Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox Visited the White House
One would think that it was an April Fools’ Day joke when Jonny Gomes arrived at the White House to meet President Barack Obama while wearing […]
Politicians Predict the Red Sox Season
With the thrill of baseball back upon us, I asked local pols via Twitter for their predictions of the number of games the team […]
The Guide to Which Red Sox Shaved Their Beards
For the Red Sox, bushy beards came to symbolize an improbable underdog season, a movement that will forever evoke the 2013 World Series win. The […]
Jenny Dell Leaves Red Sox Sidelines After Will Middlebrooks Relationship Goes Public
We wrote weeks back that Red Sox sideline reporter Jenny Dell should cut ties with NESN when she went public with her relationship with Sox […]
Jerry Remy Is Returning to His Role as a Red Sox Announcer
The fate of beloved Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy’s career was in flux after news broke that his son, Jared Remy, was arrested in connection […]
Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks Are Dating. Now What?
On December 31, Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks tweeted a photo to his 145k+ followers that ultimately confirmed waves of speculation during the season: the […]
Jacoby Ellsbury Tries to Flatter Us Into Not Booing Him
Jacoby Ellsbury, who will be introduced as a player for the New York Yankees at a press conference today, took out a full page ad […]
The Red Sox Made the Rounds With Three World Series Trophies [Updated]
Talk about a morning commute: Today, the 2004, 2007, and 2013 trophies were on display at South Station starting at 7:30 a.m., so that riders passing […]
New York Gave The Ellsbury ‘Doughboy’ a Mean Nickname for Us
When big news hits New York, it’s always a pleasure to imagine what groan-worthy puns the city’s warring tabloid newspapers will devise. So it feels […]
Someone Bought David Ortiz’s Old Beard Hairs for Over $10,000
The bids are in, and one lucky buyer is going home with a ball of David Ortiz’s facial hair clippings for just $10,877.77. Yes, a […]
The Blistering, Bearded, Joyful, Never-Say-Die, Improbable, Sensational, Worst-to-First, Rejubilant World Champion Boston Red Sox
Tony Massarotti on Big Papi, Dennis Eckersley on Koji, and how the worst-to-first Red Sox won back the city’s heart—again.
I Love You, You Ugly, Miserable Bastards
It was a chilly Sunday evening in April, and I’d come to Fenway Park for a ball game. This particular matchup against the Kansas City […]
The Biggest Papi
Beyond the blinding smile and the scintillating bling, David Ortiz is, at his core, surprisingly vulnerable. Ortiz needs to be loved. He wants to be […]
Play-by-Playlist
April 1, 2013: Opening Day Queen, “We Are the Champions” At this year’s Opening Day ceremonies, celebrating 60 years of the Jimmy Fund and the […]
Always Be Closing
Even at the beginning of the season, I thought he was going to be a big part of the bullpen. I was taken by his […]