Stay Off The Field In Philly
We’ve all seen this a million times: some kid has a few too many watered-down beers at the ballpark and the next thing you know …
Greetings From the Other Side of the Beat Down
In last night’s game thread post, I put out the call for a little Red Sox-created carnage. Man, did they deliver: 20 hits, 17 runs, …
Game Thread: Welcome Back, Anaheim!
The last time the Anaheim Angels stepped on our turf, we were fighting for our lives in the 2009 ALDS. Now, the stakes are even …
Our Best to Dave Roberts
Every once in a while, real life comes knocking, getting in the way of my Heidi and Pedroia obsessing. This is one of those times: …
All Aboard The Pain Train
I received this e-mail from Red after the horrific Dice-K/Wakefield duet on Saturday: Man, this might be their worst year since we started the blog. …
Before Heidi… There Was Tina
Look, we could go on and on about how our boys have lost their last four match-ups against the worst team in baseball. How the …
May Day
Is anyone happier to see the calendar flip to May than Josh Beckett? For the second season in a row, Beckett finished April with a …
“We’re Playing the Red Sox? Awesome! Totally Awesome!”
You know that feeling we used to get when the Baltimore Orioles showed up at our door? The way we’d salivate, mentally count off the …
Return of the GyroBall
Well, Red went and upstaged me again. Sure, he tells me, we’re just migrating to a new blog format. Next thing you know he’s got …
Further Adventures in the Great White North
Tonight, Clay Buchholz takes the hill against fellow dude Shaun Marcum. Seeing as how Sox pitching has given up a staggering 24 runs over the …
The Red Sox and Blue Jays Scored Twenty-Five Runs and All I Got Was This Lousy Hangover
It occurred to me last night, after watching what seemed to be the seventy-fifth run of the game cross the plate, that this has the …
A Win Against the Blue Jays is a Win for America
Do you think Lyle Overbay wants to take a roundhouse kick to the face while Pedroia’s wearing these bad boys? Forget about it. Anyway, yeah. …
Six is an Odd Number
With the return of Dice-K looming in the very near future, the decision has been made to send Tim Wakefield to the bullpen. The sixth …
"Dong, Where Is My Run Prevention!?"
This weekend, the Baltimore Orioles — the AL East’s version of the “before” guy in the old Charles Atlas ads — rolled into town. To …
No Sweep For You!
A tenth-inning bullpen meltdown prevented the Sox from sweeping the Orioles out of Fenway. With the game tied 4-4 (and Tito napping in the dugout), …
Kevin Kennedy: Part Time Broadcaster, Part Time Hero
Sometimes ordinary people are put in situations that result in extraordinary actions. That is the case for former Sox skipper and current part-time Rays broadcaster. …
One Down
What better way to get healthy than play a series against the Orioles? And there is no better proof of that than David Ortiz smacking …
And With Open Arms, We Welcome the Baltimore Orioles
Nothing raises the spirits more than watching your team beat up on the division’s appointed chew toy. So, welcome, Baltimore Orioles. We are happy to …
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad
Or is it? While winning any series certainly beats the alternative, it really shouldn’t have been this tough. If not for some unlikely heroics by …
Wherever You Go, Whatever You Do, Heidi Watney, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You
The reason for my miserable, Watney-free existence has finally been revealed. Turns out the future Mrs. Red has been out with a concussion. Watney said …
One Born Every Minute
I think I’ve figured out one of the keys to the Red Sox’ success in 2010: I need to be watching the games. Seriously. I …
We Can Be Heroes, Just For One Day
While Ortiz and Drew piled up more strikeouts, a couple of minor-league call-ups stepped in and saved the day. Josh Reddick got the start in …
Bring on the Papi, Bring on the Funk
This is it. This is the night David Ortiz jumps into a phone booth and Big Papi steps out. Before the season, I wrote this: …
Shell-Lackey-ed
If that headline doesn’t win me a Pulitzer, it will at least bring in job offers from the Herald and the NY Post, eh? The …
How About That Run Prevention?
When it became evident that the Sox were not going to re-sign Jason Bay, questions about the offense were raised. Who would supply the production? …
Let’s Do Two!
Today we get two games for the price of one, as the Sox and Rays finish up last night’s 1-1 tie which got suspended in …
Seven in the Rain
Josh Beckett’s night is probably over after pitching seven strong against the Rays. Four hits, one run and eight K’s…but he will get a no-decision. …
Steroids, Slumps and Lawsuits
As if there isn’t enough pressure on Big Papi, now he’s got gangsta rapper thugs after him. Apparently Ortiz isn’t the most creative of club-namers, …
Shall I Compare Thee to a Designated Hitter?
…and the sky will be blue / and I will be… true… …to you. The end. That’s it? Yeah, man, that’s it. What do you …
Pre-Game Rituals: Real and Imagined
In last Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine, Amalie Benjamin presented a great piece on Papelbon and his pre-game rituals. The story also touched on a few …
Meet The Twins
Unless you’re a Twins fan…the Minnesota Twins, that is, the first-ever game at Target Field won’t be remembered fondly. Jon Lester looked as shaky as …
The Surviving Grady Podcast: Reviewing Week One
For reasons unbeknown to anyone, Denton and I had another go at podcasting. Our second episode offers our take on Opening Day, the first week …
Don’t Shoot Commander Kick Ass, You’ll Only Make Him Mad
I can only imagine the reaction back at Red Sox HQ in the bottom of the seventh of last night’s game, when a line drive …
About Last Night…
These early-season baseball games always play hell with my emotions. If I bitch too much after a Week One loss to the Royals, speak aloud …