Fire Farrell
The Red Sox have a problem. They’ve had it all year. The team just can’t win close, low-scoring games. And I think we all know why: …
Happy Monday
I can’t think of too many things worse than splitting a four game series with the Minnesota Twins. Maybe getting an enema with Frank’s hot …
Worst Team in the AL Kicks $217M Pitcher’s Ass
About a decade ago, when I was being dragged pantsless out of the Four Seasons after 15 too many rum and Cokes, I remember the …
Unacceptable: The Red Sox Lose to the Second Worst Team in Baseball
No need to beat around the bush here. Let’s just call last night’s gut-wrenching, 2-1 loss to the Twins what is was: the single worst …
Hanley Ramirez Becomes One-Man Ass-Kicking Machine; Red Sox Take First Place
Everyone loves a good old fashioned serving of karma with their baseball. Especially Red Sox fans. So it made for great entertainment tonight when Hanley …
Brad Ziegler Becomes Boston’s Third Closer of the Year
The Red Sox are hoping they can send off the retiring David Ortiz with one final playoff run, in hopes of winning one more ring …
No Sweep For You!
The Red Sox come out of the All Star break high off the acquisition of a new starting pitcher. They win the first two games …
Sandy Leon is the Greatest Red Sox Catcher of All Time
I could be wrong about this, but I don’t think I am. In fact, after Sandy launched a three-run homer off CC Sabathia into the …
Dombrowski Comes Out Swinging
The Red Sox will start the second half of the season with a little different look. Dave Dombrowski, not one to wait for the trading …
Red Sox Highlights from the 2016 All Star Game
I know I make a big deal every year about not watching the All Star game and how the 1999 edition, featuring Pedro Martinez’s iconic …
Disco Demolition Night
Disco Demolition Night. Yeah, it was an actual event. Yesterday was the 37th anniversary of what has to be the worst “promotion” in sports history. …
Red Sox Win, John Farrell Gives Reaction for the Ages, Entire Team Goes on DL
Obviously that headline’s an exaggeration, but it sure seems like players are dropping like flies from a zapper lamp. Last night we learned that Tazawa …
David Ortiz Wants You to Keep Voting For His “Little Guy”
I only pray to god he means Dustin Pedroia.
Craig Kimbrel Named to All Star Team, Promptly Shits Bed
There’s one thing I’ve learned about Craig Kimbrel during his brief tenure with the Red Sox. And that is you never, ever, ever, ever, ever, …
2016 All Star Game: Red Sox vs. Cubs, Essentially
While my dream of a Cubs/Red Sox World Series becomes more unlikely with every David Price start, I’ll get a pretty good preview at this …
Which David Price Shows Up Tonight?
The last time David Price faced the Rangers, he gave up six earned runs in just over two innings. Miraculously, he was not tagged with …
“This Is Our F**king Country!”
Happy Fourth of July from me, Denton and David Ortiz. Let Sam Adams be your pilot.
Things You Could Have Done Instead of Watching the Red Sox Lose 21-2 That Would Have Had the Same Effect
Last night, the Red Sox took whatever shards of pride they had left after June, collected them in a neat little pile, then drove a …
David Ortiz Still a Beast, but Fan Wins Game
I’ll cut right to the chase: After a lackluster June, and taking on the lowly Angels, the Red Sox absolutely needed a win last night. …
You Know What Didn’t Suck About the Red Sox in June? Xander Bogaerts.
I originally planned this to be an extended, 5,000-word treatise on the greatness of Xander Bogaerts. How all of Red Sox Nation was calling for …
No Laughing Matter
David Price has nothing to laugh about. Well, he probably laughs every time he cashes a check from the Red Sox. Price-sympathizers will be quick …
Back The Red Sox to Win The AL East
The Boston Red Sox are almost back to their vintage form this season and are primed and ready to take the AL East. The Red …
Red Sox Make Insane Comeback, Starring Mookie, Koji and Mighty Sandy
Honestly, after watching the Red Sox drop three of four to the White Sox and half-ass their way through their recent homestand, my expectations for …
Xander Bogaerts Learns It’s Tough Out There for a Winner
Poor Xander Bogaerts. The X Man was about the only living highlight from this shit-flat 4-6 homestand, and his tenth-inning single in today’s win helped …
Hanley Ramirez Has a Message for his Critics
Hanley Ramirez’s bat has been missing like the lost ark for some time now. So when he belted a line drive home run off Jose …
Turn to Clay
I’m here with Clay Buchholz, tonight’s starting pitcher. How does it feel to get back in the rotation, Clay? …
Steven Wright’s the Best In the Worst Red Sox Loss
Worst loss of the year? Hell, yeah. We can call this the worst loss of the year. Because any time your team has the bases …
Kudos, Rusney Castillo, On a Job… Done
Last month, while dragging my drunk ass out of Fenway Park, I noticed a NESN ad on the side of a trash can on Brookline …
Remembering Dad, and His Love of the Red Sox, on Father’s Day
I wrote this back in 2011, five years after my dad passed. And I’ve re-posted it pretty much every year since then. I used to …
The Red Sox are Ruining June, But I Won’t Say “June Swoon”
Suddenly, May seems like a long time ago. You remember May, don’t you? That was when the Red Sox went a crisp 18-10, put up …
Red Sox Give Twins a Sound Thrashing
The weekend series between the Red Sox and Twins was really not a fair fight. It was the Gentleman Masher “basting the turkey” of his …
The Xander Bogaerts Revenge Tour Hits Minnesota
Watching Xander Bogaerts tear through opposing pitchers like a knife through rare roast beef, it’s almost improbable to remember that just a couple years ago …
Everything That’s Wrong With The Red Sox In One Convenient Late-Night Game
I had the pleasure of chatting with Tony Mazz on the Baseball Reporters this evening. He was asking who is to blame for last night’s …
Spend the Off-Day Watching David Ortiz Crush Pinatas
The good folks at Jet Blue have imagined a post-retirement career for David Ortiz that involves… well, just check the video below and see for …
The Comeback That Almost Was
Man, that win would have meant so much. The Red Sox would have remained in first and taken two-out-of-three from the Jays. Instead, we’re looking …