So, the newest Red Sox pitcher, Takashi Saito, asked and received Manny’s #24. But before that, he actually went and asked Manny (through intermediaries and interpreters, of course) if it would be OK that he wear the number, and Manny gave his OK, even going so far as to say that 24 and 99 (his [...]

From Boston Red Thoughts, and everyone at NEPA Blogs, Please have a beautiful, safe, and happy Turkey Day! And may you eat enough L-Tryptophan to knock you on your sorry Thanksgiving Day ass!  Enjoy the Holiday–we all have a lot to be thankful for Go Sox!

Honestly! Didn’t we already do this countdown things? It would have been better to wait and started the season with everyone else next week (I am sure the Sox and Oakland would agree with me on that.) It’s worse to have 2 games (although I did not see a minute of either–Thanks Direct TV…) and [...]

I know, I know, the end of the season was October 28th, when the Sox beat the Colorado Rockies the 4th game in a row to win their 2nd World Series in the last 4 years. But since tomorrow kicks off the 2008 season, it’s only fitting that the last day of the year signifies [...]

Whoo Hoo! One of the best things about Christmas is its the opportunity to acquire more Red Sox swag to add to the collection–and while I did not get the Mike Lowell Jersey (I may get that with Christmas money…hopefully there will be a day after Christmas sale) I did get three really cool Red [...]

On behalf of Boston Red Thoughts, and all of us here at NEPABlogs, I would like to wish everyone a beautiful and Merry Christmas, a Happy Kwanza, and a Blessed Yule… 50 days to Pitchers and Catchers! Happy Holidays!