I’ll Be Back
Curt Schilling announced yesterday that he will pitch in the 2008 season, just a few short weeks after confirming his retirement during a WEEI interview. …
Is There Nothing the Man Couldn’t Do?
Dave McCarty. Cult hero of the 2004 Red Sox. Part-time NESN commentator. Actually not-entirely-horrific pitcher when the situations called for it. And now we learn, …
Worst Sports Day of the Year?
No football. No baseball. Too cold to go out and play. DVD time.
First Base Power?
Buster Olney and the Denver Post are reporting the Red Sox have been in talks with the Rockies to acquire Todd Helton. Sounds good to …
Where’s Drew?
Not since the guy pictured above has someone been as hard to find as J.D. Drew. Is he signed or not? Will he be patrolling …
Must Love DeMarlo
NESN, the good folks who’ve brought us Hazel Mae, Remdawg and the Mentally Challenged Fisherman, are teaming up with the producers of Queer Eye for …
Some of the Off-Season’s Best Moves
DAISUKE MATSUZAKA TO THE RED SOX: Not to be a homer, but this has to be considered one of the best off-season deals simply because …
Hey Archie…I mean Dad, I’m Going To The Superbowl!
For Red Sox Nation, baseball season officially began at 10:15 last night. That’s when Brady’s magic ran out, ending the Patriots’ hopes of 4 championships …
One Step Away
The Patriots enter the domified air of RCA Stadium tonight, one win away from going to Miami. And there is nothing on that field that …
The Original Dirt Dog
After 10 seasons and nearly 1,000 games played in a Red Sox uniform, the Fenway Faithful must say goodbye to Trot Nixon. Nixon signed a …
Laugh, You Bastards!
As sacrilegious as it may seem, I must confess: I don’t watch football. So as people all around me scurry about, buying up quarter barrels …
Single Greatest Cameo in the History of Film
Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross. A role that should have won him an Oscar. Come to think of it, the film should have carted …
A Life Less Ordinary
Ladies and gentlemen, I thought I had it. In the heat of yesterday’s scavenger hunt, in which faithful readers and incarcerated hipsters alike were asked …
Scavenger Hunt
In addition to Kelly’s Roast Beef sandwiches, Ortlieb’s beer and girls who drink Jaegermeister, I’m a sucker for photos of rock stars with baseball players. …
you swim like lions through the crest and bathe yourself in zebra flesh
Good teams ride the talent of a superstar. Great teams find a way to fight through adversity and win playoff games. If you saw these …
Football Has Cheaters Too
Tomorrow, the Pats face the San Diego Chargers for a chance to go to the AFC Championship game. The talk all week has been Antonio …
The Last Nine Innings
For anyone that read Jerry Remy’s “Watching Baseball” and learned a couple of things about the game, “The Last Nine Innings” by Charles Euchner is …
Jim Ed Dreams His Perfect Saturday
Let’s see. Earth Wind and Fire all cued up? Check. Seventy-five solid hours of Rice highlight footage loaded up in the DVD player and set …
Rice Left Out Again
Below is my post from January 2005, prior to the Hall of Fame announcements. It bears repeating… Cooperstown. The Baseball Hall of Fame. The final …
A Drinking Man’s Guide to the 2007 Starting Rotation
My grandfather used to tell me, “You can never have too many women. And you can never have too much pitching.” Gramps knew his shit. …
5 Questions For A Monday
1) Would you mess with Tigger?This kid apparently did, and got a left hook to the face. The father “just wants Tigger to apologize.” Riiight. …
On The Seventh Day, God Created Football
A few observations about yesterday’s playoff games: Tony Romo may have just become the Calvin Shiraldi of football. Gotta be able to handle slippery balls… …
Spring is Coming
This weekend, I’m all about football. But wouldn’t that be a nice picture to see in October?
I’m a Danger to Myself I’ve Been Starting Fights/At the Party at the Club on a Saturday Night
And just like that ::finger snapping sound::, the Randy Johnson Era in NYC has ended. Thanks for the memories. And don’t call us. So this …
Square Pegs
Well, the Red Sox seem to have landed the guy they want – if this is the job description: Wanted – Starting pitcher with potential …
Brief But Poignant
Worst thing about the end of the holiday season: A stark reminder of just how quickly things pass. Best thing about the end of the …
Red Presents: Time Out for Another Self-Indulgent Trip Down Memory Lane
Back in the day, the USA Network used to carry this show called Night Flight, which ran from midnight till 3:00am or so and showed …
Nostalgia or Premonition?
It may be the fact that I’ve been viewing the greatest! Christmas! gift! ever! and drinking stale Ortleib’s since last Thursday or that I’ve been …
Ring In The New
By this time tomorrow, I’ll be nursing the dreaded New Year’s hangover, trying to remember where I parked my car, and getting ready to shave …
Do We Really Want Another Guy Named Drew?
Can somebody tell me what is going on with the J.D. Drew contract? Not that I’m all jazzed up to watch someone making $14 million …
Chicks Dig Catchers
When you’re Carlton Fisk, you don’t wonder where your next piece of tail is coming from. You simply sit back and wait for it. Anyway, …
Heart Says No, Eyes Say Yes
I don’t follow the Bruins. In fact, I don’t watch any hockey. Seriously, I couldn’t tell a right wing from a buffalo wing. But I …
It’s Quiet, Too Quiet
Unless you’re a kid on school break, this week kinda sucks. Just that dead, end-of-year suckiness. 2006 is over, for all intents and purposes, yet …