March 2008
Ahhh, Opening Day. What a wonderful American pasttime. Rich Harden: From foe to fan favorite? Don't laugh, it might happen.Too bad it's not a Red Sox opening day today. In fact, even missing the first slate of day games, Boston...
Continue reading "Off-Day Rumor Ruminations" »
No matter how you slice it up, losing 8-0 in a final preseason game is not the kind of result a team plans on. In fact, one of the only things worse than an 8-0 loss is being no-hit. Or...
Continue reading "An Inauspicious, Call it Smelly, Tuneup" »
Yesterday was a big day in deciphering which arms take the hill to start games during the season's first few weeks, and while the Red Sox certainly aren't giving any official notice of when Josh Beckett will return, four very...
Continue reading "Rotation Madness" »
That's right folks, it's time for another Friday edition of YouTuberific Red Sox clips. As per usual, there's more than enough bizarre video paraphanalia to keep Sox fans going. Or wondering. You pick the correct verb, WMYM is too confused...
Continue reading "YouTuberific: How Do You Say Beer Koozie in Japanese?" »
Take this as you will, but things look a lot different when you're .500 instead of 1.000, even after two games.With only a split in Japan, the Red Sox head back to the states facing one of the longest and...
Continue reading "Prepping for the Storm Ahead" »
The Red Sox head back to the states at 1-1. One up, one down.Not exactly what the Sox were looking for from Jon Boy, right off the bat. (Getty)Perhaps more significant is the reality check that comes with the one...
Continue reading "Well, You Can't Win 'Em All" »
It may not have been the way a fan would draw it up, but the Red Sox are 1-0. In a game that went nearly four hours, finishing just before 10 o'clock after a 6 a.m. start, Boston moved to...
Continue reading "Game One Win? Check." »
And so it begins. As of 6 a.m. EST, the Red Sox begin defense of their seventh world title. They do it with arguably the greatest Japanese pitcher of all-time on the mound, in Japan, against a team three time...
Continue reading "Dragnet Thunderdome: Sox vs. A's" »
Monday, we found out who would start the season on Boston's inactive list, helping the Red Sox get under the roster limits. We also found learned that Josh Beckett continues to take strides toward a speedy return, and that David...
Continue reading "Matsuzaka Mania Heats Up" »
Through two exhibition games in Japan, J.D. Drew has hit two massive home runs. Realistically, that should tell us one of two different things: 1) Senor Drew is on his way toward justifying some of his massive, $14 million per...
Continue reading "Drew, Sox Driving Toward Spring Redemption" »
- Well, You Can't Win 'Em All [Posted on March 26, 2008 at 1:43 PM]
- Game One Win? Check. [Posted on March 25, 2008 at 2:27 PM]
- Dragnet Thunderdome: Sox vs. A's [Posted on March 25, 2008 at 12:42 AM]
- Matsuzaka Mania Heats Up [Posted on March 24, 2008 at 8:19 PM]
- Drew, Sox Driving Toward Spring Redemption [Posted on March 23, 2008 at 10:11 PM]
- As Countdown Starts, Ticking Off the Boxes [Posted on March 22, 2008 at 4:15 PM]
- In Media Circus, Timlin Finds Way to Miss Opener [Posted on March 21, 2008 at 4:49 PM]
- Konnichiha [Posted on March 20, 2008 at 8:21 PM]
- Buchholz is No. 5 ... Despite Pet Peeves [Posted on March 20, 2008 at 1:28 AM]
- Political Hardball Pays Off [Posted on March 19, 2008 at 2:00 PM]
- Losing to the Yankees Always Sucks [Posted on March 17, 2008 at 5:28 PM]
- Trending Toward Normalcy [Posted on March 17, 2008 at 2:33 AM]
- YouTuberific: Mascots in Midseason Form [Posted on March 14, 2008 at 1:29 PM]
- Can You Have a Tying Streak? [Posted on March 14, 2008 at 12:22 AM]
- Instant Identity Crisis: Dougie Released!?! [Posted on March 13, 2008 at 4:34 PM]
- Victory! Sox Go Johnny Drama [Posted on March 11, 2008 at 7:40 PM]
- Back to Back Issues [Posted on March 11, 2008 at 2:46 PM]
- Kissing New York Sisters Has Never Felt So Good [Posted on March 10, 2008 at 4:41 PM]
- Crawling Out From Under a Rock [Posted on March 9, 2008 at 5:36 PM]
- YouTuberific: More Dancing = More Fun [Posted on March 7, 2008 at 11:35 AM]
- New Paps Deal is Sign of Seismic Shift [Posted on March 6, 2008 at 5:45 PM]
- Lester is Supposed to be Andy Pettitte? Really? [Posted on March 5, 2008 at 6:05 PM]
- Eight Year-Olds Dude. Eight Year-Olds [Posted on March 4, 2008 at 10:29 PM]
- Paps is Pissed? Is That Possible? [Posted on March 4, 2008 at 5:17 PM]
- New Fifth Starter: Kyle Snyder; New Worst Blogger: Dan Shaughnessy [Posted on March 3, 2008 at 4:52 PM]
- OK, Who Knows Someone at Jib-Jab [Posted on March 3, 2008 at 12:49 PM]
- So Much for Invincibility [Posted on March 2, 2008 at 5:46 PM]
- Jon-Boy Ensures an Open Competition [Posted on March 2, 2008 at 1:02 AM]
- Mayor's Cup Wins, Copernican Concern [Posted on March 1, 2008 at 7:11 PM]