The Glass is Half Empty and Half Full

On this web site and in general, I have been labeled as a pessimist.  I think of myself as a realist.  Since the Red Sox are more than three games out of the Wild Card, they are highly unlikely to make the playoffs this season.  But the Olde Towne Team has a very...

Left, Since Manny Left

The buzz in Chicago is all about a dread-locked slugger who wears the number 99. No, Ricky Vaughn didn’t grow his hair out and learn to hit the long ball.  You know him, you love him/hate him. Manny Ramirez is back in the headlines.  This got me thinking. What...

Manny Delcarmen, Rockie

Yesterday, Manny Delcarmen — the Boston native who has been with the club since 2005 and in the system since 2000 — was dealt to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Single A starter Chris Balcom-Miller.  The trade ends the Boston career of one of the most...

Red Sox should turn focus to catching Yankees

With Sunday night’s loss, the Sox find themselves in the unenviable position of trailing the Rays by 6.5 games. Having failed to accomplish their goal of, at the very least, winning the series – and putting themselves in better position to draw even with a sweep...

Jed Lowrie and the Sudden Chance to Shine

What is the first thing that you think of when Jed Lowrie’s name is brought up? ::crickets:: Is he a guy who has battled injuries and still yet to blossom or is Lowrie a guy that will turn out to be a first-round bust? Most Red Sox fans I talk to about Lowrie shrug...

COVEROO Trivia: Postponed games

Up until Tuesday’s postponed game, the Red Sox had gone the longest in a season without a postponed game since what year? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: Up until July 6th, the Red Sox had suffered...