BOS 5, TB 3: Beckett’s back

Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....

TRIVIA: 4:06

Enter text here.Well, Tessie’s Dad is becoming the Yankees of the TRIVIA contest… he’s running away with them all and isn’t even close! Now begins our fourth round of trivia. No prize yet, but we’ll get one. Tessie’s Dad won a Sumo...

Er… strike that, game postponed

So much for my joy at Opening Day. Although it was going to rain buckets, I was excited to head in for the game. Alas, Larry Lucchino just appeared on WEEI and said the game has been postponed until 4:05 PM ET tomorrow. Since I’m having surgery tomorrow, I...

Jacksonville predicts the Sox

Our hometown paper, the Jacksonville Times-Union, did a major story listing the pluses and negatives of all Major League teams for 2009. In it, the Red Sox scored 18 of 20 possible points, having the best SP and RP, and tied with the Rays for the best D and Offense,...