Sweet 17!
The Boston Celtics are NBA Champions! This one was over a few minutes into the 3rd quarter. The Celts combined stifling defense with red-hot shooting …
Jon Lester Invites You to Forget Last Night
Manny’s back in the line-up, and with Drew wielding a bat like Zeus tosses lightning bolts on the unsuspecting masses, I’d say the Sox are …
Start Planning The Mike Timlin Retirement Party
In order to minimize the number of death-threats I’ll receive from writing this (I know I won’t eliminate them – I’m sure some have already …
Fell In Love With a Girl
I fall in love a lot at the ballpark. It’s probably the booze or the lights or the summer heat or the sheer joy of …
The Thought That Life Could Be Better Is Woven Indelibly Into Our Hearts and Our Brains: The Phillie Phanatic Explains
When I was about seven or eight, my dad used to play a game with us. The game was called Guess What I’m Going to …
Rock The Vote!
Since the start of the 2004 season, Red and I have opened the door to the dark and twisted corners of our minds where our …
Coco Gets Angry, Wins Our Hearts
Is it just me, or does Coco Crisp seem like a completely different guy since he got his beef on with James Shields and the …
What Do Manny Ramirez and Napoleon Dynamite Have in Common?
They both have an Uncle Rico. But where Napoleon’s Unc trafficked in tupperware sets and “breast augmentation,” Manny’s is peddling something far more valuable–a hamstring-repairing …
Happy Papi’s Day!
Everyone, go call dad if he lives far away. If he’s close by, spend the day with him. Watch the Sox game, even have a …
Savior For a Day
This game was one of those “Saturday the 14th” oddities that you just have to shake your head at, put a mark in the win …
I Love Watching Interleague Play!
I can’t quite put my finger on what it is that saps the Red Sox’ mojo the minute they step on grass or turf that …
The Baltimore Orioles Would Like to Demonstrate the International Symbol for "The Best Way to Pitch to Manny Ramirez With Runners on Base"
Other teams, take note. See how the catcher stands far away from the plate, thus ensuring that the ball with travel nowhere within the circumference …
A Magical Night
I know this is starting to sound cliche, but man it’s great to be a Boston fan! Jon Lester set the tone early, completely shutting …
Where Are They Now: Curtis Leskanic
Some might remember Curtis Leskanic as the guy who looked more like he should be in line at the local soup kitchen or hanging out …
Yet Another Argument for Drinking Beer at Fenway
…it helps wash away the taste of stagnant weenie water: Fenway Park’s food stands flunked city health inspections on more than a dozen health and …
Nothing Sells Furniture Like Jerry Remy Jumping on a Bed
Much like you, Denton and I are unabashed Remy loyalists. If the Dawg wants to come to my house, break a few bottles over my …
Sox Rock, Bartolo Rolls, Orsillo Catches a Foul
A couple months ago, Bartolo Colon was the punchline to at least a half-dozen jokes–many involving pork chops. But after watching him turn in a …
Beating the O’s Now Our Civic Duty
Let’s consider last night’s loss to the Orioles an aberration. Same for Bartolo’s last start, in which the poor guy got knocked around like a …
Man Loves Millar
I’ve never been shy about my unrelenting manlove for Kevin Millar, and I cling tenaciously to my dream that the guy will eventually return to …
Josh Beckett Explains His f@#king Approach To Pitching
According to weather.com, it’s going to be 91 degrees at game time. Thanks to the humidity, it’s gonna feel like 95 degrees. This is ass-sweat, …
Off-Day Recovery Room: Speak Your iPod!
One of my great passions–after the Red Sox and, of course, antiquing for vintage deli slicers–is music. And as long-time readers of this blog will …
The Boston Red Sox: Apparently Still Cursed
Our Man Allan over at Joy of Sox pointed out a piece at FOX Sports that has a logical explanation for the rash of injuries …
Manny Ramirez Would Like to Remind Everyone of the Red Sox’ Position in the A.L. East Standings
And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Sean Casey and Ric Flair Are Pals?
Although it seems about as likely as catching Mike Timlin at an Everything But The Girl concert, Rob Bradford tells us that gentleman Sean Casey …
Are You There, Pabst? It’s Me, Red.
This afternoon, the Sox have a chance to snag their fortieth win of the season as Justin Masterson takes on Erik Bedard, who looks kinda …
Positively the Last Word on Jonny Gomes. For Now.
I’m a big fan of irony (with “chicanery” and “feel-uppery” running neck-in-neck for second place). So I found this bit of Jonny Gomes ephemera, from …
No Mercy
As you can see, Red and I have decided to ignore last night’s little bump in the road to the World Series. Hey, it’s our …
Testosterone Theatre, Starring Coco Crisp, Manny Ramirez, Jonny Gomes and Youk
First things first, NESN’s SportsDesk brilliantly opened its Red Sox recap this morning with this gorgeous bit, a rollickin’ montage of some past Sox-Rays donnybrooks: …
Coco to Rays: Pull My Hair Like a Little Girl, Why Don’t Ya?
Dude, did David Lynch script that f@#king Sox game? Because that was one of the weirdest things I’ve seen in a long, long time. First …
You’re Standing In the Places and You’re Staring Down Through Faces That Bring to Mind Traces of a Girl That I Knew Somewhere
Yesterday, on Boston Mag’s Boston Daily blog, our pal Derjue asked the million dollar question: Who will NESN tap to replace the soon-to-be-but-a-memory-called-upon-for-late-night-self-satisfaction Hazel Mae? …
Jon Papelbon: Quote Machine
Further proof that this guy needs to be mic’ed 24/7, so we don’t miss a single minute of the awesome: The Sox closer, in his …
Sox Beat Rays, and Somehow Everything Makes Sense Again
I’ll admit that for a few moments, I had fears of the upstart Rays sashaying into Fenway–and those of us who remember Eric Hinske fondly …
Hey Joba!
Tonight’s the night in New York. The future of Yankee pitching takes the hill for his first 2008 start. Forget Ian Kennedy. Forget Phil Hughes. …
Episode 1836, in Which Red Asks the Benevolent Gammons Just What the F@#k is Going On
Dear Peter Gammons: I know you’re the guy behind the curtain. The wizard who’s pulling the strings and watching all the pieces fall into place. …