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.
Smell this one, nerd. Props to my man Curtis Interruptus for the post title. And dig on more captions in yesterday’s comments.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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 …
For six painful innings, it looked as if the Red Sox — 2004 World Champions and proud owners of the David Ortiz contract — were …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
For all the majestic things that have been going on with this team [12 game win streak! Loretta an All Star! Tavarez still not spotted …
Saturday’s game could very well been “one of those games.” The starting pitching gets you six innings, the bats swing mighty and get you lots …
Why does anybody pitch to him?I know, he’s got a Hall-Of-Famer named Manny Ramirez watching his back. But seriously, at what point do you just …
So we avoided a sweep at the hands of the Rays. Which is good, because the last thing any self-respecting Sox fan needed at this …
Okay. So we’ve lost three in a row to a team with guys named “Aubrey”, “Ty” and “Russell” in its line-up. And tonight, unless the …
You know things are good when it feels weird to lose two games in a row. Especially since one of those games was started by …
I think it all started at Camden Yards. Then it spread to Toronto. It popped up in Chicago and Tampa. Other than the Bronx, it …
The Red Sox win streak ended at 12 games Friday, thanks to Dontrelle Willis. Sunday, a new streak began as Manny and Ortiz took the …
All good things must end. Win streaks. Our brief, four game advantage in the AL East. Jason Johnson’s tenure in the starting rotation (Paging Kyle …
And this one… man, it just felt good from the start, didn’t it? It may have been my pre-game “Keep the Streak Alive” feast of …
I’m not much up on my classic Star Trek, but I believe that there’s an old Vulcan proverb stating, “Wanting is better than having. It …
Ten in a row. Another gem from Lester. Offense bursting at the seams like the buttons on Dom DeLuise’s vest. But the real highlight of …