14 years …

If there’s one guy I’d like to see come back in 2009 as a bencher, it’s Mark Kotsay. Sure, it seemed that everything he hit …

I found Cashman’s comments after yesterday’s press conference for He Whose Name I’m Just Too Damn Tired of Writing to be wildly appropriate–and somewhat headwarmer-esque: …

So one of my co-workers comes by my office the other day and, with a sly grin, says, “So… the Sox are looking at third …

Good music. Ample booze on tap. The chance to see Peter Gammons and Theo Epstein sling an axe and local music gods like Kay Hanley, …

In just under an hour, the BBC will be announcing the actor who will be playing the next incarnation of Doctor Who, succeeding the great …

So far, 2009 has been a blur of Excedrin, Red Bull, bagels and a few glimmering bits of awesome as my memory slowly returns. But …

I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year’s Eve. As Red mentioned, we’ve got some pretty cool plans for 2009. Stick around for …

One of the coolest Christmas gifts I received this year–besides the Wii, Guitar Hero World Tour and pair of Heidi Watney’s pants filched borrowed through …

Congratulations to Jon and Ashley Papelbon on the birth of their daughter. Parker Alice Papelbon entered Red Sox Nation yesterday at 8 pounds, 4 ounces. …

…Hanley Ramirez, that is. The Red Sox made a play to re-acquire Marlins superstar Hanley Ramirez after losing out to the rival Yankees for star …

As you know, we usually spend our time around here talking about the Red Sox, bashing the Yankees, or just shooting the baseball shit in …

While I was expecting D-Lowe to come walking through that door, the Sox up and signed Brad Penny as a back-of-the-rotation fortifier. Yes, the same …

Rookie of the Year, MVP…and salsa connoisseur? I thought Big Papi was the salsa spokesman for the team? I guess if Manny and Wake can …

From the rubble of game seven of the 2003 ALCS, there rose a phoenix. And that phoenix was… the potential signing of A-Rod. It was …

I love Christmas, but when it’s over, it’s over. There are a couple of radio stations in Boston that have been playing Christmas music since …

The usual stuff: World peace. Health and happiness for my loved ones. For C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixeira to be kidnapped by robot Nazis. And …

If you were one of the ones that wanted to crack open the piggy bank and empty it into Mark Teixeira’s lap, you probably didn’t …

The happiest guy in the world right now has gotta be A-Rod. Finally, there’s someone who’ll be booed more mercilessly than him at Fenway Park.

This is beginning to rival the Epic Brett Favre Retirement Party and Farewell Tour as the most annoying sports non-story to make headlines on a …

Jealousy: Watching the press conference, seeing Manny playing grabass with Jeets and A-Rod, reading the quotes about how he’s so happy to be playing in …

I love Christmas music like it took a bullet for me in the war. But the glut of stations pushing non-stop Andy Williams from Halloween …

If you dig baseball cards, then you owe it to yourself to check out this epic post from our pals at the Baseball Card Blog. …

When I first saw the photo above, from yesterday’s Herald, my first thought was, “What the hell is Youk doing in the latest Guy Ritchie …

After dropping out of the Teixeira hunt, the Sox have abruptly changed course, and are reportedly on the verge of welcoming Manny Ramirez back into …

So the Sox winkwink are apparently dropping out of the Mark Teixeira talks winkwink because the money is just getting too winkwinkwink ridiculous. “We met …

Mark Teixeira…still a free agent. Thanks to all who bared their ink yesterday. Not as many responses as I expected so I’m posting them all, …

The latest “breaking news” continues to be that Teixeira is close to making a decision. Starting to become the free agent equivalent of “check’s in …