Saturday, May 01, 2010

Game Twenty Three: Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)

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Riding high on a three game win streak and a day off, the Red Sox were laid low by Baltimore last night, 5-4. JD Drew untied the game with h...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Game Twenty Two: Now That's More Like It!

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In Toronto tonight, Jon Lester and friends made short work of the Jays, allowing only two hits on the way to a 2-0 victory, bringing them to...

Game Twenty One: Closer To Fine

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The Red Sox came ever closer to even steven on the year as their record improved to 10-11 after a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays last night. Cow...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

Game Twenty: How's That Pitching And Defense Working Out For Ya?

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In Toronto tonight, in a game that took slightly less time than a coronation, the Red Sox outlasted the Blue Jays, 13-12. Both starting pitc...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Games Eighteen and Nineteen: Turn Around, And I Will Sing For You A Song

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In Boston last night, the Red Sox rode twin 3 run homers from Marco Polo and Our Man Youk to power a 7-6 win, then turned around and gave up...
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Does Billy Joel Suck?

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Various things-a Steven Axelrod piece in Salon that a friend directed me to, which was reacting to a Ron Rosenbaum piece in Slate, along wit...
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Game Seventeen: Heck of a Way To Run A Railroad

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In Boston last night, Adrien Beltre worked a walk in the 8th, scoring JD Drew with what proved to be the winning tally in a 4-3 triumph over...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Games Fifteen and Sixteen: ....And We're Back!

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After 24 hours without home access to the Internet, which nearly killed me and certainly damaged many of you, I am back. Very late Wednesd...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Game Fourteen: Thievery is Afoot!

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In Game 14, the Texas Rangers, a group usually best known for preventing thievery than for causing it, stole 9 bases (NINE), the most Boston...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

In the continuing interest of pretending to be relevant.

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"I Love You", this week's entry in the Velvet Verbosity 100 Word Challenge, found here. I love you. A promise, isn...
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Monday, April 19, 2010

Game Thirteen: Lackey Found Lacking

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Another day, another loss. In the early morning sun, John Lackey was beaten like he stole something, giving up eight runs and not escaping t...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Cardboard Gods

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"Cardboard Gods: An All American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards" by Josh Wilker Seven Footer Press, March 2010 Wow. I can...
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Game Twelve: Garzastic!

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In game 12 of the 2010 baseball season, the Red Sox' season can be amply summed up by the bottom of the fifth inning. Trailing 4-0 on ...

Games 10 and 11: Well kick my butt, and call me Josephine...

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In Boston yesterday, the Red Sox apparently were having a two for one sale on losses, as they dropped the conclusion of a suspended game fro...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Game Nine: A Simple Desultory Ballgame: How We Were Lirianoed Into Submission

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Today in Minnesota, the Red Sox were shut down, shut up, tied up, and tied down by the Twins' Francisco Liriano in an 8-0 whitewash. Lir...