A Word From The Commander
Hello Rays, remember me? I’m the guy that one-hit your sorry asses last month. If not for a shitty little infield single, I would have …
The Post-All-Star Game Home Run Derby
If I told you the Red Sox hit four home runs, three of them off the starter David Price, would you even for a second …
When Did We Sign Willem Dafoe?
That’s the first thought I had when I saw the above photo plastered on the Red Sox homepage this morning.
2011: Chapter Two
The second half of the season finally kicks off tonight for the Red Sox, and they have an opportunity this weekend to put some distance between …
Mistake…Mistrial…Mess
The Roger Clemens perjury proceedings ended abruptly when the judge declared a mistrial. Sounds like a monumental error on the part of the prosecution…or they …
The Commissioner Speaks
The topics of performance enhancing drugs in baseball and possible realignment had to take a back seat so Bud Selig could address the real issue …
The 2011 All Star Game Stream-Of-Consciousness Post
Hi Def is not doing Joe Buck or Tim McCarver any favors. Rickie Weeks swinging and missing during the Home Run Derby was epic. The …
The All Star Game Reconsidered
If they mixed a few of those hot chicks from the Celebrity Softball tournament into the National and American League line-ups, I’d consider the All …
Puppet Red’s Guide to Enjoying the 2011 MLB All Star Game
Just kidding, of course. We love the All Star Game. Right?
Cano Effin’ Way
Aw, that rat bastard Cano can have the Home Run Derby title. I’ll be happier to see Gonzo take World Series MVP.
Let The Healing Begin
How does this happen every year? After waiting what seems like an eternity for winter to pass, Spring Training to arrive, and finally Opening Day…then …
Insert Your Own Clever Title About How Lackey Wasn’t Lacking Here
A standing ovation for the recently struggling but positively-brilliant-last-night John Lackey? Well played, Fenway crowd. Well played indeed. And I don’t care that it was …
Next Stop, Oblivion
Not quite sure what the game plan is if Lackey can’t beat the lowly Os tonight. If he can’t tame the team with the second-to-worst …
Angry Birds!
I suppose if I spent enough time in the dank, foreboding gallows of the AL East, being viewed as a perennial kicking bag and managed …
Hello First Place, We’ve Missed You
Nothing like a four game series with the Orioles to really wake the bats up. And thanks in part to the triumphant return of Derek …
‘Cause Nothing’s Ever As Good As When You’re On Top
So let me get this straight: the Sox pound thirteen hits, six of them home runs; Papi, Reddick and Salty go back-to-back-to-back in the seventh; …
The All-Important Rubber Game
With the recent rash of injuries to the starting rotation, Mr. Wakefield becomes a more important factor in the success of our Red Sox. Once …
Pujols Cleared To Play
Holy Great Healing powers, how does he do it? Interesting article on Yahoo, particularly suspect because of the McGwire factor…
Bad Backs And Heart Attack Saves
Jon Lester pitched four no-hit innings, then didn’t come out for the fifth. The official word is a strained lat. So let’s review: Dice-K out …
Time For Lackey To Go
I understand the Red Sox owe him a shit-ton of money over the next few years, but if they want to win another World Series, …
Homeward Bound
It took an eight-inning masterpiece from the Commander and a walked-in run in the ninth to get it done, but the Sox completed the sweep …
Houston, You Have A Problem
Actually, you’ve got a whole team of problems. The early-April Red Sox, who returned for a good part of this road trip, were replaced by …
Seventh Inning Wrecking Crew Strikes Again
Very interesting stat I found over on CBS Sportsline: The Red Sox have scored 74 runs in the seventh inning this season – no other …
Random Yankees Thought
The Yankees were 36-28 when Jeter went down with an injury. They are 12-3 since. Coincidence? Are they really excited to be getting him back?
Bizarro World
Has anyone figured this team out yet? Some nights they look every bit the team that started 2-10, other nights we’re sure the 15-run games …
In Praise of John Lackey, RBI Machine
Not much to say about last night’s game other than I haven’t felt that bad for John Lackey since Ellsbury and the Elf refused to …
Harry Hooper And Cliff Lee Mentioned In The Same Post – A Must Read
The worst thing about last night’s loss wasn’t watching our ace get slapped around. It wasn’t watching our offense scratch out a meager two hits. …
Flip, Flip, Flipadelphia!
Josh Beckett, the man who tamed the Yankees, versus Cliff Lee, the man who snubbed the Yankees? Damn right I’ll take some of that. And …
Philadelphia: Your Mysteries So Deep, Your Wonders So Vast
The Sox are in Philly for the next couple days, which means Teets will be traveling incognito. The guy who used to manage the Phillies …
Because An Event That Once Put Josh Beckett and the Guy from Run-DMC in the Same Room Demands Our Attendance
Josh Beckett will be doing the charity thing on August 29, hosting his annual Beckett Bowl at Lucky Strikes Lanes. My feeling is any event …
One In A Row
The Red Sox did not break their losing streak with a relentless show of offense. Nor did they shut out Pittsburgh in a 1-0 pitching …
Where Have All the Good Times Gone?
Wasn’t it just a couple weeks ago that the Sox were smashing the cream of the AL East to pulp, rolling over any team that …
Interleague Blues
More miserable weather, another miserable outcome. Last night’s loss prevented Jon Lester from hitting the 10-win mark thanks to the lack of a timely hit …
Hello, Pittsburgh!
Man, I’m pretty jazzed for this Boston-Pittsburgh series. Because I grew up in the heat of the great Sox-Pirates rivalry of the ’70s and ’80s. …
The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf: Mike Timlin Solves the John Lackey Problem
I appreciate you offering to drive me to Pittsburgh. No worries. Teets thought it would make sense. Give you a chance to relax. Find your …