David Ortiz Helped A-Rod!?

Yes, it’s true. In this week’s Sports Illustrated, my favorite baseball writer (Tom Verducci – not to be confused with favorite columnist, which is Peter Gammons) penned an article on “The Lonely Yankee” — otherwise known as Alex...

Eating the Twinkies And Battling For Second

Now that the Red Sox went into New York and took three out of four games using a decimated roster, we can start closing the book on the 2006 season. Barring a miracle, we will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2002 – which, believe it or not, is also...

The Boy Wonders

Note by Ev: The all-two sweet comeback win last night has been too far and in-between … the glory of winning is starting to become a “new and cherished” feeling … which makes this season all too more despairing. Two teams on divergent paths...

Ten Burning Questions

As we look toward another entertaining Red Sox off-season filled with deals that look fantastic at the moment but end up backfiring, there are some major questions to be answered. Our free agents range from Mark Loretta to Mike Timlin, and Theo will have to decide...

9/13: Wake Returns

Tim Wakefield (7-8, 4.14) @ Erik Bedard (13-9, 3.91) Boston Red Sox (77-67) @ Baltimore Orioles (62-82) 7:05 PM EDT in Baltimore, Maryland (Camden Yards) SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 TV: NESN | RADIO: WEEI 850 AL EAST OUTLOOK: TOR @ SEA | TB @ NYY KEEP AN EYE ON: OAK @ MIN |...