It was wild, frustrating night for the Sox last night in Oakland, fortunately few Boston fans saw the extra innings loss due to the 9pm ET start. In case you were one of the lucky ones (aka asleep before 12:30am), the Globe’s Amalie Benjamin breaks down what happened. Fortunately, the Sox are getting some key [...]
Despite their jump into second place in the three-headed AL East playoff race, this past weekend was traumatic for Red Sox fans. First, Dustin Pedroia went down with an ankle injury after fouling a ball off his foot. He was seen in a walking boot and on crutches after the game, and is expected to [...]
Regardless of the outcome, the next time Ryan Westmoreland steps into the batter’s box will be a vctory. The Sox prospect underwent brain surgey in March to remove a cavernous malformation–basically, unwanted matter attached to his brain stem. Even more basically: very, very bad news. But yesterday, Westmoreland spoke to the media about his on-going [...]
The big story, of course, is the Celtics disappointing play in Game 1 in L.A. last night. More on their lackluster effort, K.G.’s creaky knees, terrible NBA refereeing, and David Spade’s cocaine addiction later. In case you’ve got a Boston sports quiz coming up, the box score in the 102-89 loss. In other sad news [...]
Starting pitching comes through again! Sox relief had pitched only 6 innings in their last 5 games going into Tampa, and they looked fresh in 3 innings last night. Papelbon conintued to sit with the lack of a save opportunity, but Bard and Okajima shut down the 7th, 8th and 9th with no hits or [...]
As the C’s make the long trip up from Orlando for Game 3 on Saturday (are they walking??) Bostons rests quietly. The Celtics bring a 2-0 series lead with their new tans and new-found cougars with them from Orlando. Paul Pierce angered Orlando fans and the sports gods with an ill-advised tweet, “Anybody got a [...]
Celtics: C’s go up 2-0 on the Magic. Ian Thompson breaks down why the Celts are so much better now than in the regular season, and how Dwight has sucked so badly. SI Ahhhhhhhh -Orlando Sentinal Last night, in one of the many instances of NBA referees gaining credibility, ref Joe DeRosa made a lot [...]
Bruins: While they couldn’t quite close out the series on Friday, NHL analyst Barry Melrose says the Bruins can skate with anyone right now. (ESPN, video warning) When you have to win one of 3 games, it’s hard to say which one is a must win, but Tony Massarotti thinks it’s tonight. (Globe) With the [...]
The Red Sox were supposed to win all their games this year by a score of 2-1 or 3-1. This was certainly optimistic thinking after the departure of the team’s best hitter, OF Jason Bay. Relying on good pitching is one thing, but expecting the pitching staff to limit opponents to one run is not [...]
In the murderous AL East, wins are hard to come by. In years past, as the Sox and the Yanks and even the Rays cannibalized each other, a weekend in Baltimore was like a weekend at the Jersey Shore–the wins were ugly but easy. This year, Baltimore is less Jersey Shore and more Gibraltar. The [...]
Hitting the Links: Sox/A’s, Harvard’s Lin, Fenway Football
Woe Is Me
The U.S. Is Out. Now What?
Ryan Westmoreland Inches Closer To Recovery And A Miracle
Win and We’re In: Today’s The Day for the U.S. World Cup Hopes
10 Things That Will Happen During This World Cup
Breaking: ESPN’s Martin Tyler out of World Cup with Voice Strain
Hittin the Links: Celts, Sox Lose, Wooden dies, and an Oil Spill. Is the World Ending?
It’s Here! (Well, tonight…there…) The NBA Finals!
Hitting the links: Sox on Fire, Jacoby Camps Out in Center, Pitchers Like Country
