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LATEST ARTICLES ( 42 )

• Sox Plan to Host Frozen Fenway III During July All-Star Break

  

  Outdoor hockey at Fenway Park has been one of the truly unique sporting events hosted in the city. Fans have delighted in not only watching the Bruins and... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Two Years into His Red Sox Tenure, Teammates Still Can't Spell Saltalamacchia's...

  

  Though it is the longest baseball name ever, it was still sad to hear a morose Jarrod Saltalamacchia telling the media yesterday that after two years with the... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Playing Touch Football with Brady Family, Youk Enraged When Struck with Football

  

  His emotion is part of who he is. Fans have grown accustomed to seeing a raging Kevin Youkilis on the field, and never is he more angry than when he is hit by... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Yankees to Hand Out Free Toothbrush to First 1,000 Fans with Teeth

  

  In a promotion widely hailed as a valiant first step in combating the epidemic of tooth decay among Yankees fans, the team announced today that for an upcoming... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 BASEBALL, HUMOR, SPORTS

• Clemens Pens Children's Book on Dangers of Steroid Abuse

  

  Even while on trial for perjury, former Hall of Fame candidate Roger Clemens took the time yesterday to announce that his new children's book will be published... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trot Nixon's Old Hat Found Living Behind Clubhouse Locker

  

  The hat was legendary for its filth. Former Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon always wore the same hat, throughout each season, no matter how much perspiration,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Report: Beckett Went on Bird-Watching Expedition at Golf Course

  

  It is a story that enraged Red Sox Nation. Josh Beckett, pulled from his last start due to a lat injury, and also unable to help the team during Sunday's 17... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Sox Win Streak Halted at One

  

  All the feel good momentum from the Red Sox' recent winning streak came to an abrupt stop in Kansas City Tuesday as a battle between baseball's worst teams foun... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Yankees Encourage Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia to Shag Flies

  

  While the vast majority of civilized human beings abhor the New York Yankees, it was still hard not to feel bad about the career-threatening injury of... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Orsillo Believes This is the Year He Will Become More Popular Than Remy

  

  He's been the bridesmaid, the beauty queen's ugly sister for years. Don Orsillo has always barely been able to mask his seething jealousy over Jerry Remy's... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Report: Cherington As, If Not More, Boring Than Epstein

  

  After nine years of listening to the robotic voice of Theo Epstein, a man whose expression always seemed to suggest he was battling a severe digestive... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Crawford Now Reports Soreness in Ankle, Finger, Toe, Neck, and Ear

  

  The string of bad luck for outfielder Carl Crawford continues. Amidst reports that his elbow--the injury preceeded by his hamstrings woes and wrist problems--ma... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Red Sox Plan to Electrocute Fans Who Start "The Wave"

  

  It is one of the more embarrassing traditions of Fenway Park. Decades after it long went out of fashion, clueless fans continue to do "The Wave" during games. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Henry Elated as Successful Rain Dance Forces Cancellation with Yankees

  

  After suffering the most humiliating loss in the history of his ownership, John Henry was dreading the thought of his team taking another pounding at the hands... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Steinbrenners Admit Subliminal Chicken Messages at Yankee Stadium Led to Sox...

  

  Just when Red Sox Nation had had enough of hearing about the Red Sox fried-chicken-and-beer fueled collapse last September, Call of the Green Monster has cracke... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Panicking Bobby V Reinstates Clubhouse and In-Game Drinking

  

  As the Red Sox sink deeper into the abyss of the AL East with another crushing defeat, manager Bobby Valentine hastily called a team meeting to reverse a... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• To Appease Youkilis, Bobby V Extends His Criticism to Other Sox Players

  

  After a tumultuous day at Fenway Park yesterday, Bobby Valentine sought to put out the flames he had set in his clubhouse when he publicly questioned the... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Cherington's Statistical Analysis Indicates He Will Weaken the Team

  

  Ever since taking over for former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein, Ben Cherington has been trying to establish a record of his own. Since he has made no acquisitions... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Red Sox Opening Day Canceled as Fenway Park is Double-Booked

  

  In a scheduling snafu that led several in the Red Sox front office red-faced and humiliated, the team today announced that Opening Day at Fenway Park is cancele... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Francona Outraged as Sox Plan to Show Opening Day Video of His Most Humiliating...

  

  It has not been pleasant for Terry Francona since leaving the Boston Red Sox. Aside from the embarassment of last year's collapse, and the subsequent leaked... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS