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• At Least One Boston Team Won In Canada Last Night

  Clay Buchholz shrugged off the tightness in his back and gave the Red Sox seven solid innings last night. He struck out six and gave up just one run on three... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Nobody Ever Said Sportswriters Were Smart

  I was enjoying the Yankee schadenfreude over at Joy of Sox this morning, when Allan put up this quote from some New York Times writer named Ben Shpigel:Babe Rut... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Bronx Massacre. Once Again.

  

  Beautiful. Simply beautiful.Another sweep. In the Bronx. Another ass kicking.Red Sox score seven in the seventh against New York's ace after a 3 1/2 hour rain... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Bizarre 25th Anniversary

  

  My friend Chris Jaffe has a good article up at The Hardball Times about a truly strange injury Wade Boggs suffered on this day in 1986 that cost him a shot at... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 BASEBALL

• Is Pedey Out?

  Rumors are flying that Dustin Pedroia may need knee surgery and be out a month.Dustin is returning to Boston on Thursday to have his right knee examined and... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Asses Kicked. Names Taken.

  The Red Sox will be playing with the house's money on Thursday.11-6 win in The House The Taxpayers Built on Wednesday night. Papi goes deep again in the first... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Phil Dunphy's No Clown (Or John Sterling Fan)

  My buddies at Surviving Grady put this YouTube clip up today, and I will also. The cast of "Modern Family" (one of the few network shows I watch with any... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 200 Means First Place

  

  First blood drawn in the Bronx.Jacoby Ellsbury and David Ortiz go deep. Jon Lester goes six innings, allowed eight hits and three runs, is rather shaky but... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• At Least I Haven't Seen Anyone Grade These Picks

  The Red Sox drafted four players yesterday in the first-year amateur draft's first two rounds. And they are:Matt Barnes-RHP, University of Connecticut (19th... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Lackey: Not Bad Really

  As John Lackey was making his return to Red Sox rotation today, I thought I was glad that the Red Sox had already won the series, as this one could get ugly, an... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trivia Q&A;: June 5

  We had 26 teams in last Tuesday, and on Sunday night we had the opposite end of the spectrum: just 7 teams were in to play. That wasn't a great surprise, as... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Tony Randazzo's Flying Circus

  

  OK, Jonathan Papelbon was awful in the ninth inning, and he was mostly responsible for Saturday's game going into extra innings. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• MLB Extra Innings Ruins Baseball, Too

  

  The Red Sox have just begun their Saturday afternoon game at 1 PM with the Oakland A's, and I am not watching it.I'm not seeing it because MLB Extra Innings... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trivia On Sunday Night? Why Not?

  

  As many of you know, the Bruins Stanley Cup run has played havoc with Tuesday Night Trivia, as we've had to move it to different nights when it falls on a... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Clutch Carl To The Rescue Again

  

  This night sure didn't start off good.I was making my way back from another of my acting gigs when I checked my cell on the subway and saw the score of the Red... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• "All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records"

  Actor Colin Hanks, son of Oscar winner Tom Hanks, is currently putting together a documentary called "All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The 2011 Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame Class

  

  The Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame announced their inductees for 2011, and six men will be going in: MLB Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan, Big Ed Walsh and John... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The End For Dice-K In Boston?

  Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe reported tonight that Nikkan Sports in Japan is saying that Daisuke Matsuzaka has elected to have Tommy John surgery performed... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Marty Foster Needs a Seeing Eye Dog

  

  How could Foster, the second base ump, miss this tag that Dustin Pedroia made on Juan Pierre today? (Photo is from the Boston Globe.)From this angle, it... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Trivia Q&A;: May 31

  It was an historic night in the five-year history of my Trivia Night, as we tied the record for most teams, as 26 of them came in. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 BASEBALL, SPORTS