It’s a win streak! (Isn’t it? It is, right?)

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 [...]

PawSox callups combine to end Sox skid

On Tuesday morning, Darnell McDonald and Josh Reddick were members of the minor league Pawtucket Red Sox, hoping for that call to the bigs that could kick-start their major league careers. By late Tuesday night, both outfielders not only were in uniform for the parent club, they were instrumental parts of a come-from-behind 7-6 victory [...]

Let’s end the regular season already

Football is in full swing, both college and pro. Bruins training cap has already begun, and the Cs will unveil their great Rasheed Wallace experiment a few weeks from now. But with the Pats surprisingly swooning, the Bs dumping quality players, and the Celts sorting out AARP benefits, Beantown still needs its Sox to provide a boost at this [...]

All Star Game: Paps gets the win, MVP Crawford gets the save

The members of the Boston Red Sox who competed in the 2009 MLB All Star Game fared pretty well last night in St. Louis; Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay notched base hits, and Jonathan Papelbon earned the win thanks to his one hitless inning of relief. But it was a player from the rival Tampa Bay [...]

Sox even homestand record heading into final 4 before the break

I didn’t get to see last night’s thrilling 5-4 win over the A’s, in which David Ortiz hit a key three-run homer, Jonathan Papelbon nearly blew another save, and Tim Wakefield ultimately earned his AL-leading 11th victory; I was busy watching my son’s All Star Little League team wrap up its season with a demoralizing [...]

Six Sox are Stars

The 2009 MLB All Star teams (brought to you exclusively by TBS) were announced this afternoon, and six Red Sox players were choosen by either the fans, players, or coaches to represent the A.L. in St. Louis next Tuesday, the most players from one team in either league. Those six were: -Dustin Pedroia-elected starter at 2B [...]

Wake wins again in milestone start

If  Tim Wakefield continues to produce at the rate he has this year for another three or four seasons, he won’t just be eligible for the baseball Hall of Fame, he’ll be a candidate for the Smithsonian. Wake continued his mind-blowing run in 2009, earning his 10th victory of the season in his 382nd start as a [...]

Nick Green delivers for Red Sox dads

For the final few frames of Sunday’s soggy game between the Red Sox and Braves at Fenway, it looked as though the Boston bullpen was bound to spoil what could have been a sweet Father’s Day for all the Nation’s daddies. And then, with one quick flick of the wrist, Sox shortstop Nick Green wrapped a solo shot around Pesky’ [...]

Marlins swallowed up by a mighty Wake

Wanna know the best part of Boston’s 8-2 thrashing of the Florida Marlins at Fenway Tuesday night? Big Papi hit another home run, and for the first time this season, he didn’t receive a standing ovation. That must mean things are getting back to normal, right? Ortiz hit a titanic blast into the Boston bullpen to kick [...]

Lucky 7: Sox hang on for seventh straight win over Stanks

When Jonathan Papelbon came out for the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Red Sox leading 6-5 and the two toughest hitters in the Yankee lineup due up, you could almost feel palpable tension in the air instead of the superiority complex fans normally enjoy when one of the best closers in baseball enters a tight, [...]