Xander Bogaerts’ X-Man Cleats Were Cool, But Were Only the Second Coolest in Red Sox History
Okay, so the Red Sox lost their first official game of the 2022 season to the no longer threatening Yankees. It is what it is. …
Posts in category Wayback Machine
The Night Derek Lowe Crushed the Oakland A’s
The pre-2004 postseason picture was pretty lean for the Red Sox. In their 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998 and 1999 playoff appearances, the Sox went an …
The Night Troy O’Leary Became Red Sox Legend
St. Patrick’s Day was this week, which means I was going to make the inevitable joke about Troy O’Leary being Dublin’s favorite son. And whilst …
The Angriest I’ve Ever Been After a Red Sox Game
Like any “enthusiastic” fan of any sports team, I get emotionally invested in the outcome of every game. I also tend to drink a lot …
Don Orsillo’s First Red Sox Game Was Pretty Memorable
Before the Sox started winning World Series, we fans clung tenaciously to what meager triumphs we were afforded: Pedro kicking Yankee arse in one game …
Confession: I Never Loved the Rolling Rally
Let me explain. I grew up in the ’80s in a baseball household. The Red Sox were my dad’s religion, and that’s how he raised …
How Curt Schilling and His Balls of Steel Saved Us All Ten Years Ago Tonight
Today marks the ten year anniversary of game six of the 2004 ALCS, which will forever be known, at least in France, as “Le Game …
We Interrupt this Season to Remind You That the Red Sox Won the AL East a Year Ago Today
It may seem like a long-ass time ago, but just one year ago today — or tonight, to be more specific — the Boston Red …
A Celebration of the Worst Red Sox Teams of My Lifetime
Anyone who says that watching the 2014 Red Sox play is only slightly more enjoyable than getting attacked by robot bears is missing the point. …
Happy Birthday, Yaz: Triple Crown Winner, Kielbasa Peddler
Carl Yastrzemski turns 75 today. One of the last of baseball’s tough guys, he’ll tell you about a time when rookie hazing meant punching a …
FEELS ALERT: Red Sox Hall of Fame Welcomes New Inductees
As if I didn’t already have an extended case of the feels from the 2013 World Series hangover, now I’ve got the guys I grew …
Has it Really Been 10 Years Since That Varitek/A-Rod Brawl?
Am I really ten years older? I am. Also, I probably drink too much.
The Thing About Dads and Baseball
My dad took me to my first Sox game when I was eight years old. He bought me a hot dog, a Coke, and a …
Troy O’Leary, Last Son of Krypton
On Monday, I made my annual St. Patrick’s Day joke about Troy O’Leary being Ireland’s favorite son. And it got me thinking about Troy and, …
Ten Years Ago Tonight: A Crushing Defeat and the Birth of a Blog
As I’ve documented far too many times in these lackluster pages, Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS took years off my life, positioning me squarely …
Wayback Machine: The Night Nomar Came Home
Yesterday, it turns out, was Nomar Garciaparra’s birthday. So that’s as good as any occasion to revisit the night he returned to Fenway Park as …
Game 5 of the 2008 ALCS: Best Sox-Rays Battle Ever
Among the great Red Sox Victories In Playoff Series We Eventually Lost, game six of the 1975 World Series perhaps stands tallest. And that makes …