It has been over a month since I posted in this space- a fact that I’m sure was noticed by literally dozens. Part of the reason for this was, of course, due to utter sloth. Part of the reason for this was due to an unnatural phenomenon at my new job- the work I […]

The end of week two is not really the time to gloat. I’ll try to avoid it in this post, I really will. I would, however, just like to point out a couple of very positive developments. The Red Sox just finished up a rain-slicked homestand, the first of the year. They managed to get […]

The season’s just over a week old now. The Sox are 4-4. The Yankees are 4-4. It’s too early to draw many conclusions. It’s too soon to panic. It’s too soon to declare the upper hand in the division. But you know what? Let’s do it anyway. We are, after all, Red Sox fans. This […]

We are on the cusp of a new season, and the adventure, as the title suggests, is about to begin. After getting to a hyperactive start with all the excitement about Matsuzaka and J.D. Drew, the off-season kinda dragged on, even through spring training. The team seemed pretty well set, other than naming its closer. […]

I knew if there was one headline guaranteed the least potential interest in this article, it had to be something close to this. It sort of reflects the way that this spring training has gone. There’s not that much to say. Matsuzaka is human, and it is apparently within the capacity of mere mortals to […]

First, full disclosure. I grew up in Milwaukee. My parents still live in the Milwaukee area. Our primary means of transportation out there is the private passenger automobile. It is possible, or even likely, that a car my parents once drove or now drive passed through one of Bud Selig’s dealerships at some point. If […]

I know it’s really early into Spring Training. Most position players haven’t even reported yet. There’s lots and lots of time before things really start to get serious. There’s no good reason to worry. But I’m worried. I’ll admit it. I’m worried. Even at this early point, the Yankees seem hopelessly ahead of the Red […]

I don’t particularly feel like reliving the weekend. It was one of the longest ones in Red Sox history. 48 baserunners in 18 innings. A five-game sweep. The end of the season- in mid-August. The end of an exciting three-year postseason run. Without question, the worst part of the Red Sox post-ASB collapse last year […]

Over the last couple of years, I’ve had a gradually building sense that the Devil Rays are getting closer and closer to respectability. Granted, they’re in the AL East, the most financially cutthroat division in baseball where even the Orioles spend a ton of money even if they’re not doing it wisely. The Devil Rays […]

I’m trying really really hard to come up with an analogy that avoids a “deck chairs on the Titanic” feel, but it’s one of those things that’s tough to do. Try describing an action or skill that you haven’t used in a while WITHOUT thinking “it’s like riding a bicycle.” Try thinking of white facial […]