January 2010

Because neither of them, you see, have much of a chance of ever happening. At least not in any world I want to be a part of.

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Remember that thing nerds like me used to say about the Star Trek films? How the even numbered ones were great and the odd numbers were rubbish? There’s an almost similar, see-saw effect in Josh Beckett’s career with the Red Sox. When he first came to us in 2006, he went a rather unremarkable 16-11, [...]

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We love kid’s books. We love the Red Sox. But that doesn’t mean that these two great tastes will taste great together. Submitted for your approval, a list of titles of proposed Sox-themed children’s books that didn’t quite make it to a bookshelf near you. “Julio Lugo: Five Tool Playa” “Youk’s Jockstrap Attacks!” “Hop on [...]

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The creator of Holden Caulfield (J.D. Salinger for those of you who have just returned to earth after a 59-year inter-stellar vacation) will not be down for dinner. Salinger passed away in his New Hampshire home at the age of 91, spending the last several decades as a recluse. If you aren’t familiar with Holden, [...]

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So in 2010, we’ll have Lackey, Beckett, Lester, Matsu and Buchholz. A pretty solid five-man rotation. But where’s Shakey Wakey, the guy who represents everything that’s right and good in the world of sports and pitched well enough to make the All Star team last year, at the tender age of 65. Wake himself thinks [...]

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You can’t have a television turned on for five minutes without someone trying to sell you something. Beer, soda, pick-up trucks, sex…take your pick. Thanks to DVR we can fast-forward through a lot of it, but during sports, it’s either have a back-up program ready and hit the “last” button on your remote or simply [...]

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Well, not quite yet. But in just thirty-six days. And not a bloody moment too soon, says I.

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Although it makes for intriguing winter banter, I could care less about whether or not Jason Bay really needed the knee surgery he claims the Sox were pushing on him. The guy’s gone, and the only time he’ll cross our paths again is if the Sox meet the Mets in the 2010 World Series. Or [...]

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The game ended the way it had to: with Brett Favre making a bad decision and throwing a game-losing interception. Granted, he’d been getting his ass kicked for the entire game, but all he had to do was tuck the ball away and limp a few yards. Let Longwell be the hero. But no, he [...]

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