Don Orsillo Salutes Red Sox Nation, then Red Sox Players Salute Don
I remember Don Orsillo’s first game as permanent Red Sox commentator for NESN. It was April 4, 2001, and Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter. I …
Francona vs. Orsillo, or “Why We’ll Miss Don, Reason #27,849”
History has shown us that every Batman must have his Joker. Every Casear his Brutus. Every Marty McFly his Biff. Every foodie that best friend …
Mookie Betts Tells Yankees, “NO CLINCH FOR YOU!”
Only he didn’t say it with his mouth. He said it with his bat. Twice. That was the first home run, off Dellin Betances, which …
Crushing Yankees Dreams Since 2004
Look, barring any Christmas miracles in September, the Yankees are gonna make the postseason. There is almost nothing we can do to prevent this. The …
Remember This Jon Papelbon?
I wonder how many players will look back at their Red Sox years as the best times of their career. Case in point: Jon …
Can Someone Please Get Xander Bogaerts His Gatorade?
It’s right over there. See it? The orange one. Can you pass it to me, man? I’m feelin pretty comfy sitting here and I see …
Mookie Betts and Rich Hill Save the Day, September, and Possibly the Season
Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration. This season was pretty much a lost cause way back in June. But last night, the …
David Ortiz: Wannabe Porn Star
Apparently not content to be a member of the 500 club and legend of baseball, David Ortiz recently revealed to the Players’ Tribune that his …
Xander Loves, Bullpen Kills
Last night, after Alexi Ogando and the Bullpen Kids pissed away another lead — which has become their calling card this season — you would …
Red Sox Giving Us Playoff Baseball in a Year Without Playoffs
I don’t ask much from my last place baseball team. Give me a couple of heart attack moments where I’m reduced to pacing, cursing, throwing …
Joe Maddon Tirade Invokes Tony Soprano, Vigilantism, Branch Rickey
With the Red Sox slowly fading into off-season oblivion with a whimper (let’s not even talk about last night’s turgid loss to the Jays), we …
Xander Bogaerts: Still the Best Story on the 2015 Red Sox
Last night, once again, I dutifully flipped on the TV to watch the last vestiges of this wasted Red Sox season float off into the …
Random Movie Moments: Summer of Sam
I’m a sucker for any mention of the Red Sox in movies. I’m not talking about movies that feature the Sox, like that Jimmy Fallon …
David Ortiz: 500 Home Runs… and the Two That Meant the Most
For more than a decade, whenever hope seems lost or we need some kind of magic conjured at the zero hour, David Ortiz has been …
Update: Rusney Castillo Does NOT Drive a Camry
One of my favorite post-Sox game at Fenway activities — besides trying to convince the sausage vendors to cut me a deal on stale rolls …
A Quick One with Kevin Millar
With all respect to Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band, the 2004 Red Sox are the biggest rock stars to come out of Boston. With …
In a Lost Season, the Red Sox Still Have Me Punching Walls
Now wait, before you judge: punching walls is a good thing. At least as I see it. Sure, the wall hates it and the noise …
Rick Porcello Goes 7 Scoreless, Prompts Investigation into the Whereabouts of the Real Rick Porcello
Alright, we give Rick Porcello a lot of crap in these parts. And a lot of it, so far, has been justified. Watching ownership refuse …
Don’t Test Jackie Bradley Jr.’s Arm, Son
Another lousy Red Sox game in a lousy season on a lousy day in which we learned Don Orsillo will be leaving NESN at the …
Don Orsillo Out at NESN, Red Sox Ownership Continues to Step On Our Nuts
As this season continues to circle the bowl, waiting for inevitable early-October flush, all of Red Sox Nation is in agreement that change is needed, …
Pablo Sandoval and the World’s Unluckiest Tarp
Lots of great things came out of last night’s 5-4 Red Sox win over the White Sox. Joe Kelly turned in his fourth straight quality …
This Video of Don Orsillo and Wally Will Haunt Your Dreams
As if yesterday’s spirit-crushing loss to the Royals couldn’t have been any more horrific, NESN also saw fit to treat us to footage of Don …
Dombrowski Finally Gets His Hands on Castillo (In an Innocent Way, Of Course)
This time last year, Dave Dombrowski was left frustrated after missing out on Rusney Castillo, but the new Red Sox director of baseball operations is …
Dave Dombrowski is Here. And the Red Sox May Never Lose Again.
The manner in which the Red Sox announced that Ben Cherington was gone and Dave Dombrowski was in — casually interrupting the annual Jimmy Fund …
Xander, the Dugout Cop, and the Oddest Moment of Last Night’s Red Sox Game
So what is Xander Bogaerts running from in this clip? A bug? A bat? Or did the police office sitting behind him have something to …
Jackie Bradley Jr. and Nice Guys Finishing First
I remember last summer, after a particularly joyless, beer-soaked afternoon at Fenway, stumbling out of the park and shuffling around Yawkey Way, looking for a …
John Farrell, Mike Aviles’ Daughter, and a Reminder of What’s Important
I planned to write this post as a tribute to former Red Sox player Mike Aviles’ daughter, Adriana, a 4-year old leukemia patient who threw …
May Mike Napoli Forever Run Drunk and Shirtless Through the Boylston Street of Our Hearts
Last Friday, I was invited by the fine folks at King’s Hawaiian — makers of insanely good sweet rolls — to a private pre-game dinner …
Boston Red Sox in 2015 – What Went Wrong?
2015 Boston Red Sox: Underperformed And Overpaid The Boston Red Sox payroll for the 2015 Major League Baseball season is $187.4 million, the third-richest in …
David Ortiz is Still a Badass Motherflipper
His attitude can get mercurial and every stroll down the line on a weak ground ball makes me burn with Trot Nixon-like intensity. But there …
Episode 5,972, In Which I Get Oddly Sentimental Over Shane Victorino Leaving the Red Sox
Baseball is a temporary thing. It only sticks around for the warm months, and the players come and go like a revolving door. Gabe Kapler …
Pedro Martinez: Greatest Red Sox Pitcher of My Lifetime and Dominican Jedi Knight
Through the years, I’ve made a lot of jokes about putting my fist through a wall during a Red Sox game. Fact is, dear readers, …
The Red Sox Don’t Win Often. But When They Do, It Is Spectacular.
I will admit that after watching the Sox drop eight in a row and flush whatever meager hope existed of a postseason run down the …
MacBen: The Tragic Tale of the 2015 Red Sox
“Out, damned Rusney!”