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• Dick Williams: 1929-2011

  

  Dick Williams, who managed the Impossible Dream Red Sox in 1967 and led them to Game 7 of the World Series before losing to the Cardinals, died today at the... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Eight More For Wake

  Tim Wakefield got his 198th career win on Wednesday night over Toronto, and the 184th in his Sox career, trailing by eight the great Cy Young and the Guy... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• JW's Trivia Q&A;: July 6

  We had six teams in again at Josie Wood's for Wednesday Night Trivia, but it was a larger and even more enthusiastic crowd than last week.I enjoy lots of... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Big Finish As Lester Leaves Early

  

  From a few different angles, it appeared the Red Sox caught a break on the play at the plate that ended the game last night.Darnell McDonald's bullet throw... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• PT's Trivia Q&A;: July 5

  We had 17 teams in on the day after the holiday weekend concluded, but we still a large number of regulars in. Always nice to see that. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2011 SELF EXPRESSION, SPORTS

• Just How Bad Has Lackey Been?

  Here it is, and it's ugly:John Lackey has had five starts where he has allowed six or more earned runs this season, two where he's allowed nine. That is in 13... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Odd Things Happening at Trivia Tomorrow

  Wednesday Night Trivia returns to Josie Wood's tomorrow night, with the two Special Categories of "Odd Numbered Trivia" and "Oscar Winning Movies By Decade... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 SPORTS

• Is There a Garbage Barge Lackey Can Be Dumped Off On?

  After all, he's pitching like a garbage-time pitcher.MLB's worst starting pitcher lived up to his reputation on the Fourth of July by putting the Red Sox in a... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Fourth

  To all my friends in cyberspace, I want to wish you all a wonderful July 4th holiday.My thoughts and prayers today are with all our military, who put their live... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Post-July 4th Trivia On Tuesday

  

  Trivia Night on Tuesday will feature a category we did a while back, and here it is again: "Name The Decade Trivia." I will give you seven events from the 20th... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2011 BASEBALL, RANDOM

• The Travesty of Interleague Is Over. Thankfully.

  The Red Sox today went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position.They left 12 men on base.So how did they do?They won 2-1 over the hapless Houston Astros. Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Houston, You've Got Big Problems

  The Red Sox jumped out to any early 3-0 lead on Saturday night, and they made that stand up, as they coasted to a 10-4 win over the hapless Astros.Another fine... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Watch Out For Flying Bricks, "Buck"

  The New York Daily News has a story of a bar owner in New Brunswick, NJ who decided to change his bar name to "Buck Foston's" (clever, huh? Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• On a Pace For 94 Wins

  

  It looked to be another interleague crapfest in an NL park on Friday night. Marco Scutaro led off the game with a home run, but that lead didn't last against th... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 700

  

  The Phillies may have a buzzsaw in Cliff Lee, but the Phillies met the Red Sox version on Thursday afternoon in Jon Lester.The Phillies couldn't lay a glove on... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• At Least He Wasn't Wearing a Yankee Uniform

  Cliff Lee was simply overpowering on Tuesday night as the Red Sox could manage just two hits against him as the Phillies rolled, 5-0.I really thought Lee was... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• PT's Trivia Q&A;: June 28

  We had 20 teams in for Trivia Night, and the bar had a nice crowd watching Cliff Lee take a buzzsaw to the Red Sox lineup. But it was still a great night of... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 DIARIES

• Trivia Returns to Josie Wood's on Wednesday

  Our second Wednesday Night Trivia at Josie Wood's will be happening tomorrow at 8 PM, and the Special Categories will be "1-2-3-4 Trivia" and "True or False... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 DIARIES

• Sad News From Raleigh

  I was saddened to hear that Lorenzo Charles, the hero of the 1983 North Carolina State NCAA basketball championship game, was killed in a bus crash in North... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• In Honor of Birthday Number 235

  

  Since we are not having another Trivia Night at Professor Thom's until July 5th, I thought it might be a good idea to have a round of "July 4th Trivia" this... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 SELF EXPRESSION