Please Deliver Us, John Lackey, From Second Place
It’s our third game in a span of roughly 24 hours. Only this one means much, much more. Because we don’t want to fall much …
Red Sox Turn Triple Play, Get Only Three Hits, Fall Out of First, Make Me Kick TV
There were two highlights from game two of yesterday’s Sox-Rays doubleheader. The first came in the top of the fourth, when the Sox turned a …
Let’s Play Two!
The Red Sox managed just three hits against Medium-Game James (I gave him a promotion). Fortunately they all came in the third inning in the …
The Surviving Grady Guide to Enjoying Today’s Double Header While Remaining Gainfully Employed
Today, the Red Sox play two against the Tampa Bay Rays. But if you’re a working stiff like myself, you’re gonna miss out on the …
Off Day Pondering
Some crazy things that go through your head on a rainy Monday when your team has an off day and just lost a series to …
The Cashman-Headwarmer Dialogues: Episode 8,712
The latest entry in the long-running series in which Brian Cashman discusses the current state of the New York Yankees. With his headwarmer. Cashman: Alright, …
Aw, We Wanted Wake to Get #200 at Fenway Anyway
I could go on about how ridiculous it is to lose a series to the second-worst team in the American League. Or how Carl Crawford …
Today’s Mission: Getting Tim in the 200 Club
The sentimental guy in me, the one who digs sunsets and Michael Buble and chokes up every goddam time he watches “It’s A Wonderful Life,” …
Apes Conquer Earth, Then Our Shortstop
As if the damn dirty apes didn’t f$%k our shit up enough, what with destroying Los Angeles in about 100 years and putting Chuck Heston …
Pitchers’ Duel Turned Shootout
The Commander entered the game with an ERA of 2.17. The King entered the game with an ERA of 3.31. This had all the makings …
Josh Beckett Addresses His Teammates, Holding a Pair of Hedge Clippers By Sheer Coincidence
What’s up, guys. You may be wondering why you’re all bound and gagged and tied to those folding chairs. Further, you may be wondering why …
From the Team That Brought You Derek, Erik, Jason and Spike
Way back in 1977, the Mariners grabbed afro-ed hurler Tom House from the Red Sox. Since then, the two teams have been on opposite sides …
“Here’s to the Worst Red Sox Team Ever Assembled”
They say it’s important to remember where you came from (and by “they” I mean the cast of Back to the Future III). So as …
Great Parenting Skills
No game means excessive web-surfing…and this is the kind of stuff you find. Should be in the instruction manual for all parents.
Things I Do to Survive Red Sox Off-Days
Write Tina Cervasio. Explain that me and the kids are just fine and that Boston is beautiful this time of year and that we’re all …
Seventies Jim Knows About The Sweep
Some of you youngsters might not remember this, but back in my day we had a saying, a little mantra if you will, after winning …
Last Night’s NESN Pre-Game Show, If I Wrote the Script
“So Bedard will probably be on a short leash tonight and…” “Fascinating as always, Pete, but jeezus christ all I can focus on is that …
Tim McClelland Missed A Hell Of A Game Last Night
I’m all for hiring the handicapped but maybe not in the role of Major League umpires. Tim McClelland was horrible, squeezing Erik Bedard’s strike zone …
All The Other Kids With the Pumped Up Kicks You’d Better Run, Better Run, Outrun Elf’s Gun
The Elf made the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated, catapulting him over Dustin Hoffman to become The Coolest Guy Named Dustin, Ever. And we’ll …
“Because Timmy’s 200th Should Happen at Fenway” or “Assaultalamacchia!”
Okay, so Wake didn’t get number 200. But, honestly, do you really want to see him grab history by the nuts in freakin’ Minnesota? People, …
Do It For Timmy!
OK, all of the hoopla that surrounds a showdown with the Yankees is over. Now, can we get down to business and get Mr. Wakefield …
Because Seeing the Red Sox Beat the Yankees Is More Important Than Anything I Might Have Accomplished at the Office Today
That Martin-Sheen-in-Apocalypse Now! look in Josh Beckett’s eyes. Scutaro going 4-for-4 despite my cursing and insisting that he was doomed to bring us down with …
And Goodnight Yankees
Thanks to Josh Reddick, the past four-and-a-half-hours of listening to Kermit Valentine and the other yahoos on ESPN was not in vain. The bullpen and …
The Battle For First
After last night’s unlikely win (Lackey versus CC?) the Sox are now 9-2 against the Yankees in 2011. Not only will a win tonight put …
Apparently, Against Us, CC Sabathia Is Just Another Fat Guy
It seems the trick to surviving John Lackey starts is to just stop believin’. Because prior to yesterday’s game, I thought there was a better …
Salvation Lies in the Hands of John Lackey. And Other Things That Scare The Crap Out of Me.
You knew when this one was over. The minute Adrian Gonzalez struck out with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, you knew …
The A-Rod Saga Continues
The magic of A-Rod never ends. The guy is on the DL recovering from whatever ails him, but he just can’t keep himself out of …
Oh and That Team From New York’s Stopping By Tonight
Could Major League Baseball have scripted this weekend any better? It just so happens that on the day the Yankees come to town to face …
The Erik Bedard Era Has Begun
In his Red Sox debut, Erik-with-a-K went five innings, gave up seven hits and three earned while striking out five. The Sox bats are still …
An Open Letter to Erik Bedard Before His Red Sox Debut
Hello, Erik. Red here. Since your move to Boston was announced, you’ve no doubt heard that playing here can be a grueling experience. That even …
From Punchline to Punchout: The Jacoby Ellsbury Story
Last year, he was our comic relief. The team softie. We [and, specifically, I] questioned his heart, his fire, his moxie. Today, he’s rapidly becoming …
Walk-Off Win: Redux
Timmy gave it his best shot, going six-and-two-thirds and giving up just three runs on five hits. Unfortunately, the bats were still in “Beckett start” …
Walk-Off Win
When the second pitch of the game went out of the yard, I had a bad feeling about this one. And when the replays showed …
You Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gunfight. Or a Josh Beckett Start.
Back in 2007, when Josh Beckett’s breath stirred the trees and everything he found to his disliking crumbled instantly to dust, the Cleveland Indians thought …
The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf: When a Blogger Calls
Yo, Ells. Dinklage and I are hittin’ Revere Beach to troll for chicks. Troll, indeed. Perchance to screw. Ha! See that? I bring Pete along …