Dan Shaughnessy says that yesterday’s Pats loss to the Jets ranks alongside the Pats loss in the Super Bowl a few years ago and the Sox loss to the Yankees in 2003. But ol’ Shank has it wrong. This is, as Bill Maher might say, a false equivalency. Like saying Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann [...]
Entries Tagged as '2004'
The Pats loss and more serious things–like baseball
January 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · 2004, Red Sox
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It’s all about the pitching
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Home runs, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
I’m sitting at my keyboard listening to the Yankees shellac the Red Sox (it’s 9-2 now), so it got me thinking about pitching. Josh Beckett was steady until the top of the 6th inning. That’s usually what does in a pitcher. The big inning. It certainly did Beckett in tonight. With Dice-K, it’s often the [...]
The next captain of the Red Sox
May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2004, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia
This is the best quote I’ve heard in a while (from future Sox captain Dustin Pedroia about David Ortiz): “David’s fine. He’s one of our teammates. We believe in him. He’s going to come out of it. He’s had 60 at-bats. A couple of years ago I had 60 at-bats and it was me hitting [...]
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Vin Scully says so long to Ernie Harwell
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Baseball
This is a beautiful eulogy that the great Vin Scully gave about Detroit legend Ernie Harwell, even as he called the balls and strikes in the Dodger game last night. Here’s the text: I have a problem and I hope you will understand and bear with me. One of the finest men we have ever [...]
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Dave Roberts has lymphoma
May 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2004, Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts, the reason why the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004–even without getting a hit–has lymphoma. But, according to AP, he has a good prognosis. “I expect to beat this fully,” the AP reported Roberts telling journalists during a conference call Monday. It’s hard to doubt Dave, who brings to mind maybe [...]
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Red Sox Spring Training Day 4
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Heidi Watney, Josh Beckett, Spring Training
The final (photos) installment from my Spring Training trip this year…will try to get some additional video up soon. Click on Heidi to see the set. The good weather continued for our final day in the Fort. Again, it’s a bit early for much in the way of news. The Sox won in dramatic walk-off [...]
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Spring Training 2010 Day 3
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, New York Yankees, Spring Training, Twins
More photos from Day 3 of the trip (click the photo to see the entire set on flickr), this time from the *gack* defending world champion New York Yankees’ trip to Hammond Stadium to play the Twins. It was a beautiful day, finally seasonably warm after an extended cold snap (for Florida). Hammond stadium also [...]
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Thanks, Nomar
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Nomar
When I learned Nomar was signing a one-day contract with the Sox so he could retire as a Sox player, I was suddenly flooded with great memories. Remember his 30th birthday on July 23rd, 2002, when he hit 3 home runs against Tampa? That’s a highlight for me. Remember 2003 when he was struggling in [...]
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Report from the Fort Update
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Uncategorized
Back in Boston after an abbreviated (and earlier than usual) trip this year down to Spring Training. During the trip I was hit by a pretty nasty stomach virus, but didn’t miss a game. It did cause some setbacks on the blogging front, but hey, I’m sure our loyal reader(s) is/are happy for whatever they [...]
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Spring Training Tips Part 1
March 6th, 2010 · No Comments · 2004, Spring Training
My Dad, a 10 year veteran of the Grapefruit League baseball shares tips for those of you planning to make the trip this year or in the future. He’s a natural vlogger!
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