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Would have been mighty sweet. But it looks like we’ll just have to settle for a rotation of Matsuzaka, Schilling, Wakefield, and Lester/Buchholz, with ALCS …

In a concerted effort to clean up some detritus that’s been clogging up my living space, I came upon a wealth of old Sox games …

The Santana deal is still up in the air, but the Sox have traded for relief pitcher David Aardsma to strengthen their bullpen. Boston dealt …

One of the greatest things in the history of the world used to be Peter Gammons’ Baseball Notes column in the Sunday Globe. After a …

MLB has a piece on last week’s auditions for the Florida Marlins’ dance team, the Mermaids: The tryouts are essentially Spring Training for the group. …

So, Theo Epstein and Brian Cashman are hanging out together in New Jersey? According to The New York Post, the two were co-speakers at a …

Red got me hooked on the 1986 nostalgia this week. A lot of good memories I should have are clouded by the fact that I …

One of the most thrilling, grind-yer-nuts-on-the-cheese-grater conclusions to a Sox playoff series came during the final game of the 2003 ALDS. We were holding on …

On the same tape on which I found the 1986 ALCS clip from yesterday’s post, I discovered an old Sox special, hosted by a young …

I was far too young for the 1975 World Series to have any sort of impact on me. My indoctrination into the Secret Club of …

I’ll confess to not having seen any of his flicks. But I was very much looking forward to his take on The Joker this summer.

Looking for a good, creepy movie? Check out I Am Legend. Based on the Richard Matheson novel by the same name, it will have you …

It all started a year ago, after the Patriots beat the Chargers on their own turf. LT issued his “no class” statement, and the Chargers …

Hazel, Tina, move over. There’s a new sheriff in town and her name is Amber Wilson. I stumbled on a few news clips while perusing …

The Sox and Hillbilly Youk are gearing up for that magical dance that is salary arbitration. Though much of this process is shrouded in mystery, …

He’s led us to two World Championships. He’s 8-0 as a manager in the World Series. He’ll be leading the AL squad during 2008’s All …

When you’re Mike Lowell (and that’s World Series MVP Mike Lowell to you, whitey), you don’t have to go out in search of the awesome. …

Kevin Youkilis was among three Red Sox players who filed for arbitration. The Beard of Wisdom made a meager (in baseball terms) $424,500 last season. …

It’s been way too long since we’ve had some real baseball news to talk about. I mean on-the-field stuff, not Roger Clemens’ ass or the …

Game One, First Inning Tito: So what was your plan of attack going into this? Clint: Actually, we took a somewhat offbeat approach. After the …

Listen up, Red Sox, Inc.: You can re-sign Tim Wakefield’s caddy, you can let Santana slide through your fingers, you can even refuse to release …

Much to the disgust of family and friends, I think Peyton Manning is a funny bastard. His commercials crack me up and his appearance on …

Before hearing all of the pre-game hype, I kinda like the Jags. A bit of a Cinderella story, no real big-money thugs on the team, …

Ever wanted to experience the raw thrill of being in a room with two guys named Bubba and Hansack? You’ll get your chance on Monday, …

Just getting around to reading last Sunday’s Herald (that’s just how action-packed my life is, folks) and I came across this interesting bit from Massarotti: …

In this era of major league primadonnas, billionaire arseholes, juicers, liars, cheaters, tell-all biography hustlers, daycare Fellinis and fast food assassins, this quote from Mike …

A few weeks ago, Red shared a few of his “worst lyrics” opinions. Since there is not a lot of baseball going on, although NESN …

So what if Jim Ed doesn’t make it into the Hall? As this priceless clip demonstrates, he and former droogie Dwight Evans soundly bested Goose …

Boston.com is reporting that Jim Rice once again fell short of the required votes to get into the Hall of Fame. The man with the …

Because I’m pretty tired of hearing about Roger Clemens’ ass. And all the things that were or were not injected into it. It’s starting to …

Another note in the “Denton doesn’t know baseball” file, no idea how I missed this from The Gammons‘ chat last week: alan_in_brighton__Guest: How did surgery …

I mean, it sounds like it could be his voice, but… I just don’t know. Something tells me, especially when he hits that crescendo at …

The Rocket explains it all tonight on 60 Minutes. Myself, I’ll be watching my recording of his 20-strikeout game against Seattle at Fenway from 1986 …

Sup. It’s me, Roger’s ass. Listen, I’m in Maui right now on business, but I wanted to set the record straight. It wasn’t steroids or …

During his chat on boston.com yesterday, The Gammons revealed that he didn’t expect Jim Rice to make it into baseball’s Hall of Fame in this, …