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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
…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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It was over in the second inning. Our warrior, our top gun was on the hill. And he couldn’t get it done. Had nuthin’. Looked …
Understand this: The ALCS will not be easy listening. It is not prime time, family fare designed to inspire dinner table conversation. It is blood …
How to Watch the ALCS [a handy guide] 1. Tune into FOX 2. Press “mute” on your remote to spare yourself the inane blabbering of …
Somehow you knew. No matter how the dice fell. No matter how the big wheel turned. No matter how many times you curiously contemplated an …
My throat is red raw. My hair is on the floor. One of the living room windows has been punched out. There’s a half-eaten turkey …
Hey dudes. As you know, this afternoon’s game against the Anaheim Angels could well be the first time we’ve celebrated a playoff series clincher on …
Scores of bleary-eyed Red Sox fans are stumbling to the coffee-maker, tired but happy. Last night (this morning?) the Red Sox took an enormous 2-0 …
Home runs. Defensive gems. Errors. Ankle-grabbing. At least one questionable move by Francona (why use Timlin with such a hefty lead?). Last night’s victory in …
Standing in the shadows of Camden Yards is a statue of none other than Babe Ruth. For those of you who haven’t had the fifty-cent …
Baseball in October means everything. It means wearing gloves to the games and finding warmth in a flask of Jameson’s and the communal vibe of …
It seems only fitting that the Gods conspire to keep us riveted to our TVs on the final day of baseball’s regular season. This is …
From today’s Globe: After last night’s victory, the Sox said Bronson Arroyo and Tim Wakefield would pitch Games 3 and 4 (if necessary), but did …
Hi. I’m Red. ::extends hand:: How are you. Thanks for coming by today. Have a drink. Pull up a chair. There ya go. Denton has …
On the precipice of another playoff appearance by our beloved hometown lads, and something feels — different. I’m not possessed by the good vibes that …