The Greatest Gift of All
Christmas 2006 is officially done. I’ll be tearing down the tree, the lights, the 30-foot plastic Santa who looks slightly Asian and more-than-slightly deranged, and …
Go Power at Christmas Time
Happy Christmas to Red Sox Nation. And godspeed to the Godfather of Soul.
So This Is Christmas?
Something just doesn’t seem right when it’s 50 degrees outside on Christmas Eve, New England hasn’t seen more than a dusting of snow, and there’s …
To Market, To Market
Just how profitable will the Red Sox signing of Matsuzaka be? Hard to say, but it’s a safe bet they will recoup their $51 million, …
Burl Ives Has a Posse
This time of year, Heat Miser, Rudolph and that elf dentist get all the love. But Christmas nerds like myself know that there are a …
America Runs on Bellhorn
Hello. Good morning. Three quick things, then you can all get on with your day. 1) According to Mark Bellhorn’s entry on Wikipedia, the former …
Great Moments in Broadcasting History AKA Revenge of the Filthy Shills
Here at Surviving Grady, we don’t have a lot of pride sources to point to at the end of a long, hard day. Sure, there’s …
Have You Seen This Man?
Seeing Wade Boggs in pinstripes was a strange thing. Seeing Roger put them on was even stranger (though, oddly, not as weird as seeing his …
A Week of Underappreciated Things
It’s the holiday season. So sue us if we wanna spread a little love in small, easy-to-digest chunks. Starting today. Most Underrated Moment of the …
Nothing Left To Say
It’s Sunday, the hot stove has cooled down, the holidays are coming, what else? Another T.O. scandal in the news. The Celts won their fifth …
Is It Safe?
In what seems to be an effort to erase any evidence of the 2004 championship team, the Red Sox have announced their new broadcast team. …
Let a Little Daisuke Into Your Heart
Suddenly, Daisuke is everywhere. At the airports. Flitting through Mass General. Knocking down John Henry on the Fenway green. Last night, he was at the …
Everything That Rises Must Converge, and Other Things Fred Berry Taught Me
Plane arrives. Wheelbarrows full of cash are piled into Boras’ trunk. Mass General docs stand at the ready to administer critical blood analysis and that …
Sign Your Name Across My Heart
As a kid, part of the fun of going to a Sox game — besides watching Uncle Pete get drunk and try to punch out …
Everything Works If You Let It
Apparently, the time for the big pants is now. John Henry’s pulling out the private plane, for chrissakes. And you now how pale he is… …
I Don’t Like Mondays
I’m not at the point I want to shoot anyone, but Mondays after an un-Patriot-like beatdown in Miami yesterday are tough. I was as sure …
Waiting on a Friend
In my “book of best Saturdays” you will find no mention of December 9, 2006. After an open bar Christmas party Friday night, I drag …
Heavy Petting
So what? Let ’em have Pettitte and his long horse-face and his ultra-pretentious “I spell my name with four Ts, thank you very much” ways. …
A Mind Like This, Left Alone, Gets a Bit Dodgy at Times
Anyone who follows Star Trek — and it’s quite possible I’ve just lost half our readership with those five words — knows that when it …
Happy Birthday Larry Bird
Larry Legend turns 50 today. Thanks for the memories #33. The million-dollar contracts continue being tossed around the winter meetings like dollar bills at a …
Theo Gone Wild
The much-rumored deals have finally been confirmed. JD Drew and Julio Lugo will both be wearing Red Sox colors next season. As if we haven’t …
Where’s The Beef?
Day one of the winter meetings is in the books and we’ve got nothing to show for it but more rumors. I guess I’m getting …
Destination Unknown
It’s true. Red has left the building on one of his frequent “business trips” to parts unknown. He claims Florida, where the winter meetings start …
Ghost Like Swayze
John Cameron, that is. Screw Patrick. I’m out ’til Friday. In the meantime, please allow Denton to entertain you with his infamous “man who conveniently …
Where Is The Love?
Michael Richards goes on a tirade filled with the worst racial slurs and “historical” references during a nightclub act. Larry Johnson states he hates taking …
Just Remember What You Said. My Medallion’s Made of Bulletproof Lead.
Just some random stuff, in no particular order. — The D’s new film, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, gets no love at the …
Manny Up
Can you ever get too much Manny trade talk? I hate to say it, but I think this time it’s for real. The inexplicable desire …
I Think He’d Like to Have Been Ronnie Kray. But Then Nature Didn’t Make Him That Way.
Dear Theo, Larry, John, Tom, Peabo, “Scones,” and Aggie: Hello. Red here. I know you’re busy, but I just had a coupla things to say. …
Tuesday Plug-O-Rama: Music
Pulling my head out of the Hot Stove for just a few moments… You know how you pick up a CD or download a song …
As If We Needed Another Reason
From SF Gate: New celebrity couple Jessica Biel and Derek Jeter sparked outrage when their public display of affection at an exhibition left art fans …
Da Bears
I think it is safe to say the so-called market correction in Major League baseball has run its course. The old economy is the new …
First I Look at the Purse
Just when I was hoping all this J.D. Drew nonsense had evaporated, today’s Globe tells us that the Sox continue to plug away under the …
Full Up
No more Alice’s restaurant for another year. BC pissed away a chance for a shot at the ACC championship.Take the day off, RSN. Loosen up …
Happy T-Day
To everyone who drops by this site on a regular or semi-regular basis to get their full day supply of vitamin silly, rage against the …
Wasted Energy
I’ve said this so many times in the past, i’ve actually reduced it to a form letter: Dear [local journalist’s name here]: Thanks for your …