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 …
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 …
As a kid, part of the fun of going to a Sox game — besides watching Uncle Pete get drunk and try to punch out …
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’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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 some random stuff, in no particular order. — The D’s new film, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, gets no love at the …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
From today’s Globe: For all the positive vibes generated by the dinner, negotiations on a contract may yet take on a different tenor. Neither side …
I heard about this on the news today. Then got home and actually watched the video. Apparently, Michael “Kramer” Richards went nuts during a recent …
Something tells me we’re gonna miss the Great Gonzo. And on top of it, we miss out on Soriano, who had long been at the …
With just two weeks left until the winter meetings, expect the trade rumors, if not the trades themselves, to start flying. Teams have already been …
The Big Hurt: $18 million to DH for Toronto for two years isn’t a bad gig for a 38-year-old Thomas. If the guy had any …
The last time we got this much baseball news in November was when Theo sat his righteous ass down at the Schilling Family table for …
We all know that if (when!) the Red Sox come to an agreement with Matsuzaka, the stores will be bursting with merchandise, maybe even in …
It’s official, the Red Sox are the highest bidder in the Matsuzaka sweepstakes. Theo and crew now have 30 days to ink the deal that …
Forty-two million? Just for the right to negotiate? With a Scott Boras property? Which could conceivably run us somewhere in the neighborhood of, say, 80 …
Few players have transformed from hero to miscreant faster than Keith Foulke, and that’s pretty unfortunate. Yes, he struggled mightily over the past couple seasons, …
Perhaps this should be the new logo for the Boston Celtics? The Leprechaun that served Boston and Red Auerbach for so long seems to have …
The Bruins continue to lose, as do the Celtics. The Pats will take the J-E-T-S behind the woodshed tomorrow for a good old-fashioned beating, and …