The Ellis Burks Glamour Shot Reminds You That Life Will Improve Significantly in Just One Week
So you’re gonna get buried with snow. Again. Big freakin’ deal. When I was a kid, my father would set us loose in the family …
Early Spring? Really?
I don’t really trust a groundhog to predict the weather any more than I trust the local weathermen. After another 2-hour commute to the salt mines …
NFC Wins Pro-Bowl, And Other News Nobody Cares About
I still haven’t heard from Major League Baseball regarding my petition to start Spring Training immediately, followed by an opening day schedule played in climate-friendly …
Josh Beckett Gets Married, Becomes Front-Runner for 2011 Cy Young
As the great Huey Lewis once noted, “the power of love is a curious thing/makes one man weep, makes another man sing.” It can also …
What’s Next In Brian Cashman’s Slow Descent To Madness?
First he says Jeter should play outfield. Then he said the Red Sox are a better team than the Yankees. Now, he signed Bartolo Colon. …
More Scenes from the Red Sox Coloring Book: Godspeed, Rocco
We salute one-time Red Sox Rocco Baldelli — one of the true “good guys” in the game — on the announcement of his retirement as …
Let’s Do It Again!
Remember that time Surviving Grady won the award for the Best New England Sports Blog? Yeah…that was awesome. Well, old pal Rafe Anderson over at …
Rock The Vote
It is getting more and more difficult to find distractions to bridge the gap until baseball. The Patriots didn’t get us until February as expected, …
SG Winter Theatre Presents: The Night JD Drew Saved the 2007 ALCS
Few Sox players in recent memory have been as polarizing as JD Drew. Folks seem to either love him and his magical stats, or despise …
The Manny & Johnny Show: Coming to Fenway in 2011
Sure, they’ll be members of the Rays. But this move now turns every Boston-Tampa Bay match-up in 2011 into a sort of “class of 2004” …
The Surviving Grady Podcast: 2011 Predictions, Rheal Cormier and the Planet of the Apes
Eager to try out our fancy new headsets — the ones powered by the sun and pure imagination — Denton and I hastily recorded the …
Hell No, We Won’t Go…To Arbitration
Theo’s record of never having to attend an arbitration hearing remains intact after the signing of Jacoby Ellsbury and Jonathan Papelbon. Each player received a …
Scenes from the Red Sox Coloring Book
At last, kids can color and gain insight into a major league baseball manager’s mind.
Grass Grows Greener After the Fire
The only solace I can offer after that shitshow of a game last night is this: Pitchers and catchers report in just 26 days.
The Time For Talking Is Over
Two long weeks since the last Patriots game. One long week of listening to nonsense from the Jets camp. Finally, it’s time to settle things …
Tina C Feels Us. At Least on Twitter.
I’ve been known to take the NESN talent a bit too seriously. And as I sit here, year after year, and pour out my heart …
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: Kevin Youkilis
I happened to catch Bronson Arroyo on WEEI this morning pimping the Hot Stove Cool Music show Saturday. A good cause and a great show, …
A Weather Update From Coach Belichick
Sure, Mother Nature came at us hard in all phases of the game: strong wind, cold temperatures, and lots of precipitation. We respect that and …
It’s Like 2004 All Over Again
If you ever wanted the chance to approach Gentleman Bill Mueller and personally thank him for that game-winning home run in the infamous “Smell the …
Because What This World Needs Now is Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia Singing “Whip My Hair”
Taking a cue from the clever folks who petitioned to get Betty White on Saturday Night Live, I’m taking up a campaign of my own. …
Tom Caron: A Part of Your Life for the Next Several Years
I’ve never been shy about my man-love for Tom Caron. So while, yeah, the Hideki Okajima resigning is fairly cool, I was a bit more …
Rich Gedman Back With The Red Sox
Rich Gedman was a huge part of my second favorite Red Sox team, the 1986 club. Coming off a huge season in ’85, Gedman’s production …
Surviving Grady Puppetcast: Red Has Something to Share
Inspired by the great Steve Buckley, Puppet Red has a secret of his own that he’d like to share. Thanks to our friends at Treehouse …
Because I Don’t Like Him
Just an old interview showing A-Rod supporting Barry Bonds and lying about his steroid use. Douchebag.
The Rays’ Era Of Being Competitive Is Officially Over
The Rays were already staggering from the loss of two big bats in their line-up when Carl Crawford and Carlos Pena walked. The knock-out blow …
No Short Porch for Fenway
The Sox brass have apparently kiboshed their plan to expand the bullpen, a move that would have shortened the right field fence by about 10 …
The Dutchman and The Spitter are Hall of Famers
Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar were announced as the newest members of The Baseball Hall of Fame. Oddly, Blyleven made it in his 14th year …
Preparing Myself for an Amalie-Free Pre-Game Show
With the wondrous Amalie Benjamin off the Sox beat, I’ve been wondering just how NESN plans to replicate the broadcasting one-two punch of Amalie and …
Final Thoughts on 2010
I hope everyone had a safe and festive New Year. Now that I’m sober for the first time in 2011, I wanted to look back …
The Return of Bill Buckner. Again.
One of my proudest moments as a Red Sox fan came when Bill Buckner — he of the monolithic eyebrows and 1986 World Series infamy …
In the Background… Fenway Sleeps
Also, they literally paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Although in this case, “paradise” means the McDonald’s that used to stand right across …
Hector and Urbane in the Clair de Luna
The Sox have signed superutilityguy Hector Luna, fondly remembered in these parts as “Out Number Two of the Eighth Inning of Game Four of the …
Happy New Year from Red, Denton and Francona’s Wig
Hoping for a 2011 filled with Red Sox line-up-induced carnage, Yankees slayings, at least one “Youk found pantsless and passed out in an alley on …
Another Reason Theo Rocks and Things to Do in January
Tired of staring longingly at the phone, waiting for Steve Crawford to invite you fishing (he won’t)? Looking for something to fill those empty days …