Why Is Julian Tavarez Smiling?
a) Because he knows, deep down inside, the charges will be dropped. b) Because it’s Valentine’s Day. And when your heart is filled with love, …
Please Don’t Squeeze The Chairman
I think I figured this out: everyone’s lying. Throw ’em all in jail, in the same cell. They’ll work it out.
Five Things To Talk About This Spring
That’s right, spring. Just ’cause it’s cold enough to freeze your eyeballs (among others) here in Boston and we’re getting a little of the so-called …
The Shark Always Wins
When Jaws came out in 1975, the world had not been introduced to the likes of Mike Myers, Jason, or Freddy Krueger. And even after …
The Tuesday Movies on Monday: David Cone in a Men’s Room
I’m gonna be bogged down over the next few days with the job that actually pays my mortgage, so I’m handing the keys to Denton …
Dustin Pedroia Will Flex You Into the Stone Age
Just got around to reading Rob Bradford’s account of The Elf’s workout habits from Friday’s Herald. And it’s a killer. “I’m getting jacked,” Pedroia yells …
Big Beautiful Convoy
It’s truck day, folks. Or as we call it in my house, the day life begins to make sense again.
We Always Bet on Curt
The best thing about Curt Schilling? We don’t have to rely solely on Edes or McAdam or Napoleon Shaughnessy to tell us what’s up with …
Curt Hurt
Depending on who or what you believe, any of the following may be true: 1) Curt Schilling is out until at least the All-Star break …
Battle of the Mustaches
This is one of my favorite moments in a non-Red Sox World Series. I remember watching it in ’88 when Gibson comes hobbling up the …
The Inevitable Post About Balls
When I was a wee lad and my Dad was taking me to my first-ever game at Fenway, he stopped me as we were heading …
The Eric Hinske Era Ends
Smilin’ Eric Hinske, he of the perpetual grin that bordered perhaps a bit too much on psychotic, has left the building, joining AL East knockabouts …
Casey Meets The Press
Sean Casey was formally signed and introduced the the local media yesterday at Fenway and, true to his reputation as the friendliest guy in baseball, …
Bobby’s Back
The guy what hit what turned out to be the game-winning home run in Game Four of the 2007 World Series? He’ll be back for …
Tina Who?
Thanks to our buddy Dave over at Barstool Sports for picking this up. Former Miss Florida Julie Donaldson will be on WHDH, not NESN, but …
The Tuesday Movies: Stomping Roger in the 1999 ALCS
For a Sox fan in the late ’90s, there weren’t a lot of joyful postseason memories to cling to, at least any that took place …
Baseball Season Begins Now
What is there left to say about the game they play with the misshapen ball? I’ve been struggling all morning, coming up with ideas and …
Locked and Loaded
Call me a homer, but this thing is in the bag. Brady vs. “the other” Manning, Belichick vs. Coughlin, perfect weather? Throw in a little …
Everybody Loves Sean Casey
The Sox’ signing of first baseman Sean Casey as a lefthanded bat off the bench brings us yet another talented, soon-to-be-the-toast-of-the-clubhouse sort. My favorite bit …
NESN Presents: The Tina Cervasio Replacement Auditions
At NESN’s secret base on the moon, the auditions to replace Tina Cervasio begin… NESN, as you know, is the leading subscriber-based cable channel in …
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance"
The Orioles are honoring the 1983 World Series Championship team tonight at the ESPNZone at the Inner Harbor. Check out the young Iron Man taking …
The Rocket Rebuts
Roger Clemens and his team of agents released a 40-something page report earlier this week, somehow intended to show that Rog didn’t use steroids. Personally, …
Tragedy Strikes Close To Home
Local media favorite Bob Ryan received the worst news a parent can get on Monday: his son was dead, an apparent suicide. Since then, more …
We Have a Winner!
After what seemed like years of speculation between Boston and New York over which city would land Johan Santana, the results are in: New York. …
Positively My Last Words on Tina Cervasio, Johan Santana and Roger Clemens (At Least This Week)
I just had some quick words for Tina C’s former bosses at NESN, the cads who let her slip through their fingers, failing to recognize …
Mets Get Santana. But We’ve Got Beckett.
Would have been mighty sweet. But it looks like we’ll just have to settle for a rotation of Matsuzaka, Schilling, Wakefield, and Lester/Buchholz, with ALCS …
The Tuesday Movies: Gabe Kapler, Autograph Hurler
In a concerted effort to clean up some detritus that’s been clogging up my living space, I came upon a wealth of old Sox games …
Sox Add To The Bullpen
The Santana deal is still up in the air, but the Sox have traded for relief pitcher David Aardsma to strengthen their bullpen. Boston dealt …
Trot Nixon: Back-Up First Baseman and Joba’s Blues
One of the greatest things in the history of the world used to be Peter Gammons’ Baseball Notes column in the Sunday Globe. After a …
Spring Training: Tough on the Marlins’ Dance Team, Too
MLB has a piece on last week’s auditions for the Florida Marlins’ dance team, the Mermaids: The tryouts are essentially Spring Training for the group. …
Clash of the Titans
So, Theo Epstein and Brian Cashman are hanging out together in New Jersey? According to The New York Post, the two were co-speakers at a …
Can’t Get Enough of 1986
Red got me hooked on the 1986 nostalgia this week. A lot of good memories I should have are clouded by the fact that I …
Derek Lowe Says It’s Fun to Win. And That You Can Bite His Tweeter.
One of the most thrilling, grind-yer-nuts-on-the-cheese-grater conclusions to a Sox playoff series came during the final game of the 2003 ALDS. We were holding on …
More 1986 Love: Psycho Steve Lyons, Tom Seaver on the Sox and Roger Clemens as the Angry Young Man
On the same tape on which I found the 1986 ALCS clip from yesterday’s post, I discovered an old Sox special, hosted by a young …