April 2010

Tonight, Clay Buchholz takes the hill against fellow dude Shaun Marcum. Seeing as how Sox pitching has given up a staggering 24 runs over the the past three games, it’d be nice to see young Clay hold the Jays to, I dunno, less than five runs. That being said, the bats, which I feared might [...]

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It occurred to me last night, after watching what seemed to be the seventy-fifth run of the game cross the plate, that this has the potential to be one long-ass, ulcer-inducing season. Think about it: We’re less than one month in and we’ve got Bill Hall and Darnell McDonald starting in the outfield. Josh Beckett [...]

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Do you think Lyle Overbay wants to take a roundhouse kick to the face while Pedroia’s wearing these bad boys? Forget about it. Anyway, yeah. This isn’t just an AL East thing, it’s an American thing. USA pride, people. We can’t let these sneaky Canucks kick us any further down the ladder. The time to [...]

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With the return of Dice-K looming in the very near future, the decision has been made to send Tim Wakefield to the bullpen. The sixth starter becomes the odd man out. Wakefield has been a good soldier throughout his lengthy Red Sox career, doing whatever the Sox needed: starter, middle reliever, closer…all of the above. [...]

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This weekend, the Baltimore Orioles — the AL East’s version of the “before” guy in the old Charles Atlas ads — rolled into town. To a team starving for some wins, this is good news. So on Friday, I grabbed an extra case of Bud Light and canceled my weekend plans — very easy to [...]

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A tenth-inning bullpen meltdown prevented the Sox from sweeping the Orioles out of Fenway. With the game tied 4-4 (and Tito napping in the dugout), the two Scotts gave up three runs before Manny Delcarmen finally stopped the bleeding by getting the last two outs. The Sox rallied for two in the bottom of the [...]

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Sometimes ordinary people are put in situations that result in extraordinary actions. That is the case for former Sox skipper and current part-time Rays broadcaster. “The lights were out, most of us were asleep, when we started hearing these loud voices, some guy talking about Satan and death,” said Kennedy. “And I could hear the [...]

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What better way to get healthy than play a series against the Orioles? And there is no better proof of that than David Ortiz smacking his first long ball of the season. It was an opposite field shot that just might be what the big guy needs to kick-start his season. I’ve been keeping fingers [...]

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Nothing raises the spirits more than watching your team beat up on the division’s appointed chew toy. So, welcome, Baltimore Orioles. We are happy to have you. Of course, if the Os kick our asses this series, I’ll be found at the bottom of a vodka-filled swimming pool. The fun starts at 7:05, whether you [...]

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