I Just Can’t Get Upset Over a Whipping at the Hands of Justin Masterson
Honestly, I can’t. And I’ll tell you why: 1) His name isn’t “Roger Clemens.” 2) He is, as I mentioned in the previous, overly-presumptuous post, …
The Servant Waits While Masterson Baits
Justin Masterson — or J-Mast, as he is known in certain hip hop circles — always seemed like a pretty nice fella while he was …
The Great Wakesby
Red Sox win, continuing their summer revival and keeping pace with the Rays and Cranks, who also won. But the big story tonight was Tim …
Once Good Friends, Now Bitter Rivals
Actually, I have no bloody idea if Wake and Masterson were buds when they shared time on the Sox. Or if they’re enemies now. I …
Will The Real Dice-K Please Stand Up
If I told you the Red Sox starter went eight shut-out innings, gave up just four hits and two walks while striking out five, and the …
Life Imitates Art in Baltimore
I found it kinda funny that the sad sack Orioles actually have a guy on their team named Will Ohman, which sounds dangerously close to …
It’s Tough Being the Lowest Common Denominator. But Somebody Has To.
I’ve only been to the Promised Land a few times. And by “Promised Land,” of course, I mean the box seats along Fenway’s third base …
I’m Thinking Sweep. Are You, John Lackey?
A sweep of the Orioles? Yeah, that’d be nice. Especially since the last time we came around Camden Yards, we got swept away like yesterday’s …
Conan Reps the Sox
In recognition of Conan O’Brien’s two-night stand at the Wang, we present this vid of him and Andy entertaining the troops at Google. Chosen specifically …
A Reason to Be Thankful for Grady Little. Seriously.
As Denton and I have noted several times over the past seven seasons, this site was born as a form of therapy — a way …
Game Thread: Falling Off The Wagon
When your mascot hits the bottle, you know your team has problems. After getting taken behind the woodshed by the Yankees, the Orioles now get …
NESN Presents The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf, Episode 414: “You Can’t Rush These Things”
::Morning, September 11, 2013:: Dude. Wake up. It’s time for breakfast. Shhkkzz… wha? Today’s the day. The big day. Huh? You know. Your thirtieth birthday! …
It’s On!
Celtics – Lakers. A rivalry as intense as Sox – Yankees but played for the championship. Twenty-seven seconds into the game, Pierce and Artest were …
What Would Commander Kickass do?
For me, the big takeaway from last night’s botched call that robbed Armando Galarraga of a perfect game is how well Galarraga seemed to take …
Oh, What a Night
Wow. Where do I begin? The Red Sox grab another win behind a walk-free Dice-K outing. Matsuzaka went six-and-two-thirds giving up three earned (all in …
Some Sunny Day, Daisuke, When Everything Seems Okay, Daisuke, You’ll Wake Up and Find That You’re Alone.
Daisuke, I can’t say anything bad about your first couple years with the Sox. You ate barrels of money but won 33 games and helped …
Beer’s On Lackey
Before the start of the season, John Lackey said he’s always happy to sit down and “have a beer with a guy.” So I’m hoping …
Maybe I Was Wrong to Ever Let You Down, But I Did What I Did Before Love — and the Oakland A’s — Came to Town
Write this down, people: A hard rain is gonna fall tonight. All over the Oakland A’s. Tonight’s game — now scheduled to begin at 7:30pm …
The Pros and Cons of Pigpiling
There’s nothing I dig more than a walk-off home run at Fenway Park, punctuated by a massive pile-up at home plate. But I’ve often wondered …
Worth a Thousand Words
When we’re through whispering about steroids and creaky knees and how much hitting in front of Manny meant to him… When we’re tired of administering …
Easy Like Sunday Morning
After taking 5-out-of-6 from the Rays and Phillies, it’s surreal to be sitting here talking about Jon Lester trying to pitch the Sox to s …
The Passing of the Torch?
Did we just witness the 2010 Cy Young winner beating the 2009 Cy Young winner? Based on the way Buchholz has pitched his last four …
And Now This Important Message From Dr. Zaius
Look, humans, I hate to break it to you. But your 2010 Boston Red Sox are a .500 team. Simple as that. There will be …
Let’s Win One For Arnold
Gary Coleman, famous for his role of Arnold Jackson on Different Strokes, died at the age of 42. Only in reruns will we ever hear …
Nothing Takes the Sting Out of Losing Like Kevin Millar
For anyone wondering how long it would be until Kevin Millar got Jim Rice to loosen up on NESN’s pregame show, the answer is… about …
Keep The Streak Alive!
We’ve seen this happen before: The Sox make hay against a couple awesome teams, only to get rolled by a sub-.500 dweller. And tonight, with …
Open Letter to the Guy Working His Laptop During the Sox-Rays Game
Dude? Are you serious? You get sweet seats to a game between heated AL East rivals and you spend the entire time fine-tuning the PowerPoint …
Yo Adrian!
Adrian Beltre homered twice off of Matt Garza, had four hits, drove in six runs, and was a double shy of hitting for the cycle. …
An Earnest Appeal to John Lackey: Don’t Be “The Guy Who Killed the Streak”
Dude, I know you’ve got some Texas-sized anger inside of you. I’ve seen it come out on the Fenway mound, when you were wearing an …
It’s All About Pitching, Pitching and Pitching. And Also, Pitching.
Is this the same f#$king team I was watching in April? The names may be the same, but the players have clearly been double-dosing on …
Jon Lovitz Still Alive, Sued by Dodgers
Apparently, even famous people have to pay for their season tickets.
What’s in a Name
Lester, Delcarmen, Bard and Papelbon teamed up to one-hit the once-mighty Tampa Rays. The Sox scored two runs courtesy of His Papiness and it would …
Win It for D-Mac
The worst thing about Darnell McDonald being DFA’d by the Sox to make room for Mike Cameron is that I never got a chance to …
The Borgnine Prophecy
Last weekend, I mocked Daisuke and Wakefield prior to their respective showdowns with the Phillies. In response, they turned in great performances. Yesterday, I took …
My Love — and Clay Buchholz — Will Not Let You Down
The last time the Sox faced the Rays this season, they blew us up like the goddam Death Star, plating 24 runs to our 9 …