Ever since Tampa Bay eviscerated the Sox in that four game beatdown a week ago, Boston has run off a tidy 5-2 winning streak that has them a mere 5 1/2 games behind the Devil Rays (yes, I am calling them by their birth names – they’ve earned it). So tell me, why does this little run have all the feel [...]
Bewildered in B’More: Sox blow 10-1 lead, lose 11-10
As the Red Sox were running out to a 9-1 lead in the fifth inning Tuesday night, Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne made this ridiculous comment: “now this one is starting to get ugly.” “Starting to get ugly?”, I said to my son. “With this (Boston) bullpen, this game is over!” Oh how wrong we both [...]
Lester, Drew dominate Orioles
Hard to believe that it is nearly July, and tonight marked only the second series between the Sox and their division rivals, the Baltimore Orioles. Attn Bud Selig, please do something about this effing interleague and unbalanced schedule shit! Not that the long gap between games had an adverse effect on Boston; in fact despite [...]
Sox pummel Orioles on Patriot’s Day, 12-1
How can you tell things are great for the Red Sox right now? David Ortiz (2-4, 2B, 3B, 2BI) is going the other way, rapping balls off the Monster and recording extra base hits, not hitting bloop singles and ground balls into the teeth of the tired Papi shift. You read that right, Papi had a [...]
Lester leads Sox to 4th straight victory
I have to confess that I did not see the game today; I had an extremely important engagement that took me away from my TV set and the MLB package – beach day with the kids. So while Jon Lester was pitching like, Jon Lester, handcuffing the Orioles by pitching seven shutout innings of 4-hit, [...]
Sox climb out of the cellar
It wasn’t a perfect day for fans of the Boston sports franchises – the Celtics slipped and allowed the 7th-seeded Bulls to sneak a Game 1 victory in the first round of their playoff series - but otherwise there was plenty of joy in the Commonwealth by the time the day was over. Not only did the Bruins destroy [...]
Epic comeback could key Sox turnaround
Down 7-0 after an inning and a half tonight, Boston was on the brink of falling to 3-7 on the season, the Nation was entertaining thoughts of suicidal tendencies, and it’s safe to say no one watching thought they’d see Jonathan Papelbon in the game. But not only did Paps take the mound, he earned the save as the Sox stunned [...]
Bosox back home, but all is not well in Beantown
I’m sure the Red Sox are thrilled to back at Fenway Park to open a nine game home stand tonight after spending the last week on the left coast, where they went 2-4 against the Angels and A’s. But just because the team has returned to the friendly confines of Fenway, don’t think the early season woes will magically disappear. [...]
