Not the Red Sox Crushing the Yankees’ Playoff Dreams Again
Look, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The 2004 ALCS didn’t just break the Championship drought in Boston, it also helped us …
Look, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The 2004 ALCS didn’t just break the Championship drought in Boston, it also helped us …
This year hasn’t exactly been kind to the New York Yankees. First, their billion dollar payroll, chock full of mercenaries and alleged superstars, has shat …
As a Sox fan at the turn of the century, I’d learned to live in the shadows of the New York Yankees, who won the …
Here’s the thing: the Red Sox are the best team in baseball. End of story. Sure, “experts” will tell you that’s not true, or that …
I wanted to get this post up early because the Red Sox had the best goddam record in baseball when I woke up this morning. …
The best thing about this 2021 Red Sox team, at least to my beer-stained eyes, isn’t the Superman offense (King Xander has come to life …
It’s officially getting ridiculous. Your 2021 Boston Red Sox just keep on winning, even as the universe continues to give them reasons (or, you might …
Five wins in row. Sole possession of first place in the East. Sure, we’re just a week into the season, but the way the Red …
A casual glance at this morning’s American League standings will show you that the Red Sox are currently in first place in the East, and …
After dropping three straight to one of the worst teams in the American League, the Red Sox seemed in danger of falling into one of …
Today is the sixteenth anniversary of game four of the 2004 ALCS. Or, to put it simply, it’s been 16 years since The Steal. Everyone …
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 …
If you’re like me, you do two things with great precision: drink and attend Red Sox games. Lately, we haven’t had a lot of the …
Last night, as I was climbing into increasingly deeper cups of alcohol, watching the Red Sox blow a lead to the lowly Angels, one of …
I know I haven’t really been blogging much these days. I blame it on a couple of things: my covert work with the government which …
No need to get into a lot of detail about last night’s Red Sox game. Another shit start, this time from E-Rod, and a late-inning …
Last week, I was living the life of a quiet, undistinguished Boston gentleman. I woke up at the same time each morning for a vigorous …
For years, my automatic response whenever a Red Sox game went to shit was to pick up the nearest chair and toss it into the …
Look, I’ll come right out and say it: I have no goddamn idea how I’m supposed to feel as the Red Sox head to Los …
How did Alex Cora know that Eduardo Nunez was going to pinch hit a three-tun homer? Easy. Time travel.
Savvy readers of this blog (yes, all eight of you) have heard this rant before. That Alex Cora didn’t just fall off the turnip truck …
Look, after clinching the division and winning their 104th game last night, I would have forgiven the Red Sox for rolling out a line-up against …
The Red Sox won the AL East last night, and I was so caught up in a Devil Dogs- and whiskey-induced stupor I almost forgot …
Actually, the Red Sox don’t have 99 problems. They may only just have a couple. One of them is Chris Sale’s arm, which should be …
If you look back on past Red Sox championship seasons, you can pinpoint the precise moment when you realized we were dealing with some sort …
Open your windows. Better yet, go outside. Let that 100 degree Boston sun hit your face. Suck in all that fresh air. Drop to the …
If you have any grounding in the classics, you know the hero has to take a few lumps before ultimate triumph. Batman has to lose …
All it ever seems to take to bring out the worst (or dare we say the best) in a person is first-hand exposure to the …
If you only have time to read seven words today, let me encapsulate last night’s game thusly: Steve Pearce is a Bad Ass Motherfucker. If …
Alright you know that this headline’s misleading because any discussion of the greatest Red Sox player ever starts with Ted Williams, David Ortiz or Eric …
A little less than fifteen years ago, in October of 2003 to be precise, I was on a late afternoon Acela from NYC to Boston. …
The Boston Red Sox are playing fantastic baseball this season. This is an undisputable fact. They have more wins than any other team in the …
The twenty-first day of April is upon us. The Boston Red Sox have played 16 games so far this month, and lost only one of …
The Boston Red Sox are officially a juggernaut. They are the 800 pound gorilla of the division. They are more powerful than a speeding locomotive, …
Alright, the Red Sox didn’t really eliminate the Yankees. Or… did they? No, technically there’s still a lot of baseball left to play. But after …