And The Angels Had Guitars Even Before They Had Wings
And Tim Wakefield has been kicking ass in a Red Sox uni since the likes of Beckett and Papelbon were counting hairs on their chests …
Sox Give ‘Em Heck, Chuck Heston-in-Omega-Man Style
See, this is what you have to do to your opponents when they’re on the ropes. Crush. Maim. Taunt. Slap them around like raw steaks …
Daisuke Matsuzaka is Automatic for the People
A wise man once said, “I have a feeling that Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox are gonna stomp all over the Toronto Blue Jays.” …
Good Things Come In Small Packages
Dustin Pedroia’s player card lists him at 5’9″ and 180 pounds. If I had to put money on it, I’d say he’d have a tough …
It’s Beckett Time!
20 wins, 10 losses. Is there anybody out there, even the most Sox-crazed, optimistic fan that though the home team would be 20 and 10 …
Geddy Lee’s Curt Schilling Fantasy
It’s no secret that Geddy Lee of Rush is a huge baseball fan; you can often see the dude sitting his rock star ass in …
Manny Ramirez and Julian Tavarez in "Good Touch, Bad Touch"
You see a lot of strange things when the TV cameras point into the dugout. Pedro with a Yoda mask. Curt scribbling in his notebook. …
The Unbearable Lightness of Clemens
The night Roger Clemens struck out 20 Mariners, I sat in my bedroom, scratching away at my homework, listening to the game on the radio. …
Just Another Overpriced Brick in the Brokedown Palace
Roger Clemens going back to the Yankees? Aw, hell I never really wanted that bloated bastard back here anyway. Honest. I’ll have more later. I …
We Needed A Little Of This Last Night
I guess when you’re going up against baseball’s best pitcher, and you have your fifth starter on the mound, expectations are low. But then the …
Runs? Wake Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Runs!
Tim Wakefield. Every time we think the guy has shown us everything he can do, he reaches into his bag of tricks and shows us …
David Ortiz Will Man-Hug You Into Submission Now.
Now that was a weird-ass game. Before I’d even had a chance to kill my first Pabst, the Sox were down by five and Matsuzaka …
Open Letter to Nick Swisher. And Some Stuff On Last Night’s Game.
Dude. Seriously. Cut the hair. Don’t listen to Stephen Malkmus when he says “darling don’t you go and cut that hair” because, honestly, you need …
Josh Beckett Will Not Let Last Night’s Loss Go Unavenged
Trust him. He’s been with Leeann Tweeden.
Where Boot Meets Nuts and the Worst Music Video Ever, Part II
I know, I know. I’m spoiled. But as I see it, if Paps is gonna blow a game, it’s gotta be all hellfire and raining …
Ain’t No Half Steppin’ to Curt at Home
Tonight, we have Curt on the hill. But no Drew (sick) or Cora (giving “swingy boy” Pedroia a chance to play). Okay, guys. Let’s win …
Hideki Okajima and the Worst Music Video Ever
Looking back on the first month of the 2007 season, there has probably been no greater surprise — beside the fact that Mike Timlin hasn’t …
Derek Jeter and Harvey Keitel: Together at Last
Further proof that the world makes no sense: Derek Jeter and Harvey Keitel (playing a sort of hybrid of his Mr. White and Winston Wolfe …
Are The Yanks All Done, Meet Papi, and More…
I’ve attended more Yankees elimination parties than I care to remember, but the AL East standings always seem to shake out the same way — …
Who Died and Made You Alex Cora?
I just felt that this needed to be said.
Questions About The Game
I have to sit here and wonder what would have happened if Lugo’s smash had gone a foot to either side. Karstens would have stayed …
Hunting For Pinstripes
Amazing what you can find with Google. That’s Tim Wakefield in the front and Doug Mirabelli over Wake’s left shoulder in the back. Yeah, those …
Better Living Through Kicking the Yankees in the Jimmy
Pettitte can’t get out of the fifth! Mariano can’t get out of the ninth (and was lifted for — oh, the humanity — Mike Myers)! …
And Away We Go. Again.
The 2007 Yankees, currently languishing in the sub-basement of the AL East, have become everyone’s favorite punching bag, most recently knocked around by the Toronto …
Curt Schilling Has Balls of Steel. But You Knew That.
With yesterday’s SockGate, I wanted to re-post the original post I posted back then, when the event in question actually happened. So here it is, …
Eric Hinske is The Happiest Man Alive and Other Stories
Okay, that might be overstating things. But have you noticed how whenever there’s a late-game comeback or dramatic twist or, as was the case last …
Does Anyone Have A Better Game Face Than Beckett?
It looks like the rain in Baltimore will hold off long enough for Josh to go for Major League-leading win number 5. I’m sure we’ll …
Return of the Product
A good game last night, featuring the Return of the Product, as David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez reminded us all that whan they’re both on, …
Time To Make Hay
Curt Schilling and the Red Sox prepare to face the second place Baltimore Orioles tonight. Yeah, hard to believe, but true. I was hoping for …
Might as Well Go Ahead and Eat it, Son, for All the Good It’s Done You
Wow. That Wily Mo. Not a strong outfielder. I know Manny’s not a strong outfielder, either — that “throw” he made after retrieving Lyle Overbay’s …
Julian Tavarez is Your Number Five. So He Tries Harder.
I admit: when Jools Tavarez showed up on our doorstep, I only knew a couple things about him. He once punched a phone, and he …
Jesus Loves You, Mike Timlin, But Not As Much As I Do
Well, at least Mike Timlin didn’t get killed. Seriously. On that hearty cracker back to the mound off the bat of Gregggg Zaun, I thought …
But It’s Morning So I Say, Here’s a Big Red Letter Day
First off let me say that I like the Blue Jays. I think they have a phenomenal line-up and if Burnett and Halladay stay healthy, …
Got Dice?
Not that Dice, jackass, Dice-K Matsuzaka. He’s about to mow down some Yankees, gyro-style. Grab a bag of pork rinds and a sixer of Red …