If We Only Knew…
Six years ago tonight — yes, it was Saturday, October 16, 2004 — the Sox dropped game three of the ALCS. And they didn’t just …
Anger With a Side of Indifference
This pretty much sums up my feelings on last night’s ALCS game. Another Yanks come-from-behind victory, blah blah blah. Pass the Tylenol. Honestly, my feeling …
“Now, Just Imagine You’re Weightless, in the Middle of the Ocean, Surrounded by Tiny Little Ellis Burks…”
Thanks to Lisa for pointing out, on the Surviving Grady Facebook page, the eerie similarity between the Ellis Burks Glamour Shot and Uncle Rico’s infamous …
A Case For Euthanizing
“Holla Tom Brady?” Wouldn’t the world be a better place without the Bieb?
Tek Is Not The Answer To Shaky Pitching
I can’t believe it. I have actually been hearing sports radio callers bringing up that tired old argument: the Red Sox pitching suffered because Jason …
Looking For A Big Free Agent Signing?
The 2011 Red Sox might look a lot different than the team we last saw. There are more questions than answers for Theo and the …
We’ll Always Have D.O.
Watching the Yanks sweep away the Twins last night, I realized that for the most part, I could have scripted the 2010 ALDS in my …
Brett Favre: Uncovered
We all know of Red’s outrageous wit and affinity for comic books and all things Kiss. But it turns out he is quite the investigative …
No More Cowbell
The Tampa Bay Rays will take their act on the road to Texas this weekend, where I fully expect their season to end. Is there …
When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around
Being a Red Sox fan, I never thought I’d get to the point where I expect my team to be playing in October. But here …
Like It Was Yesterday
Watching ESPN’s Four Days in October helped take away whatever pain I might have been feeling after the Sox got shut out of this year’s …
What is a Year of Jed Lowrie Worth?
It’s no secret the Red Sox have had, shall we say, “issues” at the shortstop position for a long time now. Cabrera and Gonzalez looked …
In the Wink of a Young Girl’s Eye
As soon as the Sox were officially toastified out of the 2010 playoffs, I focused my attentions on tonight’s premiere of ESPN’s Four Days in …
“Open Letter to the 2010 Red Sox” or “Boof Bonser, We Hardly Knew Ye”
The great ‘Duk at Yahoo! Sports asked me to write a “Dear John” letter to the 2010 Boston Red Sox. I figgered I’d re-run it …
Nobody’s Lackey
Well, here we are at the last game of the season. And we can actually play a role in the Yankees’ ultimate fate; if we …
Now Exiting: Scenic Lowell
Mike Lowell: Way, way cooler than Mike Douglas. He came as the sidecar to the Josh Beckett deal. He leaves as the 2007 World Series …
Let’s Play Two
This is it, the final series of the lost 2010 season. Two games today, one more tomorrow, and we hunker down to wait for winter meetings …
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
That’s right, the Red Sox still have a say in how this season ends up. Anyone who doesn’t watch these “meaningless” games because Camp Rock …
Give Me Twenty. Please.
With the Sox being eliminated from contention, my last remaining wishes for 2010 are to be magically transformed into Heidi Watney’s sweatpants and see Jon …
The Curious Case of Jonathan Papelbon
After Sunday night’s game, I was prepared to launch a full-scale war against Jonathan Papelbon. In Denton-speak, that means a lot of name-calling and possibly starting …
The Ellis Burks Glamour Shot Says You Should be Thankful It Lasted This Long.
Seriously. As the Sox were melting down in July, running a 12-13 record while building a human-sized pneumatic tube linking the Fenway clubhouse to Mass …
Can Buchholz Win The Cy Young?
Help me out here, SG Nation. Am I just being a complete homer in thinking that Clay Buchholz has a good shot at winning the …
From the Penthouse to the Outhouse. In a Matter of Minutes.
I’ll admit it. I got sucked in. When the Sox snagged the lead in last night’s Bronx implosion, I turned to the drunk next to …
Wanting Is Better Than Having. It is Illogical, But Often True.
Okay, so I got what I wanted. The Sox have taken the first two of their three game set in New York. Now we won’t …
Updating the Red Sox’ “To-Do” List
Achieved: 1. Knock enemies out of first place. Completed last night with a harrowing 10-8 victory in the Bronx, highlighted by a 4-4 night from …
Anger is an Energy. At Least I Hope.
Commander Fu#$kin’ Kick-Ass, you gotta listen up: I don’t want to see the Red Sox eliminated from the playoffs this weekend by the Yankees. In …
How Far We’ve Fallen
If Red Sox Nation needed any more evidence on what a tough season it’s been, how about this: last night’s win earned them a season …
If Two Teams That Are Out of the Race Make a Sound, Does Anyone Hear It?
They will in my neighborhood, God damn it, because if John “Everybody’s” Lackey, he of the 12-11 record, drops another game to the lowly Orioles, …
One for My Old Man
As long as I can remember, my Dad used to wish for two things: to live to be 70 (his own dad, my gramps, passed …
Obscure Red Sox Reference Of The Day
From one of my favorite movies, Summer of Sam. This season, I feel like the drunk guy in the clip.
We’ll Always Have 2004
Watching the preview of ESPN’s upcoming film, Four Days in October did precisely what I assume they wanted it to: teleported me back to those …
Time To…What?
If my math is correct, the Sox would have to win all of their remaining games while the Rays played .500 ball just to tie. …
Death By Bird
Honestly, I thought this home stand would be a cakewalk. Even though there wasn’t much I’d seen since April that should have produced such confidence, …
Football, You Bet!
That was the one memorable line from a horrendous seventies sitcom, The San Pedro Beach Bums. For a couple of weeks, everybody was saying it. …