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Yankee Fans Reach New Low ; Time to Protect Youkilis

In Sports on 26 July 2008 with Comments Off

It doesn’t take long to get over a 1-0 loss. Games decided by 1 run are more a result of luck than anything else. One team gets a break, the other doesn’t. If Lowell’s single off the monster is 2 feet higher and Giambi isn’t hitting into the shift the we’re talking about Beckett’s great [...]

Yankees on Deck, Big Papi is Back

In Sports on 25 July 2008 tagged red sox, yankees with Comments Off

The Yankees come to Boston for a 3 game series starting tonight. The Red Sox are tied for first with the Rays with the Yankees a few games back. Despite the hype, the series won’t make or break either club’s season, but it certainly makes for good drama.
We’re a little over half way done with [...]

Peter Abraham Calls for Civility

In Sports on 24 July 2008 with Comments Off

Kevin Cullen today called for an end to ‘Yankees Suck’ chants. It’s the kind of drivel written simply to garner attention (mission accomplished) and it’s rightly getting ripped apart across the internet. Evidently Mr. Cullen missed the ‘boston sucks’ chants during the All-Star game. I’ve never chanted ‘Yankees Suck’, but I might do it simply [...]

Rays Sweep, Sox Bullpen Implodes

In Sports on 4 July 2008 tagged rays, red sox with Comments Off

Going into the 7th inning with a 4-1 lead I had Boston’s 3 game series with Tampa in perspective. Sure, the Sox would only take 1 of 3 games at Tropicana Field. But the Rays were hot, had the favored pitching match-ups, and the Sox had been miserable on the road in 2008.
Then the [...]

An Open Letter to Major League Baseball

In Sports on 3 July 2008 tagged Major League Baseball, red sox with Comments Off

Dear Major League Baseball,
This is Gary. You know, your biggest fan?
We buy the jerseys and the caps; the Mike Lowell World Series MVP bobble head. We buy the MLB Extra Innings package even though we know it won’t include Red Sox games if they play in Florida, or against a team from Florida, or [...]

Mike Mussina vs. Tim Wakefield

In Sports on 26 June 2008 tagged mike mussina, red sox, tim wakefield, yankees with Comments Off

I’m still reading rants calling for Mike Mussina to start for the American League in the 2008 Major League All-Star game (previously). After all, Mussina is 10-5; halfway to a twenty win season.
Tim Wakefield is only 5-5 so far in 2008. The two pitchers make an interesting comparison, however, when you move beyond the misleading [...]

Forget the Game, It’s Jerry Remy Day!

In Sports on 26 June 2008 tagged jerry remy, red sox with Comments Off

Look, I love the Remdog as much as anyone. My earliest memories of the Red Sox have Jerry Remy at second and the Rooster at short. As a baseball analysis, he’s top notch; more knowledgeable than the talking heads at ESPN, less of a homer than most local broadcasters. And though I cringe at his [...]

Dan Shaughnessy: A Simpleton or Simply Clueless?

In Sports on 26 June 2008 tagged curt schilling, dan shaughnessy, red sox with Comments Off

Dan Shaughnessy took the news of Curt Schilling’s season ending surgery as an opportunity to write yet another bitter rant about a player that helped the Red Sox win 2 World Series titles in the 4 years he’s been with the team.
Included among the insults is a comical look at Schilling’s Hall of Fame [...]

Richard Deitsch: “Sutcliffe is a Good Analyst; Also, I know Bupkis About Baseball”

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged richard deitsch, rick sutcliffe with Comments Off

Rick Sutcliffe was recently criticized for remarks about everyone’s favorite ESPN reporter Erin Andrews:

I was watching ESPN’s broadcast of the Braves game tonight, and there was a really, really weird moment where they were discussing Rick Sutcliffe taking time off to go get cancer treatment, and Erin Andrews was in the stands and wished him [...]