Posts tagged Red Sox

Look, you never want to kick a guy when he’s down. And Allen Craig probably has enough bitter memories of his days since being sent …

The next time the Sox have a runner on first, Ortiz at the plate and two out in the ninth and you wonder if first …

Two of the Red Sox’ most promising young players were among the winners at the 2016 Boston Baseball Writers Awards Dinner. Here’s Jackie Bradley Jr …

Hello, it’s me. You may not have noticed, but for the first time in like 11 years, I took the whole goddam winter off from …

It’s okay to admit it. That for the last couple years, it’s been there. In the back of your mind. In the deepest, darkest recesses …

I remember Don Orsillo’s first game as permanent Red Sox commentator for NESN. It was April 4, 2001, and Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter. I …

Look, barring any Christmas miracles in September, the Yankees are gonna make the postseason. There is almost nothing we can do to prevent this. The …

Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration. This season was pretty much a lost cause way back in June. But last night, the …

Last night, after Alexi Ogando and the Bullpen Kids pissed away another lead — which has become their calling card this season — you would …

I don’t ask much from my last place baseball team. Give me a couple of heart attack moments where I’m reduced to pacing, cursing, throwing …

Last night, once again, I dutifully flipped on the TV to watch the last vestiges of this wasted Red Sox season float off into the …

I’m a sucker for any mention of the Red Sox in movies. I’m not talking about movies that feature the Sox, like that Jimmy Fallon …

One of my favorite post-Sox game at Fenway activities — besides trying to convince the sausage vendors to cut me a deal on stale rolls …

With all respect to Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band, the 2004 Red Sox are the biggest rock stars to come out of Boston. With …

Now wait, before you judge: punching walls is a good thing. At least as I see it. Sure, the wall hates it and the noise …

Alright, we give Rick Porcello a lot of crap in these parts. And a lot of it, so far, has been justified. Watching ownership refuse …

As this season continues to circle the bowl, waiting for inevitable early-October flush, all of Red Sox Nation is in agreement that change is needed, …

As if yesterday’s spirit-crushing loss to the Royals couldn’t have been any more horrific, NESN also saw fit to treat us to footage of Don …

The manner in which the Red Sox announced that Ben Cherington was gone and Dave Dombrowski was in — casually interrupting the annual Jimmy Fund …

I remember last summer, after a particularly joyless, beer-soaked afternoon at Fenway, stumbling out of the park and shuffling around Yawkey Way, looking for a …

Last Friday, I was invited by the fine folks at King’s Hawaiian — makers of insanely good sweet rolls — to a private pre-game dinner …

His attitude can get mercurial and every stroll down the line on a weak ground ball makes me burn with Trot Nixon-like intensity. But there …

Baseball is a temporary thing. It only sticks around for the warm months, and the players come and go like a revolving door. Gabe Kapler …

I will admit that after watching the Sox drop eight in a row and flush whatever meager hope existed of a postseason run down the …

“Out, damned Rusney!”

This is how the world ends.

Hey, Red Sox. Remember last year when you guys did that thing where you won five games in a row around the All-Star break and …

I’m six beers deep in a dodgy bar in New Jersey. I’m sliding dangerously close to “things I can’t explain in an expense account” territory. …

The phrase “most important game of the year” has been bandied about so much, it’s lost much of its power. After all, to be honest, …

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A Red Sox team flounders right out of the gate, slogs its way through spring and early …

Now THIS is why our forefathers fought for our freedom. So that David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez could go back-to-back, launching certified US-grade missles into …

There is no place that hope springs eternal with greater fervor or frequency than the mind of a Red Sox fan. Case in point: After …

John Henry was pretty unequivocal about a month ago that John Farrell would be staying as Red Sox manager and, even with the events of …

Look, I made this silly-ass meme back when Clay Buchholz was pitching, as Robert California might say, like “some ineffectual, privileged, effete, soft-penis debutante.” It …

Last night, something truly wondrous happened: Multi-millionaire Rick Porcello took the hill for the Red Sox and we didn’t lose. Rick did do his best …