February 2009

Red Sox Nation is preparing to enter the first full year of a Mannyless lineup. While traveling secretaries and sweaty firstbasemen sleep easier, a lot of fans question what impact this Manny-free zone will have on the success of David Ortiz as a hitter. Our friends over at YFSF have done the research, and I [...]

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During a spring training game some Saturday afternoon in 2005, I got a call from my dad, who sounded like he’d been huffing motor oil. “Remy just said something about Surviving Grady,” he wheezed. “Huh?” “During the game. I was in the other room, but I heard him say ‘Surviving Grady.’” I’m embarassed to admit [...]

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Josh Beckett: Still a monster. And extra good at striking out college players. Even though Brian Daubach filled in quite nicely for the ailing Remdawg, it only confirmed that a Remy-Free world is no place I wanna be. In fact, in a perfect world, Rem and DO would be doing commentary for every game ever [...]

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There’s still snow on my street. The economy’s in the crapper. My 401k won’t buy me a sack of mini Charleston Chews. Marisa Tomei won’t return my calls. And we’ve got a federal deficit that all but ensures our grandkids of a lifetime of indentured servitude to the Chinese. But tonight… tonight, none of that [...]

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Everyone knows about the great Red Sox references in movies like Good Will Hunting and Field of Dreams. Hell, they tried (unsuccessfully) to define Red Sox Nation with Fever Pitch. But every once in a while I catch a Red Sox reference where I don’t expect it. Case in point, Bye Bye Love. It was [...]

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Just a week after I publicly appealed for Youk to keep his massive, dirty beard, the guy goes and whittles it down to a John Holmes special. Still, I have reason to believe that opposing pitchers will find this new version infinitely more disturbing. Let’s hope it remains.

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Dustin Pedroia–wondrously described in a recent Herald article as “short,” “pre-mature bald” and “cocksure”–is gunning for yet another milestone this season. He wants to play all 162 games. “I want to play every game and make sure I’m not tired throughout the year,” Pedroia said. “I think if you condition your body the right way, [...]

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And by “the new guys,” I mean Mr. Baldelli: Rocco Baldelli was asked how he’s feeling. “I was going to make a sign,” he said. “Feeling good. Thanks for asking.” And Mr. Smoltz: “The biggest thing I know is – being new – what the Boston family is a part of, because I’ll certainly be [...]

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If there’s one guy on whose shoulders our 2009 fortunes will surely rise or fall, it’s Our Man Ortiz. Last season, suffering through injuries and the loss of Manny–the Gilligan to his Skipper–Papi at times looked more like Clark Kent than the Superman we’ve come to know and love. The guy who leaps tall buildings, [...]

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