The David Ortiz Farewell Celebration at Fenway May Have Been the Greatest...
We knew the Red Sox had something up their sleeves for Big Papi’s final regular season game at Fenway Park. You don’t let a player like David Ortiz go gentle into that good night without some fanfare...
View ArticleAnother Yankees Closer Meltdown at Fenway
There was a time when the Yankees bringing in their closer to secure a win over the Red Sox was a done deal. Like, we almost didn’t even need to trot out there for those last three at bats. Just let...
View ArticleChristian Vazquez Goes Beast Mode, Red Sox Win Wildest Game of the Season
I could sit here and check off all the baseball cliches about teams picking up their superhuman starters when they’re down and what that says about those teams, but this game blows everything out of...
View ArticleRed Sox Win Ninth Straight, Eliminate Yankees
Alright, the Red Sox didn’t really eliminate the Yankees. Or… did they? No, technically there’s still a lot of baseball left to play. But after tonight’s game, the AL East looks like it’s ours for the...
View ArticleTime to Declare Mookie Betts the Greatest Red Sox Player Ever
Alright you know that this headline’s misleading because any discussion of the greatest Red Sox player ever starts with Ted Williams, David Ortiz or Eric Hinske. But Mookie Betts is damn near close....
View ArticleEnjoying Fenway Park When You’re Over Six Feet Tall
Look, I’ve been away for a while on my winter sabbatical and there’s a lot of things to talk about. But rather than rattle on about the Red Sox bullpen or Craig Kimbrel or locking up Mookie long-term...
View ArticleField of Dreams on Lansdowne: My Favorite Fenway Opening Day
I first wrote this blog post in 2011, roughly five years after my dad passed. Right up until the day he died, Opening Day was our jam. When it happened at Fenway, we were there. When it happened on...
View ArticleDear Fenway Park: Please Please Please Take Me Back
Used to be that when shit got real or real bad, a trip to Fenway Park made everything better. But now… I can’t even do that. Sure, I can lollygag around your gates, have a drink at GameOn and gaze...
View ArticleStill the Strangest Thing I’ve Ever Witnessed at Fenway Park
Today marks the 17 year anniversary of the craziest thing I’ve ever seen during a Red Sox game. I still wake up some mornings and ask myself, right after I check to make sure that no one’s swiped my...
View ArticleHappy Stealiversary: Remembering the Greatest Stolen Base in Red Sox History
Today is the sixteenth anniversary of game four of the 2004 ALCS. Or, to put it simply, it’s been 16 years since The Steal. Everyone knows The Steal. Because it was The Steal. THE Steal. And the image...
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