Should the Red Sox Fire Bobby V? SoB Debates…
Nick: To quote Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, this season has been nothing short of miserable. Last place in the division. Who knows how many games under .500. A worse record than the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Kansas City Royals, not to mention the playoff contending Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles. And they shipped out [...]
Hernandez Leaves Game with Right Ankle Injury
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez left Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in the first quarter with an apparent injury to his right ankle. His return is questionable. In the type of play no one likes to see, Julian Edelman was tackled by the Cardinals’ William Gay and the two players rolled up [...]
Ellsbury, Red Sox Walk-Off with 4-3 Win Over Yankees
On his 29th birthday, Jacoby Ellsbury drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning off reliever Dave Robertson for a 4-3 walk-off win over the New York Yankees. His fourth hit of the game helped the Red Sox play the role of playoff spoilers, and dropped the Yankees into a tie for [...]
John Henry Refutes Reports of Red Sox Players Turning on Valentine
Amid the media maelstrom of reports saying Dustin Pedroia, Adrian Gonzalez, and a host of other players on the Boston roster called for manager Bobby Valentine’s firing in a July 26 meeting with Red Sox ownership, John Henry took time away from his soccer football club to address the situation. As the Boston Globe’s Nick [...]
Book Review: Extra Innings — The Ted Williams’s Comeback Story by Bruce Spitzer
Ever wondered what would happen to Ted Williams after he was cryonically (and controversially) frozen in 2002? Would there come a day far off in the future when we might see Teddy Ballgame step back onto a baseball field to a rousing ovation, like in the 1999 Midsummer Classic at Fenway Park? Well, the wait [...]
Pedroia, Buchholz Power Red Sox Past Tigers for Third Straight Win
Dustin Pedroia hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Boston Red Sox ahead for good en route to a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. The win Monday night to open the three-game series and a ten-game homestand put the Red Sox back over .500 (again). It [...]
Carl Crawford’s Return Inspires Little Confidence
As far as confidence-inspiring phrases go, there’s the opening riff to “Eye of the Tiger” and Gene Hackman in Hoosiers at the top of the list. Then, on the other end of the spectrum, there’s “I feel the pressure” and “whether I’m ready or not.” Those latter two are direct quotes from Carl Crawford regarding his [...]
Tom Brady Arrested…In Another Hilarious Video
These days, it appears Tom Brady is doing a better job cementing his legacy as a hilarious quarterback than a Super Bowl-winning one. Teaming up with CVS Pharmacy and the makers of the new Unreal Candy, Brady stars in a series of epic staring contest showdowns with unsuspecting CVS customers. Thinking they just need to [...]
Series Preview: Yankees-Red Sox Set to Square Off Before All-Star Break
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox close out the first half of the 2012 season by playing one another for a four-game series in the cozy confines of Fenway Park. The teams face off on Friday night at 7:10pm before playing a double-header on Saturday and the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game. To [...]
Celtics to Reportedly Sign Mavericks Free Agent Jason Terry
According to a report by Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the Boston Celtics have agreed to a deal to sign Jason Terry. The Celtics will reportedly use their mid-level exception to give Terry a three year, $15 million contract. No deal will be finalized until after July 11, the first day free agents are [...]
Kelly Shoppach, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the Unexpected Catching Controversy
When “Oh Captain My Captain” Jason Varitek retired from professional baseball and the Boston Red Sox during spring training, I felt a sense of relief followed by a twinge of nostalgia. While I would no longer have to reintroduce my fist to my face with every Tek tapper to the second baseman, the reins were [...]
Five Reasons Not to Worry About Celtics-Heat Game 7
So much for my Saturday night. As much as the Boston fan in me wanted the Celtics to win Game 6 and advance to the NBA Finals, I also had vain hopes of doing fun things in New York City on a Saturday besides sitting on the couch at my apartment pulling my hair out [...]
Celtics Playoff Report Card: Philly “Phew!” Edition
After the Boston Celtics gutted out an 85-75 win to advance over the Philadelphia 76ers, I could only wrap my head around one thought: Phew! Despite clearly outclassing the Sixers in talent and experience, the Celtics made it interesting with close, defensive slugfests (offending most NBA purists) and a bevy of injuries. And so, in [...]
Avery Bradley Injury Status: Out for Rest of Postseason
When the Boston Celtics embarked on the 2011-2012 season — heck, two months ago — would anyone have imagined that Avery Bradley missing the rest of the postseason would be devastating news? After suffering innumerable shoulder separations all season, including three during the playoffs, Bradley underwent season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on Friday. According to this [...]
Sox Rebound in Rubber Match after 4-1 Loss to O’s
Finally back at .500, the Boston Red Sox squandered their first opportunity at a winning record this season, falling 4-1 Tuesday night to the Baltimore Orioles. Felix Doubront pitched a solid six innings, striking out nine and giving up just four hits, allowing his only runs on a Steve Tolleson two-run home run in the second [...]
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