Hello Goodbye
Just when I was falling in love with the idea of having Boomer back… I have to let him go. Again. Sadness rules my world. …
You Shall Know His Velocity
Dear Mr. Ortiz: Splendid work last night. It was nice to see you bust out of Wednesday’s 0-for-5 coma which, let’s face it, helped sink …
Stay With Me I Need Support
First things first: Manny Ramirez. What the f–k? I mean, a couple nights ago the guy catches thirteen levels of heck from Yankee Nation for …
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Running late and running a fever, so it’s a quick one today. But really, what is there to say after last night’s loss to the …
Return of the Product
Folks, my mind is an eternal Yankees elimination party. It rages 24/7, there’s free drinks and steak for everyone, and after midnight we give Ron …
Josie’s On a Vacation Far Away. Come Around and Talk It Over.
The only good things I can say about yesterday’s loss to the Phillies are as follows: 1) It closes out this mercifully brief interleague fling. …
Interleague Play
The White Sox versus the Cubs for Windy City bragging rights ends up in a good old-fashioned throwdown. Yankees play the Mets for back page …
Head Games
We’ll take a win, because winning is nice and we like it. Especially when it’s fueled exclusively by home runs by Papi, Tek and Scenic …
In a Philly Mood
Coupla things: First, anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I loves me some Hazel Mae. She doesn’t come quite to the level of Kelly …
Sometimes You’re the Windshield…
We knew this ridiculous stretch against the Orioles couldn’t last. Like all good things in life, it had to eventually end. My hope, however, was …
When Winning Feels Like Losing
At about 8:30 I was ready to make the call. With the Red Sox up 4-0 and the Yankees getting pasted, I almost did it. …
Post-Game Strategy
Theo: Good morning skipper, congrats on win number 500. Tito: ::looks up with a frown:: Yeah, whatever. How did Hansen do? Theo: Four scoreless, no …
Must. Have. Baseball.
So much rain and everything damp, cold and wet, I’m starting to feel like Rick Deckard, sloshing around 2019 Los Angeles. And while it’s only …
40 Days and Nights
Hey, at least the Yawkey Way Braintrust had the good sense to call this one before packing the place just to meet the daily hot …
Next Position Please
Yeah, this picture pretty much says it all. I’m pulling an Eternal Sunshine and having any traces of last night’s rain-shortened loss purged from my …
Episode 832, In Which Mike Lowell Confronts the Army of Mike Lowell Clones as They Contemplate an Invasion of the Earth
“You called for me, Imperious Leader?” “Indeed. Nice game against the Yanks last night.” “Thank you.” “Games like that restore our faith. Early on, you …
Lessons Learned Last Night
1. Don’t shake off Varitek. 2. Don’t fall asleep at the wheel. After a pasting like Tuesday night’s, I typically anticipate the worst. “I wish …
Start Spreading The News
Poise. Composure. Josh Beckett had it, the Big Unit lost it. In the first inning Giambi thought he had ball four on a 3-1 pitch …
You Know the Bronx is Up, and I’m Brooklyn Down
A couple of predictions before tonight’s ballcrushingly excellent Beckett-Unit match-up: 1) Expect a hit batter. Or two.I think it’s pretty safe to speculate that, like …
No Worries. It’s All Good.
There was a time, not so long ago, that a series against the Orioles was a humbling experience. A dressing-down of the highest order. A …
A Quick One
Mad props to Schill, Youk, Papi the Barbarian, and especially Mike Lowell. Folks, when the team broke camp I figgered Mikey to be the official …
The Sum of All Fears
“Thanks for coming out today, everyone. I know your time is valuable. I’ll keep this brief.” “Okay.” “You know we have a problem.” “We do?” …
Let’s Pretend That Didn’t Happen
Well, that was a large steaming cup of suck, wasn’t it? I’ll let it slide as the post-Yankee letdown. But just this once. The lowlights: …
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
There is no greater buzzkill than the rainout. But when the Yankees are in town? Man, that’s when you figure that the Yawkey Way Brain …
The Cashman-Headwarmer Dialogues, Volume 921-C
Before the Game: Headwarmer: I see that Mirabelli’s back. Cashman: Very observant, Headwarmer. Headwarmer: Hey, weren’t you trying to snag him to keep him from …
The Debate Rages On
Dear Johnny Damon: Tonight, at 7:05, as my beloved Red Sox take the field against you and your co-workers, I will be sitting comfortably in …
When The Levee Breaks
By mid-game, last night’s Florida-fest threatened to be another Timberland to the groin. Another evening of watching helpless as the Rays pummel one of our …
Things We’re Telling Ourselves This Morning to Keep From Punching a Nun
The law of averages dictates that Wily Mo Pena is, at some point this season, going to stop unleashing pure, unadulterated suck by the barrel. …
Sometimes It’s Okay to Cry
Got off a plane at Logan last night around the third inning — roughly the time I imagine Theo was phoning Los Bros Hendricks to …
Can’t Blame Willie Harris For This One
What is it about having Tim Wakefield on the mound that makes the offense shut down? The only run, and the only bright spot of …
What Would You Say…You Do Here?
Curt Schilling: Mostly I pitch, you know, get batters out. Sometimes I take the younger guys out for a leg of lamb and give them …
Joe Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 1986
Flipping through the channels last night and I get all caught up in NESN’s rebroadcast of Clemens’ 20-K masterpiece against the Seattle Mariners from 1986. …
The Great Escape
You know that scene in Star Wars where Luke and Leia and crew bust ass out of the Death Star toward the Millennium Falcon, stormtroopers …
Shut Down
Dear Mr. Francona, What the f–k are you doing? You have an unproven lefty starter going up against a team that eats lefties for brunch. …
Startling.
A game in which Manny hits two home runs, Papi knocks one out as well, and Beckett’s on the hill? Man, that’s a game where …