Times Like These You Learn to Live Again
First item on my Christmas list: Second item on my Christmas list: * * * * * * * * * Reflections of Heartbreaks Past, …
Thirteen Questions
1. If, through some bizarre alignment of the planets or the enticements of an unforeseen suitor, the Red Sox do not sign Jason Varitek, what …
Hi, Society!
Thanks to Matthew for the photo, which depicts his “breakfast of champions” on the morning of the Rolling Rally. Good morning, all. This message is …
While We Were Sleeping
David Ortiz hit a 514-foot home run. Also: The Red Sox won the World Series. Man, I never get tired of saying that.
Instructions for Saturday
First, put down the “Tessie” CD. We like the Dropkick Murphys too, but it’s time to acknolwedge the real patron musical saint of Red Sox …
Who’s on First?
With the off-season just underway, minds already begin to wander towards next year. Talk radio is fueling the debate of who the Red Sox starting …
Happy Birthday, Johnny
If you need someone to entertain the missus while you’re out on the town… give us a call.
Too Much Joy
::Phone rings in Red’s apartment, moments after Aaron Boone’s home run ends the 2003 ALCS:: Red [pouring himself a glass of arsenic as he answers …
Looking Back
Half of the World Champion team has filed for free agency. King George wants Pedro. Pokey and Mirabelli will likely go to teams where they …
Your Shopping List
All Sox, all the time. This is how it should be. Some great stuff in each of these publications, so do seek them out… as …
Greetings From Dizzy Land
World Series Champions. Day five. I still don’t sleep. Don’t eat much, either. But I’m always thinking. Thinking of how the Red Sox, formerly a …
Turn Back the Clock
First… a quick bit of shamelessness. Last week, with the World Series in full “schwing,” we received a substantial increase in readership volume, and plenty …
Your Own Personal, Late-Nite Jesus
So today is the big parade. The route has been changed to include a jaunt around the Charles River, so check the latest updates and …
Notes from the Nation
After Wednesday night’s dramatics, we received an overwhelming number of e-mails and comments from members of Red Sox Nation scattered all across the country and …
Field of Dreams
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America is ruled by it like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased …
AIN’T IT COOL?
Foulke snaring the final out. Minty raising his hands in victory. Leskanic dropping to the ground and making “snow angels.” Dave Roberts on Timlin’s shoulders. …
Chokehold
The St. Louis Cardinals are on life support, and the Boston Red Sox are standing on their air hose. Tomorrow, Derek Lowe will try to …
Letter to My Boss
Good morning, beautiful! Lovely dress. Okay, you’re probably wondering what’s been going on with me lately. Falling asleep in meetings. Missing deadlines. Perpetual five o’clock …
One Step Closer
The Red Sox are going to win the World Series. There. I said it out loud. And I am not afraid. I know we were …
Mighty Like a Rose
And so we survived Game One of the World Series. The freakin’ World Series. Just when you thought you’d be sleeping again. But I’m willing …
It’s On
Thw World Series begins tonight at Fenway Park. Say it again, just to make sure it sinks in. The Red Sox. Are in the World …
The Big Stage
Remember when the Sox were last in the World Series and suddenly you had Roger Clemens singing that “You’re not fully clean/unless you’re Zest-fully clean” …
Now, Back to Reality
It’s amazing how quickly things can change. One minute, we were soaring above the stratosphere, mocking A-Rod and blowing cigar smoke in the face of …
So This Is What It Feels Like
When Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS began, I was in New Jersey on business. I sat in a crowded hotel bar with my boss, …
Why Not Us?
See the guy in the photo above? He has balls of steel. Really. They are steel. The children he purports to have are not his …
Confessions of a Fan
Bless me, Big Papi, for I have sinned. After the game 3 nightmare, I stopped believing. I did NOT stop hoping. I did NOT stop …
Fightin’ Words
From Dirt Dogs: “They’re a walking disaster. They act like they’re tough, how they care so much about winning, but it’s all a front. They’re …
The Long Goodbye
The motto for this year’s Red Sox team? What a Difference a Day Makes. In yesterday’s post, I wrote them off for dead, refusing to …
Thank You, and Good Night.
I’m done. Call me a fair weather fan. Call me a bandwagon jumper. Call me anything you want. This was a postseason that began with …
The Rain Washed Everything Away
…except out hopes, which are pinned to the chest of Bronson Arroyo. Tonight represents the single most important game of 2004. An absolute must win …
Represent
One of Surviving Grady’s faithful followers spreading the word. When I was in Baltimore for the last weekend of the regular season, I saw a …
Rocked and Rolled Over
Ever been so mad, so possessed by otherworldy anger that you just wanted to roll on up to the nearest fruit stand, one of those …
Special Edition Post
There is just too much to say for me to try to fit it into the comments on Red’s fine post, so I decided to …