I had a feeling this would happen…When I looked at the records of the starters: Daisuke with a 13-8 and Andy Sonnanstine with a 1-8 record, I said to myself “I really hope the reverse lock doesn’t come into play here..” Guess what–its DID… What IS IT about the Red Sox and rookie pitchers? I [...]

Red Sox Nation has been been waiting for months (since Mother’s Day!) for a walk off, clutch win, and it could not have come at a better time. Not only did the Sox win on the night that Jon Lester made his triumphant return to the Fens, but they did it on a night that [...]

Do you ever notice that there are times when starters seem to go longer into games, after the bullpen has blown a lead or two? It’s almost as if they (the starter) knows the teams needs the win, so they do everything in their power to get them there? Take last night’s game for example–Tim [...]

Last year, I was on vacation when the Skanks swept the Sox in that 5 game massacre that pretty much did them in–this year, I go to the shore for 3 days, and the Sox drop 2 of 3 to the Oreos–THE OREOS….while the Skanks sweep Cleveland..So now there are four, count ‘em FOUR games [...]

The last middle of the night game of the 2007 campaign for the Sox really lived up to its name–for those of you who sat and watched this whole painful mess–I salute you–I could not–when I finally went to bed at 12:40ish they were only in the 6th inning–and a Slooooooow 6 innings it was [...]

Why is it that when the Sox are 5 games back from the Skanks it seems insurmountable, and now the shoe is on the other foot, and the Sox are 5 games ahead, and it feels like the lead is NOTHING? Probably because if the Sox don’t do SOMETHING better than play .500 ball for the [...]