Last of the Hot Stove Cool Music Vids Featuring Kay Hanley and MC Youk
Okay, here are the last couple vids I shot at last Saturday night’s Hot Stove Cool Music show at the House of Blues. Up first …
David Ortiz Schools Jimmy Fallon
Big Papi was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night, and gave the host an impromptu batting lesson. You can check it out below, …
More Breaking News: Schilling Has An Opinion
The news had no sooner hit the wire and already Schill was speed-dialing WEEI to spew his take on the McGwire confession. “I’m glad,” Schilling …
In An Announcement Less Surprising Than Nathan Lane Coming Out of the Closet, Mark McGwire Admits to Steroid Use
From Chad Finn at the Globe: “I’m sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids,” …
More Hot Stove Cool Music Vids, Starring Youk the Auctioneer and Theo Epstein on Guitar
As promised yesterday, here are a few more vids I shot with my ultra-shytey camera during Saturday’s Hot Stove Cool Music concert at the House …
Gammons, Youk and James Iha. Together at Last.
Still recovering from last night’s Hot Stove Cool Music show at the House of Blues. The show was great, featuring a guest appearance from Youk, …
Gone Gammons
The annual Hot Stove Cool Music concert is an all-day affair in SG land. First, we get out of bed, slip off our Gammons pajamas, …
Another Hall Of Fame Debacle
I guess without the annual Jim Rice debate to capture our attention, the Hall of Fame results flew under the radar. The Hawk got in, …
Wanted: Your 2004 Red Sox Memories
Remember that time, right after the Sox won it all in 2004, that you and two pals dressed up as Chewbacca, a Roman Centurion and …
And Somewhere, Scott Cooper Says, "Hey, I Used to Play With That Guy!"
Congrats to one-time Red Sox Andre Dawson for being named to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born with the odds against him, or …
Meet Your New Left Fielder
It should have been foregone conclusion once Mike Cameron was signed, but Terry Francona made it official yesterday: Jacoby Ellsbury will play left field. Jacoby …
Adrian Beltre Will Literally Risk His Cojones for You
Just how tenacious is Adrian Beltre’s D? The dude doesn’t even wear a cup, all part of his plan to maintain peak “flexibility.” “I never …
Determined to Land at Least One Guy Named Adrian, Sox Sign Beltre
Folks like Gammons and Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports are reporting that the Adrian Beltre deal is done: One year at 9 mil with a …
Beckett: 2010
Josh Beckett enters 2010 in the final year of his contract with the Red Sox. Considering the bank-busting signing of John Lackey, does that mean …
Lazy, Snowy Sunday Post
Trolling Youtube for any Red Sox related footage and stumbled upon this. Without putting a lot of thought into it, seems like a pretty good …
Curt Schilling on My TV is a Sure Sign of Impending Spring
Yesterday, for the few hours I wasn’t downing pulled-pork sandwiches to soak up all the Jaegermeister in my bloodstream, I spent some quality time flipping …
Hard To Believe…
2010. It still sounds so…futuristic. But here we are. I wanted to echo Red’s sentiments about what our little corner lot in cyberspace means. We …
At the Closing of the Year…
The winter of 1999 was a blur of bruised knuckles, stale beer and washed-out dreams. After the Summer of Pedro and the triumphant All-Star Game …
The 2010 Sox Offense: More Stang Than Schwarzeneggar?
Popular thinking within the confines of my own brain is that the Sox will need to plug the hole left by Jason Bay with someone …
From "Way Back!" to Way Down
Driving home from parts unknown on Sunday, I flipped over to 98.5 thinking I might catch the late football game. No luck, but before I …
Bay-led
Pending a quick turn-yer-head-and-cough, it looks like Jason Bay will be heading to New York after all. But to the Mets, not the Yankees. So, …
Where My Hitters At?
From the Globe via ESPN, a proposed three-way (very, very different from the sort of “three ways” Doug Mirabelli used to propose) between the Sox, …
Greatest. Headline. Ever.
When I saw the headline “Heidi Watney, Kathryn Tappen Ready for Epic Fantasy Battle,” my first thought was that the good folks at NESN had …
The Aftermath
Well, it’s over for another year. Weeks of planning and preparation and money-spending gone in a 10-minute blur of flying bows and shredded wrapping paper. …
Mele Kali-Ken Macha
“I’m shakin’ the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m gonna see the world. Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Colosseum. Then, …
A Christmas Carol…Surviving Grady Style
Tonight you will be visited by three ghosts! Steinbrenner? What are you doing in my bedroom at midnight on Christmas Eve…are you here to tell …
The Annual Christmas Eve Episode, in Which We Ask, "Can Bay Stay?" and "What Happened to Horatio Sanz?"
In a world in which Mike Lowell can keep boomeranging back to the Sox, despite the front office’s increasingly desperate attempts to cast him out, …
Great Moments in Javier Vazquez History
The Yankees have re-acquired Javier Vazquez. As I’m sure you’ll recall, the last time Senor Vazquez suited up for New York, this happened: I’m glad …
NESN Presents: "Youk & Lowell, Cops With Guns" Episode 19: Nope, This Won’t Be Awkward At All
Officer Lowell, it’s good to have you back on the squad. Honestly, I have no problem about being back here. Glad to hear it. And …
My Single Most Favorite Moment
I apologize for the shaky video, I couldn’t figure out how to “acquire” the quality footage (found here). Also, Sports Illustrated has it as the …
The Third Baseman Who Came to Dinner
Call it the curse of the Epsteins. Back in the day, Theo’s great uncles, Leslie and Julius Epstein, wrote the screenplay for The Man Who …
When Did Jacoby Ellsbury Become LaSchelle Tarver?
My guess is right around the same time Adrian Gonzalez became Hank Aaron. Based on many of the nasty comments I’ve received, I know I …
A Bridge to… Kotchman?
A few weeks back, Theo Epstein was waxing rhapsodic about how 2010 could be a bridge year for the Sox; a time to squeeze what …
Cameron, Lackey and Lackey’s Wife Introduced; Tito Eaten By Giant Coat
So, Mike Cameron and John Lackey were officially introduced to the media. Everyone smiled, glad hands were given, all the right things were said. Both …
Adrian Gonzalez Fever Officially Silly
Since the 2009 season ended, the A-Gon chatter has been an amusing diversion. But from the moment the Sox sprung to life and made their …