From the monthly archives:
Word around the campfire is that Teets Francona will be the first to take the fall for the Epic Collapse of 2011, with Sox ownership electing to not pick up his two remaining one-year options. It’s a bloody shame as far as I can see. Hell, I would have signed Teets on as “manager for [...]
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Think this one’s gonna break me? You’re wrong. I’ve lived through Bill Buckner. And Dave Stewart shutting us down. And Roger Clemens threatening Terry Cooney. And 1992′s last place finish. And “Leading off for the Sox in the 1995 ALDS, Dwayne Hosey!” And Jaret Wright. And Kent Mercer. And David Wells in a Yankees uniform. [...]
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Within a 5-minute span, the Red Sox coughed up their 3-2 lead and lost the game and the Rays hit a twelfth-inning home-run to win 8-7, ending the season for the Red Sox. After Bard pitched a strong eighth, Papelbon came in and struck out the first two batters in the ninth, then gave up [...]
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Even if the Red Sox manage to pull out a win tonight against those pesky Orioles, playoff hopes will ultimately land squarely on the shoulders of John Lackey in a one-game play-in tomorrow. Is there anybody out there that thinks Dellin Betances (2/3 of an inning 27.00 ERA major league experience) has a shot in [...]
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I still remember the night the ball went through Buckner’s legs. Just a few minutes earlier, I was jumping around like a smacked ass. Waving a towel. Or a shirt (hopefully my own). Pumping my fist in the air. Shouting out loud, “We are actually going to win the World Series.” Then everything that could [...]
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So. Who wants to help me carry this to Baltimore?
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Well, it’s official, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia are the only members of the Red Sox who want to play baseball in October. When the only thing between you and the post-season is the Baltimore Friggin’ Orioles and you can’t get it done, you just don’t want it bad enough. When Tommy Hunter and a [...]
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Evening, gents. Now I know these pre-game “pep talks” got a bit dicey last month when some of you didn’t like the way I was holding those hedge-clippers. So tonight, I’ve decided to forgo any type of garden tool and just talk to you whilst holding a fully loaded handgun! Aw, I’m just kidding. It [...]
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It’s too bad we’ve only got one Jacoby Ellsbury. Because if we had two or possibly three of him, we may have already sealed up the East by now. Yesterday, Ells was like a man possessed, trying to single-handedly carry us into October. Across two games he had five hits, three of them home runs, [...]
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