The Lugo Variations
What kind of a world do we live in where Julio Lugo serves as the voice of reason. Yet here it is, from the Extra …
Man Up Or Taste Third Place
Is anyone else as fed up with the Red Sox as I am? They are playing like a team that simply doesn’t give a rat’s …
Punchless.
I suppose if we have to drop a game to the Most Expensive Team That Hasn’t Won a World Series This Century, it’s better to …
Welcome, New York’s Finest!
Funny what an All-Star Game can do. Coupla weeks back, the Yanks were literally the furthest thing from my mind, tucked somewhere between the films …
Schilling Reveals "Scandalous" Photos
No, not pictures of Curt coloring in his sock with a red Sharpie or kissing George Bush full on the lips. These are pictures of …
Ortiz, Sweetness in Seattle, and How Kevin Costner Gets Me Every Goddam Time
The baseball foodchain dictates that you gotta feast on the lesser teams, and the Sox did just that in Seattle, sweeping away the Mariners and …
Must Love Kids, Lugo, Green Fur
Attention, boss: You know I love you dearly. But my dream job–the job I was clearly destined to hold since day one–has finally become available. …
Why Don’t We Do It In The Road
Meet Jon Lester, the unlikely savior. With another brilliant performance, Lester put a halt to the second-half losing streak and led the Sox to a …
What Was Sean Casey Thinking?
The more I look at that strikeout by Sean Casey in the top of the ninth last night, the more I’m convinced that his mind …
Mama Told Me There’d Be Days Like These
It seems like any series played away from Fenway in 2008 is an experiment in torture. The first two games against the California Anaheim Los …
Papelbon, Sox Appeal and the Missed Opportunity
New promo spots for Sox Appeal are up at NESN.com. I’ve only seen the one with Wally on TV, but of all three, I must …
"I Waited Five Days For This?" or "Things to Talk About Instead of Anaheim Stepping On Clay Buchholz’s Nuts"
The boys get a mulligan for last night’s fisting in Anaheim. Mostly because I passed out halfway through, and if I can’t get it up …
Big Papi: In The Mood
As if just the return of baseball wasn’t enough after the three-day-seems-like-three-weeks break, we get great news from “down on the farm.” Big Papi is …
She Said, "Balls To Ya Daddy. I Ain’t Never Comin’ Back."
Jeebus, see what happens when there’s no baseball to be played? People start getting ornery with each other. Like Manny and John Henry: “I want …
The Results Are In…
With half a season behind us and home-field wrapped up for the World Series, let’s take a quick look at the Red Sox performance that …
Off-Day Diversions: Greatest Summer Songs Ever!
Savvy readers of this blog know two things: First, I’m not quite right in the head. Second, besides the Sox and imitating a woodpecker at …
Sex Addicts Unite!
The headline above is all I kept thinking when A-Rod and W-Boggs activated Wonder Twin Powers during yesterday’s pre-game festivities at the Toilet. Also, why …
So We’ll Take Our World Series Trophy and The All-Star Game MVP and Head Back to Boston, Thanks.
You knew it was gonna happen. Hell, your dog and your senile grandmother and your old Atari 2600 console knew it was gonna happen. But …
Please Justin, Get A Hit…
But it wasn’t meant to be. Miggy Tejada made a sweet defensive play to leave ’em loaded in the bottom of the tenth. Somewhere, Bud …
Further Proof That Jonathan Papelbon Needs to Be Mic’ed 24/7
I swear, the guy opens his mouth, and out pops magic. “If I was managing the team, I would close,” Papelbon said. “I’m not managing …
All Star Memories: The Summer of Pedro
Screw the Summer of George. 1999 was the Summer of Pedro. Watching him tie up batters in fits and play Superman to Clemens’ Lex Luthor …
I Love The Smell Of First Place In The Morning
And in the afternoon. And pretty much any other time. All-star break 2008, and the Red Sox are sitting exactly where they should be: atop …
NESN Presents The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf:Special All-Star Game Edition
Time for a quick game of GTA? Dude. I’m packing for the All-Star Game. Please respect the sanctity and emotion that surrounds this task. ::looks …
Let’s go kill some birds. I’m psyched.
For about the last twenty years or so, nothing’s cured what ails the Red Sox like a series against the O’s at Fenway. Friday night, …
Josh Beckett’s Belt Is More Street Than You
Our pal Derjue covered the Beckett Bowl for Boston Magazine’s blog, reminding us that Josh’s sheer awesomeness is so outrageous, even his belt could probably …
The Rays: No Longer Cute
I guess when you take a crappy team that’s never had a winning record – Christ, never won more than 70 games! – and put …
Starring the Red Sox as Godzilla and the Minnesota Twins as Tokyo
Looking at the end result, it’s hard to believe that for the first six and a half innings, yesterday’s series finale between the Sox and …
Manny Ramirez Cordially Invites You to Screw Out of Work and Join Him at Fenway This Afternoon
Look, the Red Sox are back home at Fenway where they’re just about invincible. And they’re pulling off dramatic, late-inning wins again. And Manny’s going …
Redemption Comes at Home, Guest Starring Heidi Watney
For most of my life, going to a game at Fenway meant sitting in Dad’s seats–the grandstands in section 16. Not exactly the most comfortable …
…and Manny Ramirez as the Yeoman Purser
That Manny cameo in the ninth was the most bizarre thing I’ve seen in some time. Looking as casual as a guy about to shoot …
Three Out Of Four Ain’t Bad
Tim Wakefield has pitched at least seven innings and given up just 11 earned runs in his last seven starts. Yet he is just 2-3 …
Line ‘Em Up!
When your hopes are resting on the shoulders of Tek and Lugo, sadly, you should prepare yourself to be letdown. But this was a letdown …
Michelle Damon’s Meal Ticket Gets Hurt and Other Tales from the Bronx
Listen, I’ve attended far too many mid-season Yankees Elimination Parties in my lifetime, only to find the Sox staring up at New York in the …
Worth A Thousand Words
I can’t decide if this would have been better if the ball rolled the other way and was a homerun. ‘Cause it was pretty damn …
Doubters and Naysayers: Jon Lester Invites You to Go F@#k Yourselves*
A couple months back, while waiting to get a haircut, I found ESPN the Magazine’s 2008 baseball preview stuck between the random copies of Men’s …