MVP
What? You don’t have one of these? Click here to become cool. Sorry guys, clicking the link will only get you the shirt, not the …
When Reality Comes Calling
It isn’t often Red and I stray from our daily dose of sports, attempted humor or pop culture references. We avoid religion and politics, choosing …
I See, In 2007…
Manny Ramirez: In his last three years, he has hit .324 with 20 HR’s and 66 RBI – just at Fenway Park. This season he …
Look Again, George
Fire Torre? Someone, anyone, help me understand this. You put a team of juiced-up, overpaid all-stars on the field, they don’t perform, so you call …
Behind Closed Doors
Surviving Grady was able to infiltrate the secret Yankee bunker to listen in on the post-elimination meeting… Steinbrenner: OK, you all know why we’re here. …
They Said It, Not Us
Brian Cashman: “I’m stunned. This team fooled me, to some degree.” A-Rod: “Plain and simple they dominated us. They absolutely kicked our ass.” Derek Jeter: …
Feelin’ Kinda Johnson
Kenny Rogers ain’t one of my favorite people. I’d almost rather be strapped down Clockwork Orange-style and forced to watch looping video of the other …
He’s a Cool Exec, With a Heart of Steel
In the mad blur of MLB playoff coverage over FOX and ESPN, I heard someone refer to Derek Jeter as “the Iron Man.” And I …
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Now that play at the plate in yesterday’s Mets/Dodgers match-up was one of the weirdest things I’ve done ever seen. Check the video for yourself …
Detroit Breakdown
Not that I expected much out of the Tigers, but the 5-run 3rd inning put an early end to game 1. Leyland evidently conceded at …
Requiem for a Season
In many ways, Sunday’s game was probably the most fitting way for the Red Sox’ 2006 season to end. An unfinished spectacle under cloudy skies, …
As If It Matters
The regular season is finally over. I’d forgotten how agonizing it is to watch an out-of-contention team play out the schedule. Like watching your favorite …
Like You Wanted to Talk About Last Night’s Loss Anyway
Screech made a sex tape! You know Screech? From Saved by the Bell? He made a sex tape! A tape! In which he’s having sex! …
It’s high time for a walk on the real side
Let’s admit the bastards beat us The New York Yankees are going to finish the 2006 regular season with at least 97 wins, a double-digit …
And Don’t Think It Hasn’t Been a Little Slice of Heaven…
He’s a gamer, a dirt dog and a brawler. He runs blindly into walls, proudly sports the filthiest cap in all of baseball and is …
Get About as Much Attention as a Circus On the Moon
::Arranging chess pieces on a board:: Okay. Wang can start the ALDS. Then we’ll go to Moose. And then… hmmm… ::phone rings:: Hello? Mr. Cashman, …
More Sweet Than Bitter, Bitter Than Sweet
God damn this team. I’d forgotten about them. Left them in a pile of yesterday’s dust. They were so over in my book, you needed …
I Want You Back
So the Red Sox season is officially over. Time to think football and hibernation. Inevitably, it is also time for the annual “trade Manny” debate …
Another Reason to Bring Back Roger in 2007
The Debbie Clemens-Shonda Schilling combo will instantly give us more MILF cred than any other team in Major League Baseball. Oh, and he can still …
Most Valuable
Forget the 52 homeruns. Forget the 133 RBI. Forget the clutch hits and walkoff blasts. There are more reasons why David Ortiz is our Most …
Bizarro World
This is the legit headline at sportsline: Tavarez pitches complete game in BoSox victory over Jays I shit you not. How does this happen? The …
Here It Goes Here It Goes Here It Goes Again
In a season that has brought us plague, pestilence and Jason Johnson, Ortiz has been the one sure thing. Our go-to guy whenever games — …
In Between Days
In my mind, last night’s game represented a perfect microcosm of the 2006 season, in convenient three-hour format. You had your moment of unbridled awesomeness, …
I’m Out!
Sorry everybody, I just can’t do this anymore. For the rest of this colossally disappointing season, I’ll be watching from afar. The games…they just hurt …
The Best Red Sox Game I Ever Attended
Dad got the tickets, because that’s what Dad did. He just waved his hands like some goddam illusionist and suddenly, bam!, there were tickets. To …
Willie Stargell for National Talk Like a Pirate Day
If you’re gonna do this goddam thing, do it right. Talk about how you hit 32 home runs during that magical 1979 season and how …
Thank You Sir May I Have Twelve Others
Hey, God. Red here. Thanks for listening. That worked out great. And now, while I seem to be in your good graces, I’ve got a …
Everything Looks Worse in Black and White
It’s sad to think about what this series could have meant. Hell, what most of us thought it would mean a month ago. The showdown …
Last Splash
Hey God. Red here. You know, I don’t ask for much. And seeing as how you never saw fit to grant me that thing with …
St. Elsewhere
Hey, we won. Coming from behind and everything. Seriously, at the end of the night, we had a bigger number in that crazy box thing …
The Preacher Asked Her and She Said, "I Do." The Preacher Asked Me and She Said, "Yes, He Does, Too."
Boston Dirt Dogs has a photo [courtesy of Leighton Communications, Inc.] of the Sox players’ wives, taken at the second annual Say It With Flowers …
I Met This Girl One Night With a Peculiar Cackle. I Laid the Bait and She Took the Tackle.
Some discussion points, if you will. Because I’m currently shuttling between two impossible deadlines. 1. “I’m not thinking about the MVP. No one’s focus here …
Road to Nowhere
For the first time in three years, the Red Sox aren’t going to the playoffs. Feels kinda weird, doesn’t it? Like watching the captain of …
And Now This Important Message From Hall of Famer George Brett
“Owned by the Royals in five straight games? Dudes, grab a cold one and a couple foreign chicks and give it up. Next year’s only …