The Boys Are Back In Town
Break out the cliches: home cookin’, friendly Fenway, while the cat’s away…OK, that last one doesn’t make any sense but you know what I mean. …
That’s Great It Starts With an Earthquake, Birds and Snakes, an Aeroplane
On the bright side: — Nobody got shot. — Julian Tavarez kept his pants on for the full nine innings, as best I can tell. …
Send Lawyers, Guns and Money
Two years ago, I counted ’em out. They were totally Heston in The Omega Man, just joggin’ around the deserted streets, waiting to get picked …
There’s a Small Boat Made of China. It’s Going Nowhere on the Mantelpiece.
Okay, what I said yesterday. About us being toast if we can’t sweep the Royals? Let me backtrack a bit and adjust that statement to …
Make. It. Stop.
We didn’t just lose to the Royals. No way that just happened. I must have dozed off… missed the end of the game. I bet …
Souvenir Store Clerks!
I’ve been thinking. Uh oh. You know how Hideki Matsui is one of the pre-eminent collectors of Japanese pornography? I’ve heard his collection is quite …
Better Days
Another ball-crunching loss to the Rays. Further slippage in the standings. A guy named “Corky” behind the plate. Things ain’t good, folks, but they aren’t …
Da Rays
What is it about the Tampa Bay “don’t call me Devil” Rays that makes it so difficult for the Red Sox to beat them? These …
The Bench is Empty But the Hearts are Full
Another game, another injury. Last night it was Doug Mirabelli getting his ankle and knee turned in the first inning at a play at the …
Sometimes You Lose What You Thought You Had, and That’s a Real Sad Deal Indeed
Last night’s game really hinged on two moments. In the second inning, we had the bases loaded, and the Injuns walked Ortiz to get to …
Days Like These I Feel Like I Could Change the World
Once again, we were toast. Done. Deader than the T-bone I left on the grill about five minutes too long, reducing it to a slightly …
Like A Velvet Glove Cast in Iron
Man, if Monday night’s game was The Empire Strikes Back, then last night’s was The Phantom Menace. Bunches of us sitting around with our Sox …
Strong Enough For a Man… But Made for a Yankee
Smell this one, nerd. Props to my man Curtis Interruptus for the post title. And dig on more captions in yesterday’s comments.
The Man Doth Bestride the Earth Like a Colossus
It’s official: David Ortiz is f–king ridiculous. Not that this wasn’t pretty much accepted fact before last night’s heroics. Before His Royal Badness thumped a …
All The Good Times We Had We’ll Have Again
Being on the business end of a beat down like that is never a good thing. But when it occurs on the same day that …
Clutch Never Sleeps
Two words: Big Papi When does what this guy is doing cross into the realm of the supernatural? A rally-sparking homerun in the eighth and …
A Sort of Homecoming
Best thing about last night’s game: That ovation for Cabby when he stepped to the plate in the first. Is there anyone who cultivated such …
Robin’s Alright, Tommy’s Alright, Bun E.’s Alright, Rick’s Alright, We’re All Alright, We’re All Alright (AKA Bring Me The Head of Boof Bonser)
Trading deadline comin’ up. Comin’ at ya. Time to start sizing up Cory Lidle and John Lieber. And there’s that nervous feeling in your gut, …
No Picture Day…Again
The pattern is getting frighteningly predictable. Schilling pitches, Red Sox win. Beckett pitches, Red Sox win. Lester pitches, Red Sox win. Anyone else pitches, the …
Nothing But Flowers
Note to everyone at my office: Today, I’m all about the happy. Seriously, if you’re looking to lay a ton of paperwork at someone’s feet, …
Ten Things About Last Night
Well, Blogger is being a little bitch today and won’t let me add a picture. And I’m not in the mood to figure it out. …
Funwreckers
Whenever I’m watching one of those post-game interviews where Tina Curvaceous chats up Terry Francona, there are certain moments I expect — and in many …
Number 5, To Go
Red Sox Nation has begun to look at every fifth day with as much trepidation as a high school girl waiting on the results of …
Home Run Derby
The oft-dreaded West Coast trip started with a bang last night. Everything Jamie Moyer threw ended up out of the park. There were more wildly …
Winning Is Everything
Some of the names and faces were a little different but the results were certainly the same. Red Sox Nation hears the two letters “DH” …
Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
Back in the day, the good folks at Marvel Comics created a title called “What If,” which gave them the opportunity to explore such topics …
And We’ll All Float On Okay
First off, is it just me or is Jon Lester the world’s oldest looking 22 year-old? I swear when I watch his conferences I’m looking …
The World I Love the Trains I Hop to Be Part of the Wave Can’t Stop
For six painful innings, it looked as if the Red Sox — 2004 World Champions and proud owners of the David Ortiz contract — were …
Who Sucked Out the Feeling?
It wouldn’t be a Red Sox season without some sense of dread. Without some feeling that the Grim Reaper stands waiting behind each corner, ready …
Good Times
DynoMite! Hey everybody, JJ Walker here. Red and Denton offered me a box of Hostess cupcakes and a 40 to give you my expert-like game …
You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you?
I hate to do it just a couple of days after the break, but it is time for a little reminder of how the game …
The Friday Apologies
What can I say? I took my eyes off the ball for a split second. It’s Little League 101, and it cost us the game. …
They’re Here
The worst sports day of the year is over. Once my vodka and Tylenol PM induced hangover clears, I’ll be ready for the second half …
Stealing Home
I almost feel bad for fans of contending National League teams. Almost. You go into the 9th inning with a one-run lead, you put the …
Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident
OK, so maybe the All-Star break isn’t that exciting. But after that 19-inning gut-twister, maybe a little break won’t be so bad. The homerun derby …