May 2008
WMYM is planning on being out in Charm City itself at tonight's Jon Lester-Manny Ramirez homer No. 500 Orioles extravaganza, but we're not sure how much baseball we'll be watching. That's because the most serious thunderstorms to hit the nation's...
Continue reading "Rain and Rallies" »
There are a lot of things Baltimore does well - lacrosse, crab cakes, heroin - but the last time we checked, charm wasn't one of them. After all, when the "Bromo Seltzer" tower is one of your pinnacle landmarks, that...
Continue reading "Dragnet Since When Was Baltimore Charming?: Red Sox at Orioles" »
We're going to try a new approach to series here at WMYM, rolling out a Dragnet Gametime post for the start of series, and then on special occasions for every big game as the season rolls along. That means today...
Continue reading "Dragnet Starbucks City: Sox at Mariners" »
There was a moment during Sunday afternoon's 6-3, Red Sox loss to Oakland where third baseman Mike Lowell watched yet another Oakland runner trot in to third base. Despite his best, sunglassed intentions, there was no hiding the malaise and...
Continue reading "The Evolution of Sox Schizophrenia" »
Boy, WMYM picked an awful good time to take a couple days off on the road, didn't we?Lester got a lift from Varitek and his teammates, but earned one of the more spectacular no-hitters in recent memory.Instead of a pair...
Continue reading "All Lester, All the Time" »
Well, that was gruesome. On an afternoon when Josh Beckett clearly didn't have his A game - he may not have even had his B game - David Ortiz had a reliable piece of lumber. Maybe that's what he was...
Continue reading "An Ugly Sweep. Sweet." »
Alright, it's time to come clean: WMYM was not at all sure that the Red Sox were going to pull out their double-header sweep on Saturday.Sure, Boston built up big leads in both legs. Sure, the got starting pitching efforts...
Continue reading "A Great Escape ... Twice" »
Ahhh, now comes the part of the day where the rain delay bites Boston in the butt, right?Dice-K deserved the hat-doff after another win. Hard to argue that.After watching Daisuke Matsuzaka do his part - a solid 6.2 inning performance...
Continue reading "Dragnet Double Trouble: Brewers at Sox" »
Just when you started getting optimistic about more baseball near Kenmore Square, a "mild weather system" decides it doesn't like the National Weather Service's derogatory tone and goes major on them, dumping rain on Fenway like, well, go ahead and...
Continue reading "Things Are Not Looking Good ..." »
Ladies and Gentlemen, you're long Red Sox National nightmare is over: tonight, the Sox are back on the field.Wait, what's that you say? There's rain in the forecast? Crap. Well, maybe it won't make a difference, since things seem to...
Continue reading "Dragnet Confused Pitchers: Brewers at Sox" »
- An Ugly Sweep. Sweet. [Posted on May 18, 2008 at 5:40 PM]
- A Great Escape ... Twice [Posted on May 18, 2008 at 12:55 AM]
- Dragnet Double Trouble: Brewers at Sox [Posted on May 17, 2008 at 7:52 PM]
- Things Are Not Looking Good ... [Posted on May 16, 2008 at 8:28 PM]
- Dragnet Confused Pitchers: Brewers at Sox [Posted on May 16, 2008 at 5:32 PM]
- Late Links: Losing Streaks, Misleading Stats [Posted on May 16, 2008 at 2:33 AM]
- Choose Your Own Adventure: Fifth Starters, Fat or Skinny? [Posted on May 15, 2008 at 7:49 PM]
- Brad Mills, You're No Tito [Posted on May 14, 2008 at 8:39 PM]
- NOW They Lost Another Series [Posted on May 13, 2008 at 12:34 AM]
- Right Guy, Wrong Result [Posted on May 12, 2008 at 12:15 AM]
- Dragnet Sunday Spectacle: Sox at Twins [Posted on May 11, 2008 at 6:00 PM]
- No Fish Tale: Dice-K Delivers Again [Posted on May 11, 2008 at 12:44 AM]
- Dragnet Climbing Horses: Sox at Twins [Posted on May 10, 2008 at 5:21 PM]
- Dominance, Thy Name is Beckett [Posted on May 9, 2008 at 1:53 AM]
- Bad Luck, Bad Loss [Posted on May 8, 2008 at 12:26 AM]
- Dragnet Motor City Momentum: Sox at Tigers [Posted on May 7, 2008 at 6:12 PM]
- Like Surfers, Riding a Great Wake [Posted on May 7, 2008 at 12:14 AM]
- Dragnet Detroit Roar: Sox at Tigers [Posted on May 6, 2008 at 5:51 PM]
- Ugly. Sporadic. Win. [Posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:19 AM]
- Dragnet Roadtrip!: Sox at Tigers [Posted on May 5, 2008 at 6:49 PM]
- Late Links: Ashes, Bashes, All Fall Down [Posted on May 5, 2008 at 2:05 AM]
- Ho Hum. Another Day, Another Solid Win. [Posted on May 4, 2008 at 6:17 PM]
- Capitalizing on Mediocrity, Other Winning Ways [Posted on May 4, 2008 at 12:10 AM]
- Dragnet Rotational Forces: Rays at Sox [Posted on May 3, 2008 at 5:28 PM]
- Feats of Clay, and Other Addendum [Posted on May 3, 2008 at 3:38 AM]
- Dragnet Battle Royal, Redux: Rays at Sox [Posted on May 2, 2008 at 6:37 PM]
- You Can't Win Them All [Posted on May 2, 2008 at 12:16 AM]
- Dragnet Once, Twice, Three Times a Walkoff: Blue Jays at Red Sox [Posted on May 1, 2008 at 4:36 PM]
