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 …
Dmitri Young Ate My Post
Actually, it was Blogger, sophisticated piece of machinery that it is, that swallowed things up good, forbidding me entrance this morning, and reducing me to …
I Saw an Angel, Of That I’m Sure
Note to NESN, #2881-B: During games such as last night’s, when the proceedings become so one-sided that an opposing team’s hopes just dissipate into the …
The Famous Final Scene
We’re 14 games deep and I’ve already had three near-heart attacks. That’s like half my entire 2005 total. And, eerily enough, it seems like this …
I Can Tell That We Are Gonna Be Friends
Attention Kevin Youkilis: What can I say? I’m sorry. Ever since it was reported that you’d be taking over first base duties, I’ve led a …
Pitching And…More Pitching
The 2006 Red Sox notched their 4th one-run victory of the young season. The winning formula? Beckett, Timlin and Papelbon. Along with Curt Schilling, these …
Three Questions
…and only two regarding yesterday’s game: 1) When did Tito begin taking hallucinogens? I mean, when he constructed that line-up, did he plan on equipping …
And Just Wait ‘Til Clemens Gets Here…
Such a curious thing, this 2006 Red Sox team. Last night’s offensive hero, Alex Gonzalez, began the evening hitting .167. Manny Ramirez looks like a …
No Cause For Alarm. Yet.
Seeing a Sox pitcher get whapped around like a sick bunny for the second night in a row can be disconcerting. And when the Jays …
Drinking to Forget
There are those who pointed to David Wells’ refusal to run the “line o’ high fives” with his teammates during Tuesday’s introduction ceremonies as a …
Bringing Down The House
Opening Day at Fenway. Magic and anticipation swirl about in the warm spring air. This is one of baseball’s finer moments. And the Red Sox …
There’s Always Something Happening, and It’s Usually Quite Loud
For the past ten years, Fenway Opening Day has been my Christmas. It’s a holiday. It’s a holy day. It’s a day no work is …
What If The Hurricane’s Name Was Wakefield?
Deceptively beautiful. Fluttering towards the batter begging to be hit, only to dance away from the bat at the last second. It is the knuckleball. …
And Like the Drivin’ Rain, Like the Restless Rust, I Never Sleep
First things first, yesterday’s game was played in Baltimore, right? At Camden Yards? Because unless it was just a souped-up NESN trick, it seemed to …
A Walk’s As Good As A Hit
Especially when you get 14 of ’em. Throw in 16 hits and you’ve got a shitload of baserunners and an old-fashioned Friday night beat down. …
She Comes Home Late With Another Screw Loose/Claims to Have Had Just a Pineapple Juice
Some worthless observations after watching the first three games of the season. Josh Beckett + packed house at Fenway is gonna equal unstoppable awesomeness. I’m …
The Future Is…Last Night
Wow.Josh Beckett mowing down batters. Fists pumping and attitude flowing. Schill in the dugout, watching like a proud father, animated, smiling. An absolutely giddy RemDawg …
4 Things Not To Say After A Red Sox Loss
1) “It’s only April” – Last time I checked, a game in April counts as much as a game in September. Remember 2005? We had …
I Can See Clearly Now
Dude. The Red Sox are going to win the World Series. Alright, maybe that’s too bold a statement. Let’s just say they totally went above …
Suddenly, Everything in My Life Makes Sense Again
“People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway, not knowing for sure why they’re …
Baseball. Tonight.
Sure, it’s only Cleveland versus the White Sox. Not the big Tampa Bay – Boston rivalry, but it is baseball. Real, live, counts-in-the-standings baseball. C.C. …
The Last Worthless Evening
Ladies, you had your chances. You won’t have my besotted arse eyeing you deviously from across the bar anymore. Same goes for you, TiVo. Though …
Soul On A Roll But You Treat It Like Soap On A Rope [‘Cause The Beats In The Lines Are So Dope]
“Johnny. Something’s wrong.” “What is it? The batteries go dead?” “Take that off. This isn’t fun time. This is serious.” “Okay. What is it?” “I …
So Happy Together
I realized something while watching tonight’s Remdog Unleashed special on NESN. First, my manlove for Remy is immense. And after a winter that found me …
The 2006 Final Standings in the AL East, as Predicted by Dr. Zaius
1. New York Yankees: “I hate them too, but cannot ignore the potent bats, capable of offensive output so staggering it could engulf the entire …
The Home Run King
With all that is good and right and fun about baseball starting up soon, there is a shadow looming in the season ahead. The shadow’s …
Some Static Started in the Pool Hall
Just when we thought that a Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood-like tranquility had been restored after the Josh Beckett testosterone-fest on Sunday, Our Man Tavarez kicked good …
Anger is an Energy
One of the things we dug about Josh Beckett coming to Boston, beyond his youth, his two-seam fastball, and the heightened possibility of a Leeann …
I Was Never Much Good at Goodbye
As we find The Graffer being placed on waivers by the Red Sox, I humbly direct you to my August 9, 2005 post, Who Died …
Thank God He’s On Our Side
Folks, there’s a reason we put Mike Timlin and Dave Roberts on the cover of Surviving Grady: The Book. For one thing, they’re both handsome …