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Here’s the thing. I got an e-mail from someone somewhere saying that if I pimped the State Farm “Call Your Shot with David Ortiz” contest, …

Actually, we’re not all that tyrannical here at SG. We were really just looking for another excuse to use this photo. Happy Memorial Day to …

Or, where’s the bats? After seven straight home wins, the Red Sox ventured out on the road and forgot how to hit a baseball. Seven …

Folks, we can beat Oakland on the road. In big games, even. As evidence, and to help stunt this current away-game losing streak, we happily …

I like to think that if Josh Beckett ever heard the nickname I’ve christened him with — Commander Kick Ass of the F@#k Yeah Brigade …

If you root for any team not named the Red Sox, this is about the time you take a look at the standings and start …

Tina? Red here. As the restraining order you requested keeps me a good 80 blocks from you, I’ve decided to say what I need to …

A 1:35pm game today, so start workin’ on those get-out-of-the-office-early excuses. After all, you might see Matsuzaka go to 8-0, the Sox run their streak …

And I thought I was pretty pumped for Colon’s first game in a Red Sox uniform. Check the home plate ump’s flirtation with interpretive dance …

I must say, I am tremendously stoked for Big Bartolo Colon’s Red Sox debut tonight. For one thing, as I wrote just a couple months …

It’s unquestionably the single greatest place in the universe to watch a ballgame (second only, perhaps, to a dingy Chelsea couch nuzzled between Christina Applegate …

Tonight, Justin Masterson has the unenviable task of following up The Jon Lester Power Hour (see post below). But I’m quite confident that tonight’s game …

That the Kansas City Royals are in town for a four game set is inherently awesome on its own. That tonight’s starting pitcher, 24 year-old …

I’ve been called a lot of things in my life, “pervert” and “repeat offender” among the most common. But the one that really stings is …

And just like that, all is right in the world. Or at least in Red Sox Nation. It wasn’t always pretty, but the Sox managed …

Man, I can’t turn my back for a minute! Other than the Manny-high-five-double-play, it doesn’t look like I missed very much. On the plus side, …

Last night’s rain-out gives us two games today–our originally-scheduled match at 3:35, and a bonus, Saturday night gig at 8:35. This enables us to literally …

See, he was at last night’s opening of the Apple Store on Boylston as well! Of course, he didn’t have to wait in line to …

Sure, he can transform the occasional putout into a Spielbergian affair like this (thanks to Ian for the video): But is Manny the best Sox …

No peeking at the links. Make your choice first. “They only gave him that f@#kin’ decision because he’s goin’ in the Army next week. That’s …

Tonight, the Sox have Josh Beckett on the hill, looking to end our two-game skid, and a line-up in which the guy with the lowest …

Red: It’s The Steal. End of story. Shut down the internet, folks. It’s never going to get any better than that. Denton: Hold on a …

An otherwise dismal game gets some minor redemption in the form of Manny’s 498th home run. Two more to go until my prized collection of …

When it was announced that Jools Tavarez was picked up by the Sox, I only really knew two things about him: 1) He gave up …

Not that we haven’t got enough already, mind you, but this gem was buried in today’s Globe’s Red Sox Notebook: Manny Ramírez, meanwhile, spent a …

He doesn’t bitch or moan or complain when defense tosses a game. Doesn’t whine about how The Man’s keeping him down when he’s left off …

Yesterday was a co-worker’s birthday. And someone at the office got the bright idea to take said co-worker out after work. And somehow, this idea …

For those of you longing to see Eric Gagne’s ample frame and curiously non-existant closer skills on display once again at Fenway Park, you’re in …

When I was in graduate school at Emerson, I used to spend my weekends at the two-family house rented by my girlfriend at the time. …

So Sean Casey’s not in his rehab stint with the PawSox for more than 24 hours and he’s already hooked up his teammates with free …

That is all. See you at 7:05.

There was a time when watching a Sox game with me–and a Sox loss in particular–was like wandering into the last five minutes of Reservoir …

Picked up a copy of the book last night. I don’t read too many of these books, but after hearing Lowell’s interview on WEEI yesterday, …

When you’re a rookie pitcher and your first assignment in the Bigs is to tangle with Manny Ramirez, you probably have to ask yourself what, …