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Let’s consider last night’s loss to the Orioles an aberration. Same for Bartolo’s last start, in which the poor guy got knocked around like a …

I’ve never been shy about my unrelenting manlove for Kevin Millar, and I cling tenaciously to my dream that the guy will eventually return to …

According to weather.com, it’s going to be 91 degrees at game time. Thanks to the humidity, it’s gonna feel like 95 degrees. This is ass-sweat, …

One of my great passions–after the Red Sox and, of course, antiquing for vintage deli slicers–is music. And as long-time readers of this blog will …

Our Man Allan over at Joy of Sox pointed out a piece at FOX Sports that has a logical explanation for the rash of injuries …

And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Although it seems about as likely as catching Mike Timlin at an Everything But The Girl concert, Rob Bradford tells us that gentleman Sean Casey …

This afternoon, the Sox have a chance to snag their fortieth win of the season as Justin Masterson takes on Erik Bedard, who looks kinda …

I’m a big fan of irony (with “chicanery” and “feel-uppery” running neck-in-neck for second place). So I found this bit of Jonny Gomes ephemera, from …

As you can see, Red and I have decided to ignore last night’s little bump in the road to the World Series. Hey, it’s our …

First things first, NESN’s SportsDesk brilliantly opened its Red Sox recap this morning with this gorgeous bit, a rollickin’ montage of some past Sox-Rays donnybrooks: …

Dude, did David Lynch script that f@#king Sox game? Because that was one of the weirdest things I’ve seen in a long, long time. First …

Yesterday, on Boston Mag’s Boston Daily blog, our pal Derjue asked the million dollar question: Who will NESN tap to replace the soon-to-be-but-a-memory-called-upon-for-late-night-self-satisfaction Hazel Mae? …

Further proof that this guy needs to be mic’ed 24/7, so we don’t miss a single minute of the awesome: The Sox closer, in his …

I’ll admit that for a few moments, I had fears of the upstart Rays sashaying into Fenway–and those of us who remember Eric Hinske fondly …

Tonight’s the night in New York. The future of Yankee pitching takes the hill for his first 2008 start. Forget Ian Kennedy. Forget Phil Hughes. …

Dear Peter Gammons: I know you’re the guy behind the curtain. The wizard who’s pulling the strings and watching all the pieces fall into place. …

…and the winner of our magical DVD contest is the “grandma” story. All of the entries got a healthy number of votes, but grandma took …

Faithful readers of this site know two things: I love to get my drink on, and I’m dead-ass wrong on every prediction I make. Except …

Here at SG, we like to think of ourselves as model citizens. We hold doors open for the ladies, give regularly to such worthy causes …

His five-hundredth awesome f@#king suit, that is! Never mind Manny’s historical Saturday night, check the threads Big Jim Ed was holding down during NESN’s post-game …

I honestly can’t recall any ballplayer I’ve enjoyed watching more than Craig Grebeck. But since Manny just clocked his 500th home run, we’ll put the …

I have it on fairly good authority–the case of Pabst I’ve been consuming since 11:00am this morning–that Manny’s hitting 500 tonight. So I may need …

Confession time. When Mike Timlin came into the game, I was pretty sure it was over. When Lugo booted the double-play ball, I knew it …

Manny Ramirez was born on May 30th, 1972. Today, May 30th, 2008, Manny is sitting at 499 career home runs. You see where I’m going? …

First things first: We lied. No, not about what we were really doing with those sorority girls from UNLV, but about our contest. We asked …

Two things: 1) Last night’s season finale of LOST was further proof of why this show is the best goddam thing on television. It’s got …

So I was watching a DVR of one of last week’s games against the Royals (hey, anything to avoid the horror show that is the …

Because he’s got a lot of time on his hands these days, you dig? Trot Nixon, once the epitome of Boston Red Sox grit and …

Another left coast loss. 1-5 thus far on the road trip. A Wakefield gem wasted. Two measly hits. And we didn’t even get home run …

Matsuzaka came out with shoulder fatigue (also known as the Man-I-don’t-want-to-suffer-my-first-loss-to-the-Mariners flu) and Timlin couldn’t hold the fort. But at least we had number 499, …

Let’s say you could watch a game at Fenway sitting next to anybody. Living or dead. Real or fictional. Your Uncle Billy or f@#king R2-D2. …

I don’t know why, but Red Sox wins that occur on holidays always seem a little sweeter. Remember the Mother’s Day comeback? And let’s face …