Won’t You Roll Me Away Tonight
There was a time when I wanted my last great train ride to the sky to be in the KISS casket. That was before I …
All Things Ted
I understand (to a point) why fans collect sports memorabilia, I have some of my own. But I guess I draw the line at wanting …
If You Open A New Stadium And There’s Nobody There To Pitch…
What is the Yankee rotation going to look like in 2009? Mike Mussina announced his retirement. Andy Pettitte is a free agent. The holy trinity …
A Farewell To Coco
I know Red already said his goodbyes to Coco, but I’m gonna miss him too. In a completely sports-fan, hetero, manly kind of way I …
Heidiriffic!
NESN has always been something of a cruel mistress. First, they got me all tangled up in Tina C before whisking her away almost as …
Glove Removal Machine
It all began with Cocopalooza. Replacing Johnny Damon–a bona fide cult hero during his time with the Sox and a dude who put up some …
Sometimes You Want to Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name, They’re Always Glad You Came, and No One’s Wearing a Giambi Jersey
A couple years back, I was on a business trip to Las Vegas. I know what you’re thinking–oh, sure, Red. I bet you got a …
Congrats, Dustin
Honestly, there’s no one I enjoy watching play the game more than the Elf Himself. And when he was named the AL MVP yesterday, my …
MVP Material?
The American League MVP winner will be announced today, and I have to be honest, I haven’t a clue who is going to win. In …
Red Sox Throwdown! How Lowe Can We Go?
Derek Lowe? Back in Boston? He can’t be serious. Or can he? Whatever the case, it’s a topic worthy of a Throwdown. So Denton and …
This Is Me Taking the Time to Tell You That I Came to Say Goodbye
My family and loved ones understand that once baseball season kicks in, I’m like Reed Richards falling into the Negative Zone: completely incommunicado, emerging only …
For Those Who Want To Smell Like New Jersey
This is the type of quality news that will help get us through until pitchers and catchers report. How many times while you were watching …
The Boston Red Sox Players’ 2008 Guide to Holiday Gift Giving, Part One
Kevin Youkilis for Playskool’s LumberLand. What child hasn’t dreamed of owning and operating his or her own lumber yard? With the Playskool LumberLand set, you …
David Ortiz: Bad of Ass, Huge of Heart
Lest you think Big Papi’s awesomeness takes an off-season, there’s this piece in today’s Globe: David Ortiz’s face lights up when he talks about helping …
Lester Honored With Hutch Award
The Sporting News has reported that Jon Lester was announced as the 2008 Hutch Award winner. The Hutch Award is given to the player who …
Throwaway Pop Culture… or Insightful Analysis of the Red Sox-Yankees Dynamic?
So about fifteen minutes ago, I’m sitting outside on the steps, taking in another unseasonably tolerable autumn morning and reading the comic book pictured above, …
How Quickly We Forget
Last time I checked, Manny Ramirez hadn’t killed anyone. He wasn’t named in the Mitchell Report for pumping his body full of steroids. He didn’t …
Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf Redux
Last year, when Our Man Pedey took Rookie of the Year honors, we rolled out a very special episode of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf to commemorate …
Mo Vaughn’s Back In Town
One of the best games I ever attended was Fenway opening day 1998. The Sox were down by five goddam runs to Seattle heading into …
Good as Gold!
From Rookie of the Year to Gold Glove winner! Congratulations to Dustin Pedroia, the artist formerly known (to Chip Caray anyway) as El Caballito!
"Hot Stove" Getting Warm
Mike Timlin became the final eligible member of the Red Sox to file for free agency. Timlin had a dismal 2008 season, logging an ERA …
Suggestions For CNN On How To Improve "Election Night in America"
1. Replace Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer with Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo. 2. Replace talk of “electoral college” with talk of “Heidi Watney’s ass.” …
We Want You To Vote…
…for your favorite moment of the Red Sox’ 2008 season. Myself, I gotta go with Jason Bay sliding home with the run that won the …
Don’t Blame Me. I’m Voting Wakefield.
It might be easy to write off the re-signing of Wake as sentimentality run wild. But for the money, you can’t find a better number …
This Bud’s For You!
October baseball in 2008 did not live up to Fall Classic standards. I’m happy to flip the calendar over to November and forget the feeble …
From The Totally Surprising to No One Department
It’s officially hot stove season. Which means, once again, that anyone with a pulse can and likely will on the Yankees’ radar. Like Manny! Manny …
And It Ends, Once Again, With A Guy in a Green Mascot Suit Going Apeshit
Congratulations to the Phillies, World Series Champions. I’m not quite sure how I came to have such distaste for the Rays, but I was quite …
Bill Mueller, Superstar
Imagine, for a moment, that the Sox didn’t win the 2004 World Series. When the dust cleared and I eventually got out of therapy, I …
My Team Went To The ALCS And All I Got Was A Free Taco
Hard to believe there is still baseball being played and our team isn’t a part of it. I look at the Rays and still can’t …
Episode 2,174: In Which Red, Delirious From Lack of Red Sox Baseball, Starts Babbling About Music Again
Back in the late 80s, I was offered a ticket to The Who’s farewell show at the old Foxboro Stadium. I was young and foolish …
Phillies Take Game Three
First things first, I didn’t stay up to watch the game. As a matter of fact, I thought it was rained out and didn’t even …
Welcome to Philly!
The Rays are in Philly for the next three games, and today’s Herald tells us that the welcome wagon was in full effect. Added reliever …