Off Day Ramblings
— First and foremost, being Johnny Damon does! not! suck! — Everytime I see a close-up of Mark Bellhorn during a game telecast, the first …
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down…
But rainy Mondays that are also off-days…what the hell are we supposed to do tonight?
All Together Now
The magic? It’s back. After a couple weeks of missed opportunities and infuriatingly silent bats, the Sox are finally firing all cylinders, cooking with gas …
Clean sweep!
The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays with a 7-2 victory behind Tim Wakefield. Ortiz once again came up big with …
Double Martinez!
Once again, Pedro pitches good enough to win, but gets a no decision. Six innings, five hits, two runs and seven strike-outs. Enter Anastacio Martinez …
C’mon Get Happy
The best thing about being a Red Sox fan? It’s not the Green Monster or Nomar or the Yaz Robot that scientists are supposedly constructing …
Real fans don’t drink wine…
Great win for the Sox. A shaky start by Arroyo but he’s picked up by the bats and escapes with no decision. A monster home …
A close shave…
As promised, Johnny Damon will be seen, at least for now, sans-beard. Hope he isn’t too tired to play after shaving…
Ortiz to stay…
According to RedSox.com, Ortiz will sign a two-year deal with an option. That only leaves Pedro and Varitek, right?
Derek Smalls
How’s the contract year going for D-Lowe? Let’s put it this way: pretty soon, Scott Boras will be negotiating for a coupla cups of coffee …
Houston, We Have a Problem…
Uh-oh. In other news, a nice game last night, with Manny being Manny and Schill being Schill. Anything less than a W tonight will simply …
Let’s look at the numbers…
Rob Neyer was a guest on WEEI’s Dale and Neumy show on Monday. Aside from plugging his new book, he provided “expert analysis” on why …
Wakey Wakey
What a friggin’ night for baseball. Randy Johnson redeems himself for what could possibly be the queerest TV spot of all time (you know, dude, …
Insert Herve Villechaize Joke Here
From espn.com: Some Red Sox players have voiced complaints about the team’s commercial jet, The Hartford Courant reported May 18. “Our plane, it’s hard to …
Rip Van Damon
Johnny Damon recently made the following comments to Jeff Horrigan of the Herald; “Our schedule has been awful and we’ve been playing really bad, so …
Two out of three ain’t bad…
After Thursday’s debaucle, the Red Sox of the first month of the season returned to get a split of the four-game Toronto series. Good starting …
Sleepy? Hollow.
From espn.com: “According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox’s recent sloppy play is a clear indication they are getting worn down and desperately need …
Take one for the team…
Everybody knows Nomar loves to swing at the first pitch. Say what you want about it, but he is a career .340 hitter when he …
Mom always said don’t play ball in the house…
Posada’s nose broken by errant throw. When asked whether he thought it was a dirty play, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said: “That’s nothing I …
Missed opportunities…
The Red Sox went down swinging last night, swinging and missing. Mirabelli, Varitek and Bellhorn each struck out in the ninth, ending a rally that …
Byung-Ho!
That crashing sound you heard was Byung-Hyun Kim getting tossed back into the bullpen after failing once again to put up a respectable showing. And …
It’s a coin toss
Who’s head will the Fenway Unfaithful be screaming for first, Lowe’s or Francona’s? You stake your “Number Three” starter to a 2-run lead, and you …
Saturday Highs, Sunday Lowes
After a spectacular showing on Saturday, in which Curt Schilling shut down the Royals and Pokey Reese belted two home runs — one an inside …
That’s the Stuff!
Where do you start with a maginificent vistory such as the one witnessed last night at Fenway? Man, this one unfurled like so many of …
Petey Comes Through
I know what you were thinking, ’cause I was thinking it too. But after giving up a first pitch dinger, Paydro settled down rather nicely, …
Sox Win! Sox Win!
Poetic justice. Look it up. Bronson Arroyo lost his starting role to B.K. Kim for no reason, other than Kim is being paid starter money. …
Mueller’s Crossing
Well, the home-town team really bounced back after the 2-1 loss on Monday. Chapter 2 in the book of misery is the big-ninth-inning-rally-that-fell-just-short. All we …
Advertise Much?
So the guy asks us, “Can we advertise on your site?” And we respond, “Yes, pally. You can. Because everything in this world is for …
Yer Hosts
We are Red and Denton. Hi. Hello. Nice to meet you. There are some things you may wish to know about us. If you are …
Mission Statement: April 2004
“Why ‘Surviving Grady’?” you ask? Before you go any further, there is no curse. If you want to believe in a Red Sox curse, or …