Game Thread: Give Me Ten
Dice-K goes for win number ten tonight. Unfortunately,other than people on the west coast and a few drunks around here, I’m not sure many people …
And the Wind Cries, “Lester!” Because, Seriously, What the F#$k Else Should It Cry?
With the Rays now in first place and the Sox seven games behind the Yanks for the wild card, I’m not exactly clearing up my …
Life After Baseball
Seriously, if the Red Sox can’t beat this guy, it’s time to think about a new career. He looks like he belongs on the chess …
Let’s Not Get Fistered
At this stage of the season, as playoff hopes fade like murky watercolor paintings left out in the rain (a lyric proudly lifted from the …
Reality Strikes
Now, finally, we can all admit we’re just playing out the string. As Red said, we’ll watch, we’ll root, we’ll cheer, but we know:we’re looking …
Not Even Hawkeye Can Save Them Now
I honestly thought — without the help of drugs or alcohol — that this west coast swing might be where the Sox turn it around. …
That’s What You Get For Waking Up in Vegas
Folks, I have to admit: I’ve been living a lie. I just got back from a week-long sojourn to Las Vegas. And before I set …
The Remy Report
We know him as the RemDawg. Former Red Sox player, cancer survivor, our beloved color commentator on NESN. We enjoy all of his antics: from air …
Still The One
Tim Wakefield just doesn’t get enough love from the baseball world. But getting nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award is pretty cool: Every team in …
Worth A Thousand Words
I don’t like the Rays. They are like cartoon characters playing in a real baseball league, right down to the Clark Kent manager. They have …
This Could Get Ugly
I’ve got a bad feeling about this series. After yesterday’s festival of suck, capping a season of frustration, tension levels have to be pinning the …
I’m Not Crazy. You’re The One Who’s Crazy.
Denton may have written off 2010, but I don’t go as quietly. Not so long as the slide rule and abacus tell me that the …
The Anti-Ellsbury
Mike Lowell, already a huge fan favorite, raised his level of badassery a few notches when it was revealed he is playing with a broken …
The Good Times Are Behind Us
Was this really just a month ago? The Red Sox were literallyfighting for a play-off spot. Now they are on the verge of being double-digits …
The Manny Effect
The house should be full when Manny rolls in tonight, based on the demand for tickets for the series. Always one to make a grand …
Here Comes the Story of the Hurricane
Forget about Earl, Hurricane Manny touches down in Fenway this weekend. I think I’ve made my position clear on this; I’d cheer my ass off …
Surviving Fenway
As always, whenever Red and I run into a question we can’t answer, we turn to SG Nation to provide a little gray matter …
The All-Singing, All-Dancing, All Positive Vibes Episode of “Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf”
Ahem. ::clears throat:: The f#$k? Who are you and what are you doing in my broadcast booth? Mister Cashman sent me. Said after last night’s …
Know When To Say When
Right about the time Felix Doubrant starting pitching BP in the eighth (whatever happened to “Bard in the eighth, Papelbon in the ninth?”), a big-boned …
The View from the Booth
Sunday afternoon, long before I’d ingested whatever alcohol had me predicting a John Lackey triumph last night, I had the pleasure of serving as one …
Don’t Look at Me Like I’m Crazy
Now that I’ve had time to flush last night’s loss out of my system (thanks to Mother Alcohol), I’m looking forward to seeing Lackey step …
Now We Know Tito Doesn’t Read My Posts
Say it with me, Tito: Bard in the eighth, Papelbon in the ninth. Simple, right? To quote Sting, that was “a humiliating kick in the …
Don’t Think That I Don’t Think About It
I like to think of myself as a guy who “gets it.” That time my ex-wife went out for groceries and was never heard from …
Step One…
No, not “cut a hole in the box.” Get your minds out of the gutter please. Step one was to win game oneof this three-game …
Matt Garza Won’t Count the Sox Out. Why Should I?
“I know what they’re coming with,” Garza said, “and they’re coming with a lot to prove; everybody saying they’re out of it, they’re too far …
Two-Fer!
Two games today, and if we can beat up on Seattle twice — something any self-respecting team looking for a spot in the playoffs should …
Keep Hope Alive
Thanks to the bats of Marco Scutaro in Boston and Jose Bautista in Toronto, the Sox have finally gained a game in the East. …
Damon 2: The Adventure Continues?
According to SI, via the Globe, the Sox have put a waiver claim on Johnny Damon. Interesting, although it’s likely nothing will come of it. …
The Joy of Clay
At the beginning of the season, I figured Beckett, Lester and Lackey would be the keys to our success, the studs who’d keep us from …
Jed Lowrie Asks… Why So Serious?
Every time I try to close the door on the 2010 season, something like last night’s game happens. A game which sees Jed Lowrie stroking …
The Lonely Plight of the Last Bandwagoneer
The 2010 season is crashing down around me in flames. The Elf is back on the DL, Youk’s been gone so long I almost forget …
Do You Trust Your Season To This Man?
If not for a comeback win by Oakland to keep the Rays within five-and-a-half games, I’d be folding up the tent on my hopes for …
Bun E’s Alright. Robin’s Alright. Tommy’s Alright. Rick’s Alright. The Red Sox, On the Other Hand, Are Falling Apart at the Seams
In yet another sign that the 2010 season is dangerously close to becoming an elevator cut loose from its cables and hurtling toward oblivion, the …
Giving Never Hurts
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the fine folks who came out to the Lansdowne Pub last night for our Jimmy Fund Radio …
It’s About Helping People
The thing about cancer is that it doesn’t give a shit who you are or how old you are or who you know or how …