Looks Like We *Will* Still Have John Farrell to Kick Around in 2017
Throughout this season, from the first pitch on Opening Day to the final flushing of the Sox in the ALDS, the drums have been sounding …
Throughout this season, from the first pitch on Opening Day to the final flushing of the Sox in the ALDS, the drums have been sounding …
I’m old enough to have seen the Red Sox hit the postseason 13 times in my life. Three of those playoff runs ended majestically. The …
In my illustrious career as a Red Sox fan, I’ve had the good fortune and privilege to attend a handful of postseason games at Fenway …
We knew the Red Sox had something up their sleeves for Big Papi’s final regular season game at Fenway Park. You don’t let a player …
It’s a rocky road from the minor leagues, where you have to pay for your own Natural Light, to the bigs, where they just cart …
When Charles Dickens wrote, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” he may well have been talking about last night’s …
Remember when Pedro Martinez would face the Yankees back in the day? Guy brought his “A” game every time he stepped to the mound, but …
Last year, the Red Sox were in the Bronx when the Yankees clinched the wild card. So Ortiz and Pablo and li’l Xander had to …
For the past several years, September has been the month of Red Sox fans’ discontent. In 2011, the last month of summer sealed Terry Francona’s …
Dear Every Other Team in Baseball: The Red Sox just won their ninth game in row, their magic number is 4, and Mookie Betts celebrated …
This was supposed to be the September that broke them. The one that saw them play 21 games against division rivals and likely bend to …
This weekend marked the Red Sox’ last home series against the Yankees in David Ortiz’ illustrious career. But as one Yankee Killer gets set to …
I’m just your basic, red-blooded, borderline alcoholic American male who happens to love watching the Red Sox beat up on the Yankees. So before this …
Remember watching the first three games of the 2004 ALCS and feeling nothing but Yankees-inflicted dread and despair behind every door? As much as I …
I’m going to be honest: the last time the Yankees were a blip on my radar was the 2004 ALCS. Once we shook that monkey …
Couple weeks back I wrote about the commercialization of the David Ortiz Farewell Tour. While we still haven’t quit hit critical mass, we now have …
Look, this might be the beer talking or the sugar from the 15 “Ring Dings” I wolfed down while watching tonight’s Red Sox game, but …
For me, the lasting image from yesterday’s win over Toronto, which enabled the Sox to take a 2 game lead in the east and showed …
After running a 4-2 record against the worst teams in baseball to kick off this road trip, I was a bit concerned about what might …
Just one year ago, Rick Porcello seemed such a mind-bogglingly bad investment, I wondered aloud if, in fact, his career in Boston was part of …
For the last two years, September has meant nothing round these parts. Just a prolonging of the agony as the Sox slowly spiraled the drain …
Many moons ago, a fellow Red Sox blogger took me to task for being unimpressed with Red Sox rookie Abe Alvarez. Honest Abe, as you …
It is physically impossible for me to be cynical about the retirement of David Ortiz. On the contrary, I spend the better part of my …
I know this is a Red Sox baseball blog, but I wanted to make a quick break over to the world of college football for …
Somewhere in the midst of this late-season push, behind the Mookie MVP talk and Ortiz Farewell Tour and Steven Wright magic and Rick Porcello Resurrection …
Back when the Red Sox left Fenway for this grueling 11-game road trip, I dropped into my local watering hole and threw down a bold …
Yesterday’s loss to the Tigers was a ballbuster. Not because it snapped a gorgeous six game winning streak and ruined a rare decent start from …
The thing about being a Red Sox fan is that your mood changes like the New England weather. One minute you’re cursing Brad Ziegler and …
With the Red Sox bullpen a model of inconsistency, mowing down opposing batters one night then giving up the farm like it was their job …
There’s a reason the guy in the screenshot above is sporting a massive pants tent. It’s because the Red Sox are winning again. And when …
I understand that the 2016 Yankees are a far cry from the world beaters of seasons past, who kicked us in the nuts on the …
After the Red Sox got swept out of town by the Detroit Tigers, finishing up a wretched 4-5 homestand and dropping to third place in …
In the whirlwind of outrageous contracts and steroids and A-Rod and superstars cutting up throwback jerseys, it’s sometimes easy to forget those moments of pure, …
Magic Boy Andrew Benintendi made his major league debut last night. And while his first game in the bigs was unspectacular — he went 0-for-2 …
Roughly 48 hours ago, the Red Sox were on life support. Bums. Droppers of 7 of their last 10 games. Bereft of competent starting pitching. …