Girl, You — and All of Red Sox Nation — Know It’s True
Pardon the Milli Vanilli reference but I just wanted to make things abundantly clear. I didn’t suffer through the Danny Darwin era just to have …
A No Win Situation
I think it’s a little too early to demote the Commander down to Corporal Kickass just yet, but he certainly didn’t turn in the performance …
What I Did On My Vacation
Interesting story on NESN.com about how players spend the off-season: Jonathan Papelbon spent all offseason “kind of tucked away in Mississippi” with family, doing his …
No Pressure
The plan to slide Josh Beckett into the fourth spot couldn’t have worked out better. It got him an extra start in spring training and …
AL East Wrap-Up
That’s right fans, it’s an upside-down world in the AL East. The Baltimore Orioles sit atop the division at 3-0, while the Red Sox and …
Texas: Can’t Hold ’em
For those of you who missed the three game debacle in Texas, just look at the picture above. That’s Ian Kinsler in his home run …
Faith in a Long, Tall Texan
If you’re looking for the highlight from last night’s Sox-Rangers game, look no further than the screencap above. Heidi looked positively smashing in red, whilst …
Texas Massacre, No Chainsaw Required
Ron Burgundy: Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast! Champ Kind: It jumped up a notch. Ron Burgundy: [surprised] …
Sox in Texas: Second Round
Even though some readers may have been tempted to call the Samaritans Hotline for Denton after reading his post-game post, our Opening Day loss didn’t …
Despite the Opening Day Loss…
…I do believe I’m going to love the hell out of the Adrian Gonzalez Era. That is all.
There Goes The Perfect Season
I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning. All the anticipation, the eternal waiting, the breathless hoping, only to wake up and not find …
Welcome To Surviving Grady: Season Eight
Mother Nature is a cruel prankster, isn’t she? After torturing us all winter, she teases us into thinking it’s over by laying low in …
Best Opening Day Ever
My dad and I never missed an Opening Day. Sometimes we were in the stands — Manny’s first-pitch-at-Fenway-as-a-Red-Sox home run and the Mo Vaughn Ninth …
The Next Big Opening Day Thing
Among opening day memories, one of my favorites still stands as Manny Ramirez’ line-shot home run on the first pitch of his first Fenway at-bat …
An Early Preview of Beatdowns to Come?
After fumbling through the last week and a half of Grapefruit games, the Sox flipped the switch from “Phantom Menace” to “Empire Strikes Back” during …
Seventies Jim Declares 2011 “Year of the Smackdown”
That’s right ladies, I’m back. Seventies Jim at your service. And I mean that in any way you want to take it, sexual or otherwise. …
The Boston Red Sox Invite You to Drink More Beer, Even Faster
We all like seeing the Sox sign such high-caliber players as Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. And we all know that luring the premium talent …
Farewell To City Of Palms Park
Today’s game against the Rays was the last in their Fort Myers facility where they’ve played March baseball for the past 19 years. Starting next …
One Game Away
The Sox played the Rays to a 1-1 draw today, with a home run from Gonzalez and four innings of one-run, one-hit pitching from Buchholz. …
Because It’s Not Opening Day Until James Earl Jones Says It’s Opening Day
We know we’re getting ahead of ourselves, what with the first official pitch of the Red Sox’ 2011 regular season still more than 72 hours …
Oki to Pawtucket, Reyes to the Pen, and Everyone Else to the Bar
The news out of Sox camp today is that Alfredo Aceves and Hideki Okajima will be starting the season in scenic Pawtucket, RI, while Matt …
Vote for Pedro?
In his Baseball Notes column in the Sunday Globe, Nick Carfado makes the following suggestion to Red Sox management: …sign Pedro Martinez, let him get …
Losing is a Strategy
Now that Tito and the Sox have lulled the rest of the AL into a false sense of security, they can take the East by …
Sox Lose Mayor’s Cup, Win Karma Points
Rather than dwell on the fact that the Red Sox have dropped nine straight Grapefruit games and lost the highly-coveted Mayor’s Cup to the Twins …
Mayor’s Cup On The Line
For anyone lacking a real social life (like myself) and don’t have a taste for college basketball, flip over to NESN and catch Dice-K and …
Another Day, Another Starter Rocked
Is there any point during spring training that we should start to worry just a little? The line for Clay Buchholz today looked more like …
Yet Another Open Letter to NESN Programmers
Regarding your new Sox promo video/rap single/nightmare fodder “This Is Boston.” I know you’ve taken a lot of heat for this, with the comments at …
Meet Brewzer
Spring training with just over a week left before the real thing starts is bad. An off day during the regular season seems endless. So …
The Ellis Burks Glamour Shot Would Like to Remind You That “Spring Training” is Training. In the Spring.
Call me an old-fashioned sort of bloke, but I don’t believe in letting the team get my dander up anytime before April 1. While others …
Lackey Faces Rays, 10 Days Until Real Baseball
Is it possible that the Sox could only start Lackey during inter-league play? Because he continues to be mediocre against the American League, particularly the …
Buck Showalter Will Pound Your T*ts
I was sitting in the dentist’s office a few hours ago, and, after the receptionist told me I had to shut off my phone and …
Out-Aced
Sitting here on March 21st, the first day of spring despite white crap falling from the sky all day, it’s easy to imagine today’s pre-season …
Every Picture Gets Us Closer…
Just gotta say that nothing gets me in the mood for Red Sox baseball like Kelly O’Connor’s gorgeous spring training pics.
Will Rich Hill Make The Team?
He’s a local guy from Milton who has bounced around in the majors for a few years battling injuries. Last year he got the call …
The All-Manny Team?
It’s no secret around here that I’m one of the few Manny fans left. I don’t buy half of the nonsense that drove Manny out …