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Red Sox Add Baldelli, Smoltz
The Red Sox have come to terms with former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli and former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz on one-year deals. Both are very good, low-risk deals for two solid veterans. Here's more about it from the Boston Globe.
A Day With Jon Stewart
We were seated about an hour before the taping began, along with about 250 other folks. A writer on the show named Paul Mecurio did a 15-minute warmup, and he was very funny. (My friend told me he did a gig at Professor Thom's during one of their "Boston Comedians"night over a year ago and was ter...
Yesterday
Trivia Q&A: January 6
2. a. Mets win their first World Series; b. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. 5. a. Ronald Reagan is inaugurated for his second term as president; b. Madonna has her first Top 10 single. 7. a. New England Patriots win their first Super Bowl; b. Arizona Diamondbacks win their first W...
Monday, Jan 5
Figures.
For years I always thought I'd see the Vikings win a Super Bowl before I'd see the Red Sox win a World Series. I was proven wrong on that. Now it's the Vikings I hope to see win "just one" before I die. It makes the NFC title loss in 1998 hurt all the more every year they miss the Super Bowl. It's amazing t...
Saturday, Jan 3
So Far So Good
The network also showed a lot of love to the Red Sox last night, as they showed the 2004 World Series Film, along with a short program called "Red Sox Memories" that featured the 2007 championship season. I can never get tired of seeing the 2004 World Series Film, especially the parts when me a...
Wednesday, Dec 31
Happy 2009 to You and Yours
We've gotten literally thousands of hits from people looking for trivia, and I'm glad to have helped many of you out. The main focus of this site is the Red Sox and trivia, but in 2009 I will continue to write about them and whatever else strikes my fancy.
Tuesday, Dec 30
We Ain't Crazy About You Either, Dearie
I hate them," she said. "It felt good"-- Yankees fan Kate Anello, dropping a Boston Red Sox poster into an industrial shedder in Times Square yesterday, as hundreds of New Yorkers and tourists fed bad memories of '08 into the machine.
Monday, Dec 29
Red Sox Sign Penny, Bard
The Red Sox have reached an agreement with righthander Brad Penny on a one year, $5 million deal for 2009. Penny was hurt for most of last season with shoulder problems, and ended the season on the 60-day DL. It's a low risk bargain for the Sox, and Penny was also teammates on the 2003 World Serie...
Saturday, Dec 27
Why People Detest the New York Yankees
BTW, who is this "fabled Brain Trust taking one of the most stunningly spectacular baseball pratfalls in history" they are talking about? If it's the Red Sox not getting Teixeira, they have no idea what they are talking about, as he wanted no part of playing in Boston. He and Scott Boras were...
Wednesday, Dec 24
Fenway's New Whipping Boy
I love all the crap I've been reading this morning about how the Yankees "swooped in" and "stole" Mark Teixeira from under the Red Sox "noses." Balderdash. (I'm keeping it clean because it's Christmas Eve.) Yeah, the Yankees and their fans are crowing about this, but remember the words of one...
Tuesday, Dec 23
Boras Sells Tex to The Dark Side
Teixeira simply isn't worthy enough in my opinion for that kind of deal, and I was a bit uncomfortable what it would do to the Red Sox bringing him on board. On the bright side, it keeps Mike Lowell in Boston, and now a bidding war could begin on Manny Ramirez between the Dodgers and Angels. At lea...
Sunday, Dec 21
Opinion: Their Never Ending Obsession With Curses
If the Yankees sign Manny Ramirez, I can't wait to see him in pinstripes. Manny will be Manny, and if the Yankees can adjust, he will help get them into the World Series. He hit .399 for the Dodgers in less than half a season, and put a mediocre Dodgers team in the playoffs. Alex Rodriguez will reall...
Thursday, Nov 20
Thanks Covelli
But he made some catches that we'll never forget. The one he made off of David Wright at Fenway Park in 2006 is an all-time great one. And we'll never, ever forget the one that won the pennant for the Red Sox in 2007, as he went flying into the Triangle and banged into the bullpen wall to rob Casey Bl...
Saturday, Nov 8
10 Favorite Moments From the 2008 Season
8. AL Wild Card clincher. I felt a great sense of relief when the Sox clinched the Wild Card on September 24 at Fenway against the Indians, and did it in style, coming from behind to beat the pitcher who is a shoo-in for the AL Cy Young Award, Cliff Lee, 5-4. It was just Lee's third loss of 2008.
Thursday, Nov 6
Dates to Watch This Off-Season
Nov. 10: AL and NL Rookie of the Year award winners announced Nov. 11: NL Cy Young award winner announced Nov. 13: AL Cy Young award winner announced Nov. 17: NL Most Valuable Player award winner announced Nov. 18: AL Most Valuable Player award winner announced
Tuesday, Oct 28
And Speaking of Last Year in Colorado
It was one year ago today that the Red Sox won their second World Series championship in four years, as they swept the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. It was another of those memorable nights of my life, as I partied with my friends. It was a series that proved that 2004 was indeed no fluke, and m...
Tuesday, Oct 21
Bill Lee For President!
BL: I was home with my father watching the game, and I was getting calls from my friends and my daughter about it. They were all pretty depressed, but I did my best to cheer them up. It was really amazing, as I follow the Red Sox pretty closely these days. Tampa Bay saw the "devil" and it bit them in th...
Sunday, Oct 19
I Am So Proud to Be a Fan of the Boston Red Sox
But Terry Francona also did one helluva job managing this Boston Red Sox team. He has once again proven that he is in my mind the best manager in baseball. In many ways the Sox had no business competing for an American title tonight. But Tito got them there with what at times seemed like bubble gum...
Two Beautiful Words: Game Seven
By the way, did anyone else notice that back in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS during the Red Sox historic 3-0 comeback, the Sox won Game 6 by the score of 4-2, the same as last night's game? And it was also away from home, won by an injured pitcher?
Wednesday, Sep 17
Red Sox Release 2009 Schedule
The Sox will play the Yankees for the first time at Fenway in a weekend series starting on April 24, and will go the the new Yankee Stadium for the first time on May 2 for two games. The Red Sox will close the season with a four-game ...
Saturday, Oct 20
Game 6: A Red Sox History
The Angels were completely demoralized, and the Red Sox bashed them back at Fenway in Game 6, 10-4, behind Oil Can Boyd. The Sox would win the pennant the next day, 8-1, as Jim Rice and Dwight Evans hit home runs. ...
Monday, Sep 3
Another Win From The Young Blood
The Red Sox gained another valuable game in the AL East standings, as they won a nailbiter over the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays did them a favor and beat the Yankees, 8-2, and took the series from them in the Bronx this past weekend. The Red Sox now lead by six, and the Toronto...
Tuesday, Aug 14
Opinion: A Couple of Moronic "Angels"
Matthews, who actually said he enjoyed playing in Boston and was smiling through much of his riff, was responding to a question about why the Angels have fared so poorly on their visits here. Since May 18, 2003, the Angels are 4-15 at Fenway.
