October 2010

The 2011 Red Sox might look a lot different than the team we last saw. There are more questions than answers for Theo and the front office. Let’s take a quick trip through the clubhouse and figure this out. Outfield: Not in good shape, figuratively or literally. J.D. Drew is averaging 66 RBI in his [...]

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Watching the Yanks sweep away the Twins last night, I realized that for the most part, I could have scripted the 2010 ALDS in my sleep. The only saving grace has been the presence of DO, who makes everything just a little more bearable. Now if we could somehow get Heidi involved in the ALCS. [...]

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We all know of Red’s outrageous wit and affinity for comic books and all things Kiss. But it turns out he is quite the investigative reporter as well. Woodward and Bernstein are no match for Red. Risking it all, he obtained behind-the-scenes footage of the NFL investigation. A Surviving Grady exclusive!

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The Tampa Bay Rays will take their act on the road to Texas this weekend, where I fully expect their season to end. Is there a more fraudulent team in the post-season than the Rays? In the first two games, at home, the Rays managed a total of just eight hits, one run, and three [...]

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Being a Red Sox fan, I never thought I’d get to the point where I expect my team to be playing in October. But here I am. The nights get chilly and I immediately stockpile beer and tortilla chips, tape up the windows, and park my ass on the couch. Soon enough, reality set in, [...]

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Watching ESPN’s Four Days in October helped take away whatever pain I might have been feeling after the Sox got shut out of this year’s playoffs. In fact, I’m not ashamed to say that the 2004 ALCS has been my security blanket for the past six years. Bad day at the office? Nothing “The Steal” [...]

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It’s no secret the Red Sox have had, shall we say, “issues” at the shortstop position for a long time now. Cabrera and Gonzalez looked good to us, but not to Theo. He had man-crushes on Renteria and Lugo and we all know how that ended up. From what I’ve seen, I think Jed Lowrie [...]

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As soon as the Sox were officially toastified out of the 2010 playoffs, I focused my attentions on tonight’s premiere of ESPN’s Four Days in October, which will constitute my only taste of sweet autumn magic for this season. Here’s another preview: I have to say, watching these commercials has gotten me even more nostalgic [...]

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The great ‘Duk at Yahoo! Sports asked me to write a “Dear John” letter to the 2010 Boston Red Sox. I figgered I’d re-run it here for those who might have missed it. My apologies in advance; I wrote this on an airplane while hungover and suffering from what is medically referred to as “the [...]

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