October 2010

Few can argue that Pedro Martinez was the definition of bad-assery. His starts weren’t just games; they were events. We slapped on the Yoda masks and printed up the K cards and waited to see batters dispatched with extreme prejudice. After the 1999 season — in which Lil’ Petey went a staggering 23-4 with a [...]

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Anyone with even cursory knowledge of this blog knows I loves me some Watney. So I was quite happy to read, courtesy of my man Chad Finn, that The Blonde Fury recently had her option picked up by the inestimably wise folks at NESN. Meaning more Heidi in 2011. So I won’t have to move. [...]

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With all the stories of  performance enhancing drugs, off-the-field controversies and inflated statistics, it’s nice to hear a story about someone using their God-given talent for something more positive than to get a bigger contract. Especially if the person being recognized is one of our own. Tim Wakefield was named the recipient of the 2010 [...]

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Just a final THANK YOU as we wrap up our 2010 Jimmy Fund fundraiser. Red and I are pleased to be sending a decent-sized check to The Jimmy Fund, thanks to the generosity of SG Nation. For anyone who donated through the web site, your shirts will be on the way this weekend. We’ll do [...]

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Certainly the Yankee demise in 2010 had nothing to do with a bunch of over-priced all-stars that Brian Cashman assembled choking in October? Or Joe Girardi’s inability to use his bullpen and insisting on putting Dave Robertson in every crucial situation? Nope, must have been the pitching coach, although the Yankees won’t actually come out [...]

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Rangers lefty C.J. Wilson, who was the losing pitcher in Game 5, didn’t hide his emotions. “We took down the champions. We took down the Empire,” Wilson said. “That’s New York and everybody always says you’ve got to go through them.” The only way that Wilson quote could be any cooler would be if he [...]

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Red Sox Nation received the consolation prize it hoped for last night: the Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs and will not win the 2010 World Series. Joe Girardi looked helpless throughout the series in his use of the bullpen, and last night was no exception. Once again he went with Dave Robertson that helped [...]

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I actually heard Glenn Ordway talking about how he wants the Yankees to win tonight to “set them up” for a loss against Cliff Lee. F@%k that, anything can happen in a game seven. With our luck, “anything” would be A-Rod going 4-for-4 with a grand slam and 9 RBI. Please, for all things good [...]

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