FOCO Releases MLB Legends of The Park Bobblehead Collection to Celebrate David Ortiz
There are few accomplishments in professional sports that are more prestigious then being included in the MLB Hall of Fame. On Sunday July, 24th the …
Jackie Bradley Jr’s Pitching Debut Was the Highlight of the Night
After 2004, I am no longer physically able to count the Red Sox out of anything, be it contention in the East, ripping a 20-game …
Chris Sale Reminds Us That He’s Still the Craziest Motherflipper in Baseball
Chris Sale has never been known for subtlety. This is a dude who famously tongue-lashed his teammates during the 2018 World Series to inspire them …
Manny Ramirez Brings That 2004 Magic Back to Fenway. Now I Want More.
I know that last night wasn’t the first time Manny Ramirez has been back on Fenway’s hallowed grounds since his departure from Boston. But seeing …
Xander Bogaerts’ X-Man Cleats Were Cool, But Were Only the Second Coolest in Red Sox History
Okay, so the Red Sox lost their first official game of the 2022 season to the no longer threatening Yankees. It is what it is. …
Once Again, the Best Red Sox Opening Day Ever
There are a few things you can count on in this life: death, taxes, Law and Order reruns and me posting this same exact story …
Stop Screwing Around and Bring Back Brock Holt
Look Red Sox, I’m just a guy with a blog and a puppet, but I’ve followed your team for a long-ass time, most often while …
Happy Pedroversary: Celebrating the Unstoppable Awesomeness of Pedro Martinez
Twenty-four years ago today, Pedro Martinez made his first start for the Boston Red Sox. In seven innings against the Oakland A’s he struck out …
In Honor of Jerry Remy
Hey, Red Sox. Red here. Just had a something I wanted to suggest that would not only allow you to honor the memory of Jerry …
Sports Betting is Taking Over the U.S. Now What?
There’s going to be a lot more Americans betting on sports this MLB season. A variety of new states, including New York, launched regulated sports …
Red Sox Sign Trevor Story. But We Still Have More Demands.
After laying low since the end of the lockout, letting such talent as Freddie Freeman, Carlos Correa, Marcus Stroman, Sly California and “Handsome” Pete Sullivan …
David Ortiz, World’s Mightiest Mortal, to be Immortalized in Baseball Hall of Fame
Yesterday’s announcement that David Ortiz has been elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility served as a gentle reminder of …
A Brief History of Awesome Red Sox Commercials
My appetite for Red Sox video content is so insatiable that when there are no new games to watch, I watch old games. And when …
That Time Adam McKay Got High and Pretended to Be the Red Sox GM
As the writer/director of Step Brothers and the Anchorman films, Adam McKay has pushed me to colon-twisting fits of laughter that may have literally put …
Happy Christmas
To all seven of you who continue to read this blog month after excruciating month, I applaud your tenacity and wish you and yours the …
Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers are Silver Sluggers
We have reached the point in the off-season where we willingly lap at any consolation prizes we can get to take our minds off how …
Tis the Season for Buying Red Sox Merch!
The holidays are here, and that can only mean one thing; it’s time to stock up on gifts for everyone. And when you need the …
My Favorite Jerry Remy Memory
Jerry Remy has been such a fixture in Red Sox Nation that it’s hard to imagine that there was once a time when he wasn’t …
PETA Wants the Bullpen Called the “Arm Barn.” Why Stop There?
The folks at PETA who are all about the ethical treatment of animals are asking Major League Baseball to replace the animal-unfriendly name “bullpen” with …
As a Wise Man Once Said, “Don’t Let Us Win Tonight.”
Or, on the other hand, maybe… let us? Come on, wouldn’t a seven game ALCS be awesome? Think of the ratings! The drama! The raw, …
Some Not Entirely Crazy Thoughts About the Red Sox Winning the ALCS
First of all, I can’t blame the Red Sox for perhaps feeling a little too giddy about their prospects in the ALCS going into game …
Inspirational Words from Puppet Red Before ALCS Game 5
I guess the main thing here is that the Red Sox don’t want to go to Houston needing to win two. The only way to …
Great Tickets Still Available for ALCS Game Five
Just an FYI that there are great tickets still available for today’s ALCS Game 5 at Fenway Park. Standing room, Grandstand and Bleacher seats start …
Get Laz Diaz an Astros Cap
So the Red Sox just dropped game four of the ALCS and I’ll admit that the boys didn’t do themselves any favors, scoring two runs …
Red Sox Stay Humble as They Decimate Astros in ALCS Game Three
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Red Sox take it in the shorts in the first game of the playoff series, then go …
Happy Stealiversary: Celebrating the Greatest Stolen Base in Red Sox History
Today is the seventeenth anniversary of game four of the 2004 ALCS. Or, to put it simply, it’s been 17 years since The Steal. Everyone …
ALCS Game Two Strategy: Let Kiké Hernandez Do Everything
First off, let me say that I have very little experience managing baseball at any level. In fact, the closest I’ve come to being affiliated …
Open Letter to the 2021 Red Sox Before the ALCS
Look, it’s the day of game one of the 2021 ALCS, and Puppet Red has just one favor to ask of the Red Sox. I …
My Mostly Sober Experiences with the Red Sox in the ALCS
The 2021 Red Sox begin the next step in their playoff run Friday night, playing in the ALCS for the first time since that blessed …
Party Mode Christian Arroyo is an Entire Mood
After a week in which they won a one-game Wild Card showdown with the Yankees and then sent the 100-game winning Rays packing in the …
Red Sox Done It Again
I grew up in a time when Red Sox playoff wins were rarer than three-legged rainbows and talking apes. Where every season began with the …
Are the Red Sox Ready to Shock the World… and the Rays?
In game one of the ALDS, the Rays kept the Red Sox offense in check. Every time we got runners on base, they found a …
It’s a Good Time to Love the Red Sox and Excitement
This has been an interesting season to say the least, complete with a stumbling out of the gate against the Orioles, a summer surge, a …
Not the Red Sox Crushing the Yankees’ Playoff Dreams Again
Look, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The 2004 ALCS didn’t just break the Championship drought in Boston, it also helped us …
Puppet Red’s Hype Reel for the 2021 Wild Card Game
The Red Sox are about to take on the Yankees in a one-game elimination match to see who can play the Rays in the 2021 …