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Savvy readers of this blog know two things: First, I’m not quite right in the head. Second, besides the Sox and imitating a woodpecker at …

The headline above is all I kept thinking when A-Rod and W-Boggs activated Wonder Twin Powers during yesterday’s pre-game festivities at the Toilet. Also, why …

You knew it was gonna happen. Hell, your dog and your senile grandmother and your old Atari 2600 console knew it was gonna happen. But …

But it wasn’t meant to be. Miggy Tejada made a sweet defensive play to leave ’em loaded in the bottom of the tenth. Somewhere, Bud …

I swear, the guy opens his mouth, and out pops magic. “If I was managing the team, I would close,” Papelbon said. “I’m not managing …

Screw the Summer of George. 1999 was the Summer of Pedro. Watching him tie up batters in fits and play Superman to Clemens’ Lex Luthor …

And in the afternoon. And pretty much any other time. All-star break 2008, and the Red Sox are sitting exactly where they should be: atop …

For about the last twenty years or so, nothing’s cured what ails the Red Sox like a series against the O’s at Fenway. Friday night, …

Our pal Derjue covered the Beckett Bowl for Boston Magazine’s blog, reminding us that Josh’s sheer awesomeness is so outrageous, even his belt could probably …

I guess when you take a crappy team that’s never had a winning record – Christ, never won more than 70 games! – and put …

Looking at the end result, it’s hard to believe that for the first six and a half innings, yesterday’s series finale between the Sox and …

Look, the Red Sox are back home at Fenway where they’re just about invincible. And they’re pulling off dramatic, late-inning wins again. And Manny’s going …

For most of my life, going to a game at Fenway meant sitting in Dad’s seats–the grandstands in section 16. Not exactly the most comfortable …

That Manny cameo in the ninth was the most bizarre thing I’ve seen in some time. Looking as casual as a guy about to shoot …

Tim Wakefield has pitched at least seven innings and given up just 11 earned runs in his last seven starts. Yet he is just 2-3 …

When your hopes are resting on the shoulders of Tek and Lugo, sadly, you should prepare yourself to be letdown. But this was a letdown …

Listen, I’ve attended far too many mid-season Yankees Elimination Parties in my lifetime, only to find the Sox staring up at New York in the …

I can’t decide if this would have been better if the ball rolled the other way and was a homerun. ‘Cause it was pretty damn …

A couple months back, while waiting to get a haircut, I found ESPN the Magazine’s 2008 baseball preview stuck between the random copies of Men’s …

If I asked you at the beginning of the season which Red Sox pitcher on July 4th would be 7-3 with a 3.21 ERA and …

Thank you Tampa Bay Rays for giving the Red Sox the kick in the pants they need to get their collective shite together. As Red …

Okay, you swept us. And while I do question a few moves made by the Glorious Teets — such as not pinch hitting Casey for …

A-Rod and Madonna? That’s been the rumor du jour. From FoxSports: The magazine (Us) reported that A-Rod — who makes $28 million a year — …

My sentiments exactly. As captured by this dude.

July 1st and the Tampa Bay Rays not only lead the Red Sox by a game-and-a-half in the AL East, they own the best record …

Since he joined the team in 2001, Manny Ramirez has been our lovable oaf. Sure, sometimes he asks out of games or goes to visit …

1. The day that Mayor Menino decided to carpet all of Dorchester. 2. The scene in GoodFellas where John Goodman shows up in a time …

Did this all start back in 2000 when Pedro beaned Gerald “Hot Rod” Williams? To the best of my diminishing memory it did. Instead of …

As if it wasn’t enough to covet his rock-and-roll lifestyle, I openly envy the prime seating rocker Geddy Lee has at all Rogers Centres games, …

And just like that, the Hazel Mae era has ended. Myself, I’ve always dug the Haze, especially the way she proudly flexed the hotness muscle–packing …

Have you ever seen a group of folks more excited about getting their drink on than the peeps in those Amstel Light ads that are …

After 11 straight starts where he gave up three earned runs or less, Jon Lester learned a little baseball reality last night: sometimes you’re the …

Nice to see the Sox have a fairly easy time of it on the road last night, with a home run from Wonderboy Drew, four …

You’ve all heard the term “Pink Hats” by now. If you haven’t, go crawl back under the rock you’ve been calling home for the past …

So this topic was meant to be one of our “throwdown” posts. Unfortunately, Red and I got a little more heated than usual “discussing” the …