My Trade Deadline Fantasy
Over the next couple hours, as the trade deadline approaches, we’ll get more rumors and lies and stunted fantasies than the local high school dance. …
Where Have You Gone, Heathcliff Slocumb?
You want a great moment in Red Sox trade deadline history? Here it is: An astute reader e-mailed us to point out that today marks …
This Classic TV Moment Brought to You By… Tom Snyder
In tribute to former Tomorrow Show and CBS Late Late Show host Tom Snyder, who died yesterday, I present this bit of TV gold: Snyder’s …
Manny Ramirez + Ryan Garko = BFF
I brought this up last week on FanHouse, but on this slow off-day before the trade deadline, I would like to once again call attention …
Kevin Millar Is Not Above Crossdressing To Please His Fans
These last few days, as I read about his name popping up in trade talks, I found myself getting a bit nostalgic for old El …
Man, Do I Hate Losing to the Devil Rays
Also, it’s official: I get sad when I see Doug Mirabelli holding a bat. Anyway, Nick Carfado mentioned in today’s Globe that to land Jermain …
About Last Night
It took a little longer than it should have, but it ended as any Red Sox game should in the Trop – with a “W” …
Another Reason to Demolish the Trop
Nothing like a series with the Rays to cure what ails you. The Sox disposed of Tampa Bay for the fourth time this season and …
Welcome to the House of Zim
Fun Devil Rays Fact #3774-D: Rays reliever Juan Salas is the only major league baseball player (so far this year) to test positive for performance …
Who Was That Dude in the Wily Mo Pena Costume?
He was swinging the bat and… connecting. For four hits, one of them a home run. He was amazing, this strange, handsome man. And I …
Official Pre-Game Quiz
Approximately how many D batteries did this Jim Rice outfit require? If you answered “six” — you’re right! Now, it’s time for Kason Gabbard to …
Beaten By a Guy Named Fausto? Oh, Sure, We Feel Great About That
Okay, even in my ribs-and-Coors fueled stupor, I can appreciate the fact that we were shut down, slapped up and utterly silenced by the exquisitely …
In Beckett We Trust, All Others Pay Cash…
…because I have nothing but utter confidence in Commander Kick Ass of the F#ck Yeah Brigade.
C.C. Sabathia Doesn’t Want to Hear All Those Red Sox Fans in His House
Okay, so a couple weeks back, we reported on how some Orioles fans decided they’d had enough of us Sox fans descending upon their beloved …
July Showdown
Some smart guy once said: you win 50 games, you lose 50 games, it’s the other 50 that count. I really don’t know if the …
Why Is This Man Smiling?
Because Daisuke Matsuzaka’s squaring off against CC Sabathia tonight. And if our bats can stay hot, well… who knows what can happen. Just kidding. He’s …
Trot Nixon’s Teammates Are Afraid of Him
Kinda like how nobody wants to be the fielder who ruined a no-hitter, there probably wasn’t a single batter in the Sox line-up who wanted …
Pitching by Jon Lester, Inspiration by Tom Waits
Well, there’s one thing you can’t lose, it’s that feelYour pants, your shirt, your shoes, but not that feelYou can throw it out in the …
Manny Ramirez’s Stats Include One Interception
With 2004 cult hero Mark Bellhorn back in town yesterday, taking on the PawSox with the Louisville Bats, I was reminded of his key role …
Welcome Back, Lester
Holy f-cking shit! Just when I thought today couldn’t get any more awesome: Jon Lester to start Monday night in Drew Carey Town! Red Sox …
Coco Hits, Gabbard Throws, Hinske Runs
On June 13th, Coco Crisp put up an 0-for-4 against the Rockies – it was his 21st hitless game in the 57 he’d batted in. …
Down Goes The Hindenburg: A Dramatic Reenactment By David Ortiz
When the umps missed that call on the J.D. Drew homer in the first inning, I had a picture in my mind of how this …
Josh Beckett and the Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Think Josh Beckett’s gonna let his team lose four in a row? Neither do I.
Gammons for President
No, I’m not ignoring last night’s game. It’s just that… well, Gammo’s platform in his bid for presidency of Red Sox Nation is online at …
Daisuke Matsuzaka Didn’t Travel 7,000 Miles to Lose to the Goddam White Sox
I believe that tonight, my sisters and brothers, will be the game that we look back on and say, “Hey, remember that unholiest of beatdowns …
Mike Lowell: Saucy In Two Languages!
What better way to start your Thursday and wash away the taste of a series lost to Kansas City than this curious pic of Mike …
Welcome to The Suck, or Where Do You Go After Losing a Series at Home to the Royals
I like to think of myself as a good fan. I slap on the Schilling jersey and lucky Dennis Eckersley hairpiece when it’s rally time. …
When Will They Learn That You Just Don’t F#%k With Jerry Remy?
Another bit for the Remy time vault last night as the Dawg officially pulled ESPN’s Bill Simmons out of the running for President of Red …
Everybody Loves You at the Trading Deadlineor Welcome Back, Kevin Millar
First things first, we have a handful of the Sox Addict Ts left. If you want one, click here. And thanks to all who’ve helped …
Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the Royals
There they are, sports fans, the guys who teamed up to beat the mighty Boston Red Sox. Straight out of the casting call for Revenge …
A Hurricane Is On Its Way You Can Call It Kason With a K
Despite Denton’s booze-fueled suspicion that Julian Tavarez was pitching last night (see the previous post for the sordid details), Kason Gabbard stepped quite nicely into …
We Need a Little More of This
Open Letter to the Red Sox: OK, ladies, we’re playing the Kansas City Royals. No more screwing around. If there isn’t a sweep going on …
Josh Beckett Will Drop the F-Bomb Any Place and Any Time He Wants, Buddy
The best thing that can be said about yesterday’s nutcrunching loss to the Jays is that it featured the best post-game interview session since David …
Smiles, Everyone, Smiles!
This is the kinda game we’ve been waiting for all season. When the Sox finally put it all together and just kick-ass mercilessly. It’s like …