When I came home from my stepdaughter’s All-Star Game, the score was 5-2, so I went about my evening stuff and when I looked again, the Sox has scored 4 runs in the 8th inning and they were up 6-5. So I sat and watched Jonathan Papelbon get his 27th save of the season–of course, [...]

I know there has been other occasions that Daisuke has pitched deeper into games, but didn’t last night’s game feel like the 1st time in a LONG while? His line: 7.1 Innings, giving up 0 runs on 6 hits while walking 3 and striking out 5. Daisuke threw 108 pitches 71 for strikes… Unfortunately, his [...]

Holy Buckets! Check out this Raffle–I bought tickets for this one–what great prize–you get all if it–and it’s for a a great cause…Good Luck! (Boston, MA)- July 7, 2008- The Josh Beckett Foundation and the Celebrities for Charity Foundation announce the deadline to enter the “Beckett’s Buddy” raffle has been extended to Wednesday July 9, [...]

So, after a weekend of ups and downs, and having to look at the ugly-assed Skankees for 4 freaking days, the Sox end up the same distance between the Skanks (4 games) as they had on Friday morning? Great…. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the distance between the Sox and the 1st place [...]

Holy Buckets! Was that a most excellent game or WHAT??? I just KNEW Jon Lester would go the distance–after the bullpen implosions lately, I didn’t think he would want ANYONE messing with his cake and screwing up this masterpiece of a game… A complete game 5-hit shutout for Lester, who struck out 7 and walked [...]

Remember how I said yesterday that if things go horribly wrong, that the Sox and the Skanks could be sharing 2nd place behind the Rays? Well, after last night’s debacle, that reality is getting more real by the day… And it’s not like Dustin Pedroia didn’t try to carry the team on his back, to [...]