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• 4-6

  An actrocious homestand came to an end on Wednesday afternoon with the precise reason why the Sox are in the dire straits they are.Another crappy performance... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Back In The Dempster Again

  On my Trivia Nights, there's only so much of the Red Sox games I can concentrate on. I watched most of the game when it was a scoreless tie going into the sixth. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trivia Q&A;: August 7

  We had 21 teams in on a busy night at Professor Thom's. There was a gathering of folks from Tufts University in the bar a couple of hours before we got going,... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• At .500 For The 125th Time This Year

  

  A convincing 9-2 win over Texas and Yu Darvish last night by the Red Sox.Aaron Cook was superb: one run over seven innings, as his sinker was sinking. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The '90s: It Wasn't So Long Ago

  

  This Tuesday night, the Special Category for Trivia Night at Professor Thom's will be "1990s Trivia." It will be seven questions about that roaring decade, and... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Salvage Job

  

  A perfectly awful weekend against the lowly Minnesota Twins ended on a high note, despite the Red Sox determination to give another one away. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Finding New & More Impressive Ways to Lose

  I thought the first two losses this weekend to the Minnesota Twins were bad.This one was beyond the pale.Clay Buchholz, the Red Sox ace, was terrific again. 7... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Playing Out The String

  So much for just winning one series after another.The lowly Minnesota Twins came back from a 5-1 deficit and beat the Red Sox last, 6-5 in 10 innings. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Road Ahead: It's Not Easy

  The Red Sox have 56 games left on the schedule. And it clearly isn't an easy one.They have played nearly two-thirds of the schedule and are 53-53. 24 games... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Absolutely, Positively Inexcusable

  The Minnesota Twins are one of the worst teams in MLB.Only the Kansas City Royals have worse record in the AL. They were 44-60 coming into tonight, with a run... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Staying Positive

  The Red Sox won another series last night, despite losing to the Detroit Tigers, 7-5.Aaron Cook pitched well for the first four innings, and the game was tied... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Rain, Boos Cascade Down at the Fens Last Night

  

  The Red Sox won a rain-shortened game against the Tigers at Fenway, 4-1. It was raining throughout the game, and it was finally called in the 6th, when the... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Red Sox Traded For This Guy?

  

  No, not THAT Steven Wright.The Sox dealt Lars Anderson right at the deadline on Tuesday to the Cleveland Indians for a knuckleball pitcher named Steven Wright.... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trivia Q&A;: July 31

  We had 19 teams in on a great night for Trivia. The Red Sox won a rain-shortened game in Boston, the Yankees got hammered by the Orioles in the Bronx, and the... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Immovable Objects Always Win

  

  I honestly feared this game. The Red Sox had won back-to-back games in New York, and I thought returning to Boston there might be an immediate letdown. Clay... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Let The Games Begin On Tuesday

  

  This Tuesday night, we will have as the Special Category for Trivia Night: "Summer Olympics Trivia," in honor of the 30th Olympiad that just started in London... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Pedro Ciriaco: Yankee Killer

  

  The Red Sox took the weekend series from New York on Sunday night with a 3-2 win in 10 innings, courtesy of a bloop hit by the newest Yankee killer: Pedro... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Dignity Returns (For a Day)

  

  Jon Lester went out there on Saturday evening at "iconic" Yankee Stadium and was decent. Nothing great (6 innings, 4 earned runs), but was miles better than... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Another Series Lost

  Josh Beckett pitched last night against Texas, and I had little hope the Red Sox would win this game and the series.Beckett wasn't awful, but he wasn't good... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Batman With Class

  

  You may have heard that Christian Bale made a surprise visit to the hospital in Aurora, Colorado where many of the theater shooting victims were recuperating... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT