Through Monday, August 24, The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon is holding the 2009 All-Star Online Auction, a great opportunity to bid on sixteen once in a life time experiences and items, while also supporting the lifesaving mission of the Jimmy Fund, which is raising critical funds for pediatric and adult cancer research and care at [...]

This should not have been this difficult… Josh Beckett was obviously having a bad night, and the intimations are that it was because he is a pitcher of routine and habit, and had to use a different catcher (‘Tek was out with neck spasms, so Victor Martinez filled in) and a different pitching coach (Gary [...]

Well, at least they weren’t swept… Another not so wonderful weekend in Red Sox Nation, with the Sox losing 2 to the Rangers in Arlington this weekend. But HOW ‘BOUT that Game on Friday night??? I cannot even tell you how close I was to turning off the TV in the top of the 9th [...]

The Sox were hitting the cover off the ball all week, and all of a sudden, the bats go silent again. I am hoping it was just because Justin Verlander is so good, often hitting 100mph during his outing yesterday, including on his last pitch of the game–his 123rd… And it seems like that the [...]

While bench clearing brawls, or high tension, and emotional games are very entertaining, sometimes it’s nice to just have a nice, quiet, calm win…gives your nervous system a chance to recover from the drama… And last night was such as game; with Josh Beckett notching his league leading 14th win (can the Cy Young talk [...]

Ye Gods! Is there anyone cooler than Dennis Eckersley??? I really enjoy listening to him in the booth–he is passionate about the Sox, knowledgeable about the games (as he should be, being a Hall of Famer and all) and his all of his expressions, one of my favorites being the one above… And how about [...]