Red Sox owner John Henry Pans for a Wedding at Fenway Park!
Something Tells Us Margery Eagan's Not Getting Invited
Selina Roberts Throws the Book at Alex Rodriguez
A-Roid Reportedly Took Steroids with Yankees, and as a Teen,
Tipped Pitches to Opponents, and Was a Bad Tipper at Hooters
Boston 6, Cleveland's Going Nowhere 5
Van Every Homer in 10th Gets Sox Back on Winning Track
Sox Rally Back from 5 Runs Down This Time
You Just Take Your Time J.D. Drew
Jacoby Keeps Delivering on the Promise
Nothing Comes Easy Papelbon Closes It Out
Lester Struggles at the Start
"This has got to be the top so far in my career. It's definitely a special day. I spent seven years of my career trying to figure out a way to get to this point. Luckily I'm here. It couldn't have happened at a better time." -- Everybody loves Jonathan
Boston Magazine: John Henry Takes a Wife...
And Sends Some Inspiring Missives Via E-mail
Meanwhile, BDD Has Obtained More Deep Thoughts from the Sox Owner ...
This just in... John Henry Sends An E-mail to Red Sox GM Theo Epstein
From Somewhere Between the Panama Canal and Paris:
Dear Theo,
A team needs amusement. Well, it doesn't really. It doesn't need nearly as much as a fan generally thinks it does. Our Manny was greedy. Greedy for what he doesn't think he had and what he thinks he wanted.
We probably wouldn't have wandered far beyond the basic necessities without him pushing us to our limits. Progress is one of its most important byproducts.
So you will ask, "Why are you writing this?" Because a brief encounter-and-a-half with you in between excursions with my young bride-to-be gave a cool spin to this little green bandbox from my vantage point.
We feted the Celtics tonight and the skies opened. Brad Penny exploded and created a giant hole between the lefty and the old guy from Atlanta. We were transfixed.
You only hit him if you swung in the right place. I was in the right place when Bud gave me the team.
I barely knew you. I don't have any illusions about capturing a new shortstop or replacement for Papi. But the World Series revenue is bigger this year, lights brighter, better, lighter and warmer when a man imbues a team he loves�even tabula rasa�with the attributes I believe reside in you. It's the small things that ultimately matter. The subtle things. Like middle relief.
I am honest. I don't play games. And I see no reason not to say that I've been smitten by your moves and you've done me a great service.
You've very innocently made my world richer, brighter, better, lighter and warmer and richer.
So thanks.
No response is necessary because an owner doesn't need to know nearly as much as he thinks he does.
But Henry waited for his response from Theo anyway. When it finally came, it wasn't quite what he'd hoped for.
An owner may not need to know as much as he thinks he does, but weirdness and pomposity should be acknowledged. I am not so naive as to believe I actually possess the talent you attribute to me. But thank you.
Cleveland 9, Boston 8 | Streak Snapped
8.66 ERA Penny May Be Pitching Himself Right Out of the Rotation
Julio Lugo Coulda Been a Hero, Coulda Been The Goat, Too
Mike Lowell Won't Be Getting the AL Defensive Player of the Month Award
And No One Will Talk About the 2 1/3, 1-Hit Relief of Hunter Jones
If Only Ramon Ramirez Could Have Closed It Out
Things Would Have Gone Better Sans Saito-san
...A Brisk 4-Hour, 19-Minute Affair
"It's a play a pitcher makes a thousand times in his career, I just took my eyes off it. There's no real excuse for it. It's a tough way to break a winning streak." -- Lopez dispenses about the loss
9th Inning Box: Boston 3, Indians 1 | Bay Bomb Wins It
Two More Singles for David Ortiz... The Axes Are Sharpening
Wherever You Are Now, Give a Standing O to Forgotten Man Manny Delcarmen
One More Time: J-Bay: 5 HR .705 SLG, .344 AVE.,
The Former Sox Left Fielder Who Was Never Happy Here: Not Doing As Well There
Scaring No One Now: Papelbon Shoulda Grabbed That Long Term Deal
Cleveland Update: Kelly Shoppach is No Jason Varitek
"The guy throws like 100 miles an hour. You have to put it your mind to try and hit a mistake. I got a fastball up over the plate, and I didn't miss it." -- J-Bay on the HR
Wake's One of the Top 5 American League Starters
He's Having a Run Like It's 1995
Welcome Back Julio Lugo, He's in the Lineup Tonight
Eric Wilbur Finds 'The Manny Ramirez Rap'
This Just In: J.D. Drew Just Finds Out Ellsbury Stole Home
It Was the Prettiest Steal of Home with the Ugliest Slide You'll Ever See
Box: Red Hot Red Sox 4, Yankees 1 | Sox Speed to Series Sweep
"The biggest thing is getting the courage to go, I guess. In that situation, bases loaded, you've got to make it. I was pretty confident that I could get in there." -- Jacoby Ellsbury after Sunday night's 4-1 win that gave the Red Sox their 10th straight victory and a three-game sweep of New York
The Neverending Story... Another Wild One at Fenway ...
Final Box: Red Sox 16, Yankees 11 | Comeback Kids Rally All the Way Back
Yanks 6 Run Lead Isn't Enough at Fenway
Big Day for Youk, Pedro, Ellsbury... 'Tek Grand Slam! Kicks Off Comeback
Bad News Dept: So Now What's Wrong with Josh Beckett? He Pitched Like A.J.
Hold On... Another Pitching Change at Fenway... Are We There Yet?
Bay, Youk Late Homers Lead Sox in Extra Innings, 5-4 | Box
Sox-Yanks Being Sox-Yanks... A Brisk 4:21 Affair
Not the Best Jon Lester... But Justin Chamberlain Is the Epitome of Average at Best
Did You Know? Bob Stanley Was To Be the Next Body Trotting Out of the Sox Pen?
"That's a huge at-bat. If he just misses that ball, it's 'Game over.'" -- The Other Friday Night Hero... Kevin Youkilis, after Bay hit a two-run shot off Mariano Rivera with two outs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra frames.
Leigh Teixeira's Husband Is 19th in Batting... for MLB First Basemen
Just 10 Hits on the Season for Mr. Leigh
The Empire Formerly Known as Evil Is Back With a New $1.5 Billion Death Star
in the Bronx. Darth Vader and Yoda Discuss�
They Wouldn't Dare Wear Those Foolish Red Clown Suits
and Fan Hats Against the New York Yankees Tonight, Would They?
Schilling to Join Jonas Brothers as Group Grandfather and Backup Singer...
Goodnight and Goodbye
"My niece was unable to pronounce Justin, so she'd call me that [Joba]. Nobody knew my real name until I graduated from high school, when my dad put it in the yearbook. Now there's nothing that could make me switch back. It'll never happen. No, sir." -- Justin Chamberlain, ESPN The Magazine, 7.28.08
"He [Chamberlain] has great command until Youk gets in there.� -- Terry Francona last July
"I think I always had the Yankees in my sights... The other teams went out and told everybody their offers, and told everybody they're gonna talk to me, that they've made made this call, and they made that trip, and they did that... And I think in the end, it probably worked against them a little bit, because everyone thought the Red Sox were [my] No. 1, but in reality, the Yankees were gonna be the team, like I said all along... " -- Mr. Leigh to WFAN, 3.28.09
Captain Dave Sullenberger-Phillips-Roberts Returns to Fenway
The Re-Gift of Gabbard: Welcome Back Kason
14 Walks Against Just 12 Strikeouts for Cheeseburger Cheeseburger
The Man with the Fat Contract Gets Booed Off the Field at New Stadium
And The Homers Continue to Blow Us Away at the New Yankee Wind Tunnel
Too Much Protection from Youk: Ortiz Left Off AL All-Star Ballot
100-Year-Old Bat Boy at Fenway: Welcome Back Mike Timlin!
Boston 7, Twinkies 3
Won't You Go Homer Jeff Bailey, Won't You Go Homer?
That's Money Penny Gives Us 6 Strong Innings
And That's All She Wrote for Minny at Fenway This Year
Stop the Presses: Jacoby Draws a Walk at Leadoff
Hey .255 Bay, You're Making Manny Look Good
Prediction: Ramon Ramirez Will Not Give Up a Run This Season, or Next
Papelbon Shocked He Didn't Get Cheap Save
"I didn't know if it would clear the wall. When it did, I ran around the bases pretty quick." -- Jeff Bailey, who's not as green as he looks
Hot Sox 10, Mayor's Cup Losers 1
The Boom in Broomtown: Youk, Green, and Lowell Connect
Nothin'-But-the-Good-Wake Was Spectacular for 7-Inn. Win
With the Sox Rained Out, Jon Miller and Joe Morgan
Take Us for a Tour Around the Majors
It Was The Shot Heard 'Round the World ...
Allen, Rondo Send Bulls Running Home | Celtics 118, Bulls 115
Shaughnessy: Quite a Series of Events
"I pray that Danny Ainge didn't watch this game. What a great shot by Ray." -- Our coach of the year, Doc Rivers
Bruins Are a Tough Act to Follow | Boston 4, Muntreal 2
Canadiens Get Their Bell Centre Rung, B's One Win Away
"This game? Already put aside. Our guys are into the next game already, because that's the way we've been all year." -- Bruins coach Claude Julien
Let the Good Times Roll | Red Sox 12, Baltimore 1
Justin Masterson: The Red Sox Not-So-Secret Weapon
Ellsbury Finally Gets In the Swing of Things
Long Fly Ball From Ortiz? We'll Take It
'Tek's Back
"I've been working with my mechanics, man. I've been late, a little late with pitches, which is something that I normally don't do, and pitchers are taking advantage of it. It's got a little bit out of hand. But at this point you don't want to get frustrated. It just makes it worse. You want to make sure you get to the point where you like to be and where you need to be. It's the beginning of the season and you don't want to give up." -- Big Papi shows signs of life
The Most Complete Boston Marathon Coverage
"I only enter a race if I expect to win." -- Kara Goucher, a looker and a runner
Boston 2, Free Falling Birds 1
The Cy Young Hall of Famer Makes a Triumphant Return to Form
Pedey, Lowell RBI Singles Is All the Offense the Young Lefty Needed
Ramon Ramirez Making Us Forget Coco Crisp
And If Pap Can't Go... Saito
"That was the guy [Lester] that I remember from last year." -- Jason Bay remembers
Sox 6, O's 4, No Comeback Necessary
Beckett Far From Brilliant, But Good Enough for 6-Inning Win
A Big Improvement: Ortiz Showing More Signs of Life
The Unsung Heroes: Back of the 'Pen Is Nearly Perfect Again
"He's pretty special. I've played with some really good hitters and I don't think I've ever seen anyone that's as comfortable. It doesn't matter what the count is. He trusts his hands so much and that's what keeps him from swinging at those pitchers' pitches." -- Beckett on the amazing Youk
Friday Night's Alright for Fighting Back | Comback Kids 10, O's 8
Nice Big Smile from Papi After Bases-Loaded 3rd Strikeout in the 7th
And The Boos Are Coming Out for David Ortiz at Fenway Park
Looks Like Pedroia Is Putting Woodlandgate Behind Him
With J.D. Drew, Patience Is a Virtue, It's True
The Big Bad Bullpen Shuts Birds Down for Six
That's Just Ramon Ramirez Being Ramon Ramirez
It's Time for Manny Delcarmen to Get a Mention
Hey Julio, Take Your Time, We're Doing Just Fine with Nick Now
Jason Bay: 3 HR, 10 RBI, .344 Ave. ...The $25 Million Manny: 0 HR, 5 RBI, .278 Ave.
Record Crowd? Yeah, Record Crowd Leaves During Game Maybe
"I was just trying to get a pitch I could handle and they were throwing too many pitches out of the zone. I got a couple of pitches out over the plate I could hit and finally put a swing on the ball they couldn't catch." -- J.D. Drew, staying healthy and producing
Markakis Slam, Orioles Jump On Top of Sox Early
And If You Love Friday Night Games at Fenway, You're Looking at These
Bad Luck Red Shirts and Hats For the Rest of Your Life
The Red Sox look to scapegoat Dice-K for their early season woes.
KG LIKELY DONE FOR THE PLAYOFFS
Let's Be Serious, Without KG, The C's Have No Shot
Set Your DVR for Lakers-Cavs, Kobe vs. LeBron, in the NBA Finals
Wyc Sees '2004 Pistons' in the Watered-Down Celts,
Because He Still Needs to Sell Big Tickets in Boston
We'll Always Have Banner No. 17. Sincerely, Sportstown USA
Coach Doc Rivers on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan Show this morning: "This is the first time I've said it, because it's the first time I've really watched him. He's not gonna be ready. After watching him run, there's no way. So, we're gonna move without him. And the way I saw him move today guys, I don't know if he'll be ready... he's just limping. He just can't run. And he had... this was an honest run today, you couldn't fake your way through it.... and the guy is a warrior, you can see him trying to mask it, but after 20 minutes of running, there's just no way...
I don't see it. I just don't. And I've flipped completely because I was watching him move, and he looked great, and then, I just... after today, there's no way he can play... Eddie's (Trainer Eddie Lacerte) doing everything he can to get him on the court. Kevin's gone beyond that, but at this point after going through all the rehab, and looking so good last week, and even, he was running last week, and it looked like he was running pretty well, to where he's at today, if he can't get through biking and working out without swelling and stiffness and his leg locking, I just don't know how you play in the playoffs."
'Pen to Tim: You Complete Me
History Was in the Making into the 8th, Sox Win 8-2
You Complete Me But 25-Minute Wait May Have Cost Wake the No-No
Bigger News Than Near No Hitter: Ortiz Got an Extra Base Hit
HR No. 2: J.D. Drew Refuses to Have a 4 Strikeout Game
Ellsbury Toying With Batting .200, Threatens to Draw Another Walk Soon
Error Surprises, But Mike Lowell Gets Son On the Board With 2-Run Jack
No Surprise: Dice-K Lands on the Disabled List
A rare moment of truth from Tito: "He's got some... general soreness or fatigue. He came out of the WBC and I think all the things we harped on and worried about kinda came to fruition. He probably ramped up a little too quick and now we're paying the price for that. So we're going to have to check him out tomorrow and see where we stand." -- Terry Francona to NESN's Heidi Watney, postgame
Red Sox Rolled Again in Oakland | Late Night Box: A's 6, Slump Sox 5
Mazz: Matsuzaka, Sox Already Scrambling
Justin Time: Masterson Sharp, Back in the Rotation Mix
Even a Standing O from Woodland on Pedroia's Stab at Second Base
If You Stayed Up Until 2:30 to Watch That Debacle, Raise Your Hand
Big Popup Goes 0-for-5, Ends 10th With Bases Jacked, .172, 5 Singles on the Season
This Just In: New Uni Sox Can't Cash In, Leave Everyone On Base Again
Did You Know? Nick Swisher Was Scheduled to Fly In and Pitch the 13th for Boston
Javier Lopez Wants to Give Okajima a Run At the Worst Lefty Award
Shocking: Just Two Runs Scored on the Season for the Overhyped Leadoff Hitter
Do You Mind If We Take Another Peek at Papi's Birth Certificate Again?
Last Thing We Need: Green May Not Be Ready, and Lowrie May Need Surgery
Stop the Presses: Nomar Leaves Game Early with Injury
Back on March 2, Team Japan manager Tatsunori Hara was in charge of our $103 million import: The Red Sox keep tabs on Matsuzaka in Japan through team massage therapist Takanori Maeda, whose access to Matsuzaka "has been limited," Francona said. Maeda gives updates to interpreter Masa Hoshino, who relays them to pitching coach John Farrell, who relays them to Francona.
"So there's a few channels," Francona said. "There's no other way to do it. We can't go over there and watch. And it's their team. I'll be glad when he's back and throwing the ball well. There's no other way to get around it."
Francona has spoken with managers of other WBC teams about the workload of Red Sox players, and he offered a line of communication with Japan's manager, Tatsunori Hara.
"There didn't seem to be a lot of interest," Francona said. "So we didn't push it. You hope you're talking to somebody, it's almost like a partner. And if it doesn't come across as that, it doesn't do any good just to offend somebody. -- 3.2.09, Boston Globe Red Sox notebook
Mainich Daily Archives: 'Red Sox Fans Can't Understand Why Matsuzaka
Is Putting Such Great Effort into the WBC'
Mazz on March 23: Too Much, Too Soon for Dice-K
Survey: Do You Blame the WBC?
Worried?
Beckett Suspended for 6 Games for Letting the Ball Slip Near Bobby Abreu's Head
What Was Josh Supposed to Do? Hug Abreu? Stop in the Windup and Injure Himself?
Or, You Know, Just Not Fire a Ball at His Head and BS About It Later?
Les is a Mess | Oakland 8, Boston 2
Can We Revisit That Lester for Santana Trade Again?
Adding Insult to Mr. Injury: Garciaparra Goes Deep Against His Very Old Team
Dallas Braden Might As Well Have Been Roger Clemens vs. This Lineup
Giambi Goes 2-for-3... Will He Be Drug Tested This Morning?
Baldelli Now Leading Off... Is Coco Available?
Can Nomar Still Play Short?
"I don't think I pitched as bad as the linescore says." -- um, yeah, you did Jon Lester
"Wow... this team is a complete failure in my mind. No bats, no heart, no personality, no resiliency, no timely hitting, soft manager, soft ownership, soft GM. Not to mention we're getting absolutely drilled by HUNGRY TEAMS. TEAMS with so much camradarie that they clear the bases in defense on their new Right Fielder on a pitch over his head. I've never been more disappointed in this organization and it's leadership in a LONG time." -- e-mail from Jimmy, who's not happy with the team
Talking to the Ball and Having One on Monday Night Baseball
Those Were the Days... Long Before the $2,625 Ticket
Fidrych Killed in Accident
Gallery: The Bird Through the Years
And R.I. P. Phils Announcer Harry Kalas.
Beckett Gets Too Close, Causes Brouhaha
Another One Gets Away | Anaheim 5, Last Place Team 4
Losing 2 Out of 3 (Again) Ain't Good
Beckett Did Nothing Wrong There, Just Ask Him
Tito Was Just Asking for Trouble Letting Chokajima Pitch to Guerrero
Mike Lowell Swinging Away Was the Right Call... He Just Didn't Hit the Ball
Greatest Fear Realized: No Extra Base Hits for David Ortiz
J.D. Drew Likes to Watch... Third Strikes
Yes, It's Time to Revisit the Leadoff Position
Yes, You Have to Keep Playing Green at Short
"Don't use Nick (Adenhart), man. Yeah, we had a tragic week. And a rough week. But . . . that was blatant. What happened right there, you saw it." -- 4.12.09, an ejected Torii Hunter
Much Drama Saved for the End | Boston 5, Anaheim 4
Hey, Rocco! Way to Beat Out That Infield Hit
Lowell Stays in the Lineup and Goes Long, 'Tek Keeps Hitting
Sure It's Early But: J-Bay: OPS 1.433, Manny OPS .824
Hold On Now, Ramon Ramirez Was the Dominant Reliever Yesterday
While You Were Reading This, Howie Kendrick Fouled Off Another Pitch
Again, Papelbon Sharper in Weekly TV Skits, Than He Is On the Mound
After 39 Pitches, Pap Not Slated to Pitch Until June
Penny Outing OK
"Was that the proverbial 'had them all the way'? That was some kind of at-bat. Tek kept setting up, looked to me, farther away. It just wasn't going farther away. If you were a baseball fan -- which at the moment I wasn't -- that was an unbelievable at-bat." -- Sox manager Terry Francona
Anti-Pedroia Banner Pops Up on Main Street
Man Who Threatened Pedroia Family Arrested
Pedroia: Woodland Comments Taken Out of Context
And the Beat Goes On: City Has Words for Dustin
I Hate When Players Backtrack. Sincerely, Trot Nixon
This Just In: 'I Love Woodland' -- Dustin Apologizes
Meanwhile, Dusty Goes 0-for-4, batting .158
"We're going to need a public apology before the banner (below) comes down." -- Mark Bachman, owner of Bachman's Custom Cycles, Woodland, Calif.
Anaheim 6, Reduced Payrollers 3
Will the Sox Be Able to Hit Good Pitching This Year?
Are We Witnessing the Real Decline of David Ortiz?
The Shell of Mike Lowell Is Dragging Down the Bottom of the Order
How Long Until Julio Lugo Recovers from His Latest Injury?
That's Wake: The Ugliest 3 Earned Runs You're Ever Going to See
The Last Thing This Team Needed: A Sudden Masterson Implosion
Jason Bay and J.D. Drew Doing Nothing to Jumpstart the Bats
Are You Kidding Me? Sox Lose 9th Straight Regular Season Game to Anaheim
Mazz Can See It: Sox Offense Silenced Again
The Sad News: Angels Push Forward, Get an Emotional Victory
Tragedy bets the question, 'Why?'
"It was one of the toughest I've had to get through. It still really hasn't hit home yet. I shed a couple tears before I went over there." -- Jered Weaver, who allowed only an unearned run in 6 2/3 innings
But the Blue Unis Are the Best Beer League Softball Jerseys Ever
Taking the Boston Out of the Red Sox...
With Hanging Sox Hats, You Can Easily Move the Team to Oklahoma City
Dice-K Knocked Out Early, Sox Rally Falls Short | Rays 4, Sox 3
Looks Like the WBC Wiped Out Dice-K
Suddenly, Jed Lowrie Is Not Ready for Prime Time
David Ortiz Not Looking So Hot, But He Can't Blame Youk
Bad Omen: Sox Have Not Lost an Opening Series Since '88
Okajima Is What We We Originally Thought He Was
A Very Good Reason Not to Go See the Sox in Anaheim
Red Sox Fan Does New Hampshire Proud at Fenway Last Night
Comcast SportsNet: Papelbon Doesn't Know What Twitter Is,
And He's Not a Fan of Walking Through the Fans
"They're a good team. We'd like to think we are. It will be a long, interesting season." -- Tito after the loss... yep, it could get interesting real quick
Visitors 7, Home Team 2
The Kazmanian Devil Ray Was Back and Jon Lester Took a Step Back
More Breaking News: Josh Beckett Is Still the Ace of the Staff... Developing ...
Another Quick Night at Fenway: Game Only Lasted 5 Innings
Ahh, So This Is What They Meant About Missing Manny in the Lineup
Speaking of Him: LA Ram: 2-Run Double in 7th Leads Dodgers to Win
So, Explain to Us Again How It Was So Easy to Give Up on Carlos Pena?
Note to Jacoby: 1-for-5 with No Walks Isn't Going to Cut It at Leadoff
Bright Side Award: Ramon Ramirez
Welcome Back Kapler... Not So Much
"Last night's game against the Rays was unbelievable... Bob Davidson is easily the blindest home plate umpire in the entire league. I just want to know if Bob Selig has to write Davidson's check in braille?" -- e-mailer Ben to BDD
Good News: Girardi On the Hot Seat as Billion Dollar Bombers Fall to O's Again
Why Can't We Get Idiots Like That? Bad Joba 'Loves' Yogi
Fenway Puck: Bruins Reportedly Will Lace Up on the Infield
Time for a Statue at Fenway: Dave Roberts Set to Retire from Baseball
In Case You Missed It: Matt Clement Retired, Too... No Statue Planned
If You Can't Find a Ticket to Freezing Fenway Tonight,
You're Just Not Looking Hard Enough
This Just In: Snowflakes Reported on the Cape, in Worcester
Left Turn: Lester vs. Kazmir Could Be a Classic
ESPN: If MLB 2K09 Used Manny Instead of Linecum
Workmanlike Sox Get the Job Done | Box: Red Sox 5, Rays 3
Shaughnessy: Day Late, a Perfect Way to Start
Bottom Line on Beckett: 2 Hits, 10 K's, in 7 Strong
Middle of the Order Looks Mighty Meaty, Sincerely, Manny Ramirez
Pedroia's On His Way to Another MVP Award, Sincerely Evan Grant
But Can He Hit That Hight and Inside Fastball?
This Just In: Ellsbury's 18-game Hitting Streak Ends
Okajima and Kennedy Struggle a Bit on the Mound
Somebody Give 'Tek a Raise! Sincerely, Scott Boras
"I think in these next few years, you'll see it all come together for him. He's got everything you want in a power pitcher. He's fun to watch. If I had to teach somebody the power mechanic throw, next to Roger Clemens, he's right there as far as a guy who gets in position to deliver what I'd call a perfect pitch." -- John Smoltz on Josh Beckett
"That was different. We got a little jammed up back there, surrounded by fans, and I felt a little like a gorilla at the zoo. But it was kind of neat. Everybody was excited to start the season." -- J.D. Drew on the gathering in the stands
Wait Till Next Year Again, N.Y.
CC, Yanks Rocked to Start Season
Daily News: Struggles an Eye-Opener
Sabathia: 6 Runs, 5 Walks, No Strikeouts
Leigh Texeira's Husband: 0-for-4, 5 Left on Base
What a Waste of Hard-Earned Money. Sincerely, Bernie Madoff
"It's going to leave a sour taste in my mouth." -- CC's not talking about his last cheeseburger either
Have a Nice Bay: Jason Took the Long Way Home
The 2009 Theme? Let's Go BoSox*.... * Boring Red Sox
Shaughnessy: No Sideshows for Bland Sox
High Five for D-Lowe: Braves Dominate Phillies in Season Opener
LA Times: Jose Canseco Wonders About Manny
"A lot of people say it's almost like I'm stoic. Just kind of emotionless. It's not meant to be that way. It's just, that's the way it's always been. Whether I'm doing really good or really bad, I try to keep the same look, the same demeanor, be the same teammate."
-- Jason Bay is what he is
Looks Like a 90 Percent Chance of Rain
"We're looking at heavy rain headed our way as we head toward the evening hours. We are expecting to see lots of rain. So Opening Day forecast? It doesn't look too great. Unfortunately, rain will be nearby by the midday hours. It may be light to start but it's going to come down. And once it does in the afternoon, it will be raining pretty hard and it will also be very windy." -- 4.5.09, Sarah Wroblewski, meteorologist for WBZ-TV (Ch. 4) in Boston
It's Time for A-Roid and Mr. Leigh to Meet Mr. Wicked, and Mr. Pissah
"If he's ready, good. If not, we don't want to force the issue."
-- Tito's prognosis on Penny
Penny Tries to Pitch in at 1:05 p.m.
And Clay Forget-My-Last-Start Buchholz Will Be Paying Attention
No Foolin': Papelbon Wins and Beckett Struggles vs. Pirates
Still Hard to Believe: Beckett was 12-10, 4.03 ERA in '08
One Tough Ambres Hits Two Home Runs
And Even Was Tweeto Francona on Twitter This Morning?
No Twitter for John Henry, But Turtle Safari? Yes.
Mazz: Breaking Down the AL East
Survey: Floating Some Questions, Like A-Roid or Mr. Leigh?
New York Times American League Preview
We Just Found Tonight's Episode of LOST
Warning: Spoilers (And It's a Bit Gory)
Yankees Invade the Island ...
The New Fenway Frank? Not Buying It
Local Frank Maker Get O.Kayem from Red Sox
Surprise, Surprise: Survey Said Kayems Taste Better Than the Bland Ballpark Franks
Wake Us When They Sign On With The Real Deal Dog...
Like Those Served at George's Coney Island in Worcester,
Or Faneek's or Nick's Coney Island in Fall River
Or Simco's in Mattapan
B D D E X C L U S I V E:
Wally's Got to Get on Monster.com This Morning As The Red Sox Have
Shocked the Nation and Relieved No. 97 of His Duties at Fenway
This Is a Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham. Sincerely, Former Celtics Mascot Lucky
Boston Dirt Dogs has learned today that longtime Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster was relieved of his duties this morning. In a statement released to BDD, Sox owner John Henry said he was saddened by the decision but given today's economic climate and record low ticket sales, the hard choice of cutting Wally's salary had to be made. GM Theo Epstein reportedly fought to keep Wally on the roster but was overruled by team president Larry Lucchino, who sources say accused Wally of leaking team secrets to the press over the last 11 years. Lucchino plans to fill in for Wally, greeting fans at the gate and dancing on the dugout in the seventh inning, on an interim basis.
The fate of Lefty and Righty, the alternate mascots introduced by Dr. Charles Steinberg in 2003, was unknown at the time of this report. Wally is expected to address the media in a press conference later today.
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