// Opening Day

Red Sox Pick Up First Win, Beat Yankees 9-6 At Fenway

The Red Sox rolled into town off to their worst start (0-6) since 1996, and had to face the arch-rival New York Yankees to open the season at Fenway Park on Opening Day. The Red Sox had a tastefully done ceremony introducing the new upgrades at Fenway Park, including awesome (or 1337) HD video screens [...]

Opening Day ’10: The Beginning of True Love or Harbinger of a Doomed Romance?

It ended like my most of my relationships—in a meltdown. Things were going along a little rough, but neither of us predicted the catastrophic climax that would cause our break up, though in hindsight, we should have. Maybe we were overly confident—the two of us had faced much bigger problems, we got through them all [...]

Red Sox 25-Man Roster, Highlander Version

There can be only one! So said Christopher Lambert playing Connor MacLeod in the 1986 cult classic “Highlander,” and so say I playing the role of Red Sox 25-man roster prognosticator. And by “one,” naturally I mean “two,” as it appears there are only two spots up for grabs in Fort Myers this year. You’ll [...]

Red Sox Beat Rays 5-3 on Opening Day

Josh Beckett (1-0) was dominant against the Rays on Opening Day, going seven strong innings with one run and 10 strikeouts. After a shaky eighth inning with Hideki Okajima and Justin Masterson, Jonathan Papelbon came on in the ninth and slammed the door shut with a perfect ninth inning for the save. James Shields was [...]

Red Sox Opening Day Today at 4:05

Weather-permitting, the Red Sox and Rays will square off for Opening Day at Fenway Park Tuesday afternoon at 4:05. It’s the first MLB Opening Day at Fenway since 2002. Red Sox ace Josh Beckett is slated to take the mound against Rays Ace James Shields. Reaction: Sadly, Seal will not be performing the national anthem because [...]

Red Sox Opening Day … Moved to Tomorrow

Update: Looks like we will have to wait a bit longer for the season to officially start. Today’s game has been postponed to tomorrow at 4:05PM. The long and painful wait after losing Game 7 of the 2008 ALCS is over, as the Red Sox are now set for their first MLB Opening Day game at Fenway [...]

Seal to Sing National Anthem on Opening Day

Grammy Award winner Seal will sing the national anthem at the Boston Red Sox season opener. The Red Sox take on the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays on Monday at Fenway Park. According to the AP, Seal is in town that day as part of his North American tour in support of his latest album [...]