The Circle is Now Complete
When Millwood left Smoltz, he was but a learner, but now he is the master. Or something like that. Alls I know is Thoroughly Modern …
Kay Hanley > Michael Felger
For a long time, perhaps too long as our man Chad Finn suggests, WEEI has been the bastion of sports radio in this fine city. …
Two Pictures to Save the World
Sometimes you come across a couple photos that really need no set-up or introduction at all. Their inherent awesomeness speaks for itself. Ladies and gentlemen, …
That’s Why They Invented Tomorrow
I watched this one from my local (where, through the magic of Blogger-via-Blackberry, I still sit, sucking down Bud Light like it was my job). …
Welcome To The Clay Buchholz Show
Tonight we get what I like to call “The Trifecta.” First, the long-awaited return of Red Sox baseball. The four-day drought for me was like …
Adios!
The Julio Lugo era in Boston is over. While it will bring great sadness to certain readers of this site who claimed to be “ahead …
NESN Presents: The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf Episode 34: Within These Walls of Without You
The All-Star break has left some Red Sox fans with an insatiable THIRST for baseball. But you may not know that many players feel your …
Somebody’s Gotta Pay
Day four of the All Star Break and we have nothing to talk about. WEEI is “breaking” the news that the Sox are trying to …
Joe Maddon: Off the Christmas List
Tim Wakefield finally makes it to the All-Star Game and you keep his ass on the bench all night as an extra innings reserve? Feck, …
Like It’s 1999…
Not a big fan of the All-Star Game here. I used to dig it as a kid. But now the sight of our guys playing …
All Star Break: or, Why We Miss Real Baseball
The Home Run Derby sucks. Is there anything worse than hearing Berman say “back-back-back” six thousand times? Or listening to Joe Morgan and Boomer fumble …
Josh Beckett, Destroyer of Worlds
You know that killer guitar riff at the beginning of Van Halen’s version of “You Really Got Me”? That blazing red mushroom cloud towering over …
Number One
John Smoltz picked up his first win in a Red Sox uniform last night, pitching five strong innings and striking out seven. It wasn’t pretty …
Back On Top, Courtesy of Lester and Elf
I never want to be that guy. No, not the guy who trolls local high schools to check the female talent; I already am that …
Just When I Thought I Couldn’t Admire Jon Lester Any More Than I Already Do…
…he goes an cuts this remarkable, poignant commercial promoting LiveStrong’s cancer awareness campaign. And, yes, tonight, as every blog, newspaper, sportswriter, dog, robot, gypsy and …
Remembering Monty’s (and McDonough’s) Flying Circus
Hungover, bedraggled, and just no good to women anywhere, I found myself poking around The Baseball Shop in Orleans yet again the other day. Amidst …
Set ‘Em Up, Set ‘Em Up, We’ll Be Knockin’ ‘Em Down
Really not much to say about this one. The Large Father continued his Say Amen Somebody Revival Tour by belting his three-hundredth home run, but …
A Sort of Homecoming II
Watching Wakefield walking off the mound these days is like watching Spider-Man walk away from the crumpled, beaten body of the Green Goblin. It's the …
A Quick Alyssa Milano Fix
Wakefield gets number eleven. Pedroia makes the play of the game. The wind deserves the save more than Papelbon. Green couldn’t find second base with …
Need A Halladay?
I don’t really know how these thing start. You wake up at the crack of 11:00AM hungover to the point you’re convinced that you slept …
Heidi on Josh Beckett: "Sometimes Not the Friendliest Guy in the Bunch"
Watching the post-game wrap-up on NESN after last night’s epic performance by Commander Kick Ass, I was amused by Heidi Watney’s question to Aaron Bates: …
Hip to be Detached and Precious. The Only Thing You Feel is Vicious.
Okay, now that we’ve welcomed back Nomar and made a jolly good show of it, can we please get back to some f@#king offense? We’ve …
Nomarific!
Well played, Fenway Faithful. Well played indeed. A one minute, ten second standing ovation for the returning Nomar Garciaparra, and a true hero’s welcome for …
Ghosts of Shortstops Past
The return of Nomar certainly overshadowed the fact that the shortstop that actually helped the Sox win their 2004 World Series was also present at …
Eck Has Spoken: Let Love Rule
On NESN’s pre-game, the Eck, who played with Nomar on the 1998 team, laid down the law: “This guy deserves as big a standing ovation …
Stand for Nomar.
The 1998 ALDS was our first taste of playoff baseball with the one-two punch of Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez in our corner. Pedro was …
Mister Nice Guy is Mister All-Star
Last night, I was thinking, “The only way this weekend could get any better would be if Wakefield was named to the All-Star team tomorrow.” …
Avoiding History
This is all you need to know about today’s game: The Mariners have never swept a three-game series at Fenway Park in their 32-year history, …
What’s Wrong With The Bullpen?
Another great start from the Red Sox rotation, another loss. This time Takashi Saito wears the goat horns. Despite helpful members in the Red Sox …
Bring Me The Head Of Zupa
Last night, Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox were robbed of a victory by one of their own fans. Leading 2-1 in the fourth, Langerhans …
America’s Newest Citizen
Does this mean we can cross Toronto off the list of free agent suitors for Jason Bay? Looking more and more like the guy that …
The Magic of Wakefield
Navigating the mean streets of Cape Cod this weekend, so updates may be at a premium as I test this whole "remote blogging" business (and …
A Brief Reminder That a Vote for Youk and Pedroia Is Like a Vote for America. Times Two. Or Something Like That.
See that video up there? I’m not posting it because I like this horsecrap music. I’m posting it as an all points bulletin to you, …
The Surviving Grady Instant Eye Test
Check the photo above. If you eyes can clearly make out Jim Ed Rice in a dazzling, Ronald Isley-inspired pinstripe number, your eyes are perfectly …