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A Proper Boston Farewell to George Steinbrenner

By ⋅ July 14, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The era is officially over.  It had unofficially ended previously when George Steinbrenner retired a couple years ago and largely remained out of the public spotlight after. But after his sudden death from a heart attack on Tuesday morning, we, as Red Sox fans, can say it is officially over. And although he was a [...]

How to Stop the Yankees: It’s All Natural

By ⋅ May 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We’ve all heard of plenty of animals getting onto the field and causing havoc and delays: gulls, pigeons, a cat or two, bees, Phillies fans. And now we have a new one to add onto that list: squirrels. With a light rain falling Tuesday night at Target Field, the Yankees were threatening with Jeter on [...]

Oakland’s Dallas Braden Throws Perfect Game, Silences A-Rod

By ⋅ May 9, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Oakland A’s pitcher Dallas Braden threw the 19th perfect game in MLB history on Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays. It took 107 pitches for Braden to reach perfection and it was the first perfect game in the majors since last season when Chicago’s Mark Buehrle threw one against…Tampa Bay. As great as a [...]

Bi-Polar Performance by Beckett Knocks the Sox Back Into Reality

By ⋅ May 8, 2010 ⋅ One comment

After obliterating the Angels, the Red Sox faced their biggest rivals Friday night and suffered one of their worst losses of the season. Josh Beckett had complete command of his fastball and off-speed pitches through the first 3.2 innings, striking out seven batters. After giving up a three-run homer to Nick Swisher, Beckett lost control [...]

Nomar Retiring with Red Sox Isn’t All Rainbows and Happy Endings

By ⋅ March 11, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I don’t want to piss all over everyone’s recent Nomar love-fest, but I feel someone needs to pipe up. Look, I loved the guy when he was wearing a Red Sox uniform. When I played wiffleball, I would mimic his obsessive compulsive batting glove routine, just like every other kid (I still do, because admit [...]

SoB Story of the Year: MLB’s Steroids Scandal

By ⋅ January 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A lot of what we do at Sports of Boston relies on big stories during the year. We create the articles so that major topics can be scrutinized, debated, and/or praised. 2009 was no different as there were many major sports stories that garnered tons of local attention, and national attention as well. Last year’s [...]

TGIF: Fantasy Baseball Draft, 2010

By ⋅ October 9, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

With the end of the 2009 season, it is never too early to look ahead to 2010. To me, baseball season never ends and I am already thinking about my strategy for next season (most notably because I finished 9th in one league). Believe it or not, before the year is out, some fantasy guru’s [...]

Fantasy Baseball Wrap-up: Week 25 (9-21 – 9-27)

By ⋅ September 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Championship week is upon us. In our SoB league, it is a two week affair that will have you pulling your hair out and anxiously awaiting to see box scores. Just because you aren’t in the finals, doesn’t mean you can’t watch the drama unfold. Hell, you still have your consolation brackets to compete for. [...]

Yanks, Chamberlain Roll Through Boston

By ⋅ September 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Red Sox fans were all thinking the same thing. If the Sox can sweep the Yankees this series, then we can steal the AL East. However, apparently no one told New York, who rolled over Boston 9-5 on Friday night. The Red Sox came into the series in the Bronx down five and a half [...]

Baseball’s 2003 Steroids List Taken Illegally

By ⋅ August 27, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The infamous list that has haunted baseball, and grouped together some of the game’s best players as cheaters, has been determined to be taken illegally. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared that federal agents were wrong in seizing 104 names from two companies holding the results of a 2003 league-wide drug survey. The [...]

Jim Rice Calls out Manny, A-Rod, and Jeter as Bad Influences, Later Retracts

By ⋅ August 26, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Former Red Sox player and Hall of Famer, Jim Rice, currently finds himself amidst a self-created controversy for singling out Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter as bad influences on America’s youth while at the Little League World Series this past weekend. Rice compared current MLB players to those of his generation, citing that [...]

Who Are Your Most Hated Sports Figures?

By ⋅ August 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment

With the announcement this week that the third incarnation of Brett “Farv-ruh” is upon us, I found myself re-evaluating my feelings on the sports figures I loathe most. I quickly found that Minnesota’s No. 4 has vaulted to No. 1 on my list. I mean, come on Brett…go away already! I’ve never seen anyone who has reached [...]

A-Rod Blasts Walk-Off HR in 15th

By ⋅ August 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment

After waiting five hours and 33 minutes we finally saw some offense. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, it was off the bat of Alex Rodriguez as Boston continues to get burned by third basemen via the walk off home run in extra innings. You might remember Evan Longoria hitting a home run to beat the [...]

Ortiz, Others Knew They Were on 2003 Steroids List

By ⋅ August 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

According to a Boston Globe report, David Ortiz and more than 100 other major league players that tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 were told years ago that they were on the list. Despite telling reporters July 30 that the news “blindsided” him (which may be true since the report came at such a [...]

Ortiz Steroids Report: All Too Familiar

By ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I don’t want to believe it. I don’t want to think about it. I am hoping that the news is untrue. However, it’s hard to ignore the news that David Ortiz is the newest player to have failed a drug test for performance enhancing drugs (albeit in 2003). The New York Times is reporting that [...]

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