The Red Sox Joke of a Season Continues to Draw Laughs Boston Police Put Out APB for a Wally the Green Monster
Wally Costume Stolen from Fenway Just In: There's More Than One Wally That Works at Fenway
And There's More Than One Costume Hanging in the Closets
"Missing: Wally the Green Monster, If seen please call Boston Police... Update: Wally the Green Monster has been found. " -- More signs the apocalypse is upon us ...
Red Sox Need a Miracle in the Bronx to Keep the Season Alive
Cook, Lester, Doubront ... A Beaten Down Nation Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You
Good News: Yankees Are Already 5-1 vs. Sox This Year... They Can't Keep That Up
John Henry Finally Faces Media at Fenway to Defend Critical Decisions
"The Red Sox earlier this month did try to flip Carl Crawford to the Marlins for Jose Reyes to address the shortstop situation. One AL executive said of Crawford, that Boston 'wants him out in the worst way.' But the deal died." --Joel Sherman in the New York Post
With the Mighty Yankees Waiting on Deck in New York A-Gon Rushes to MLB Fan Cave to Hit Wiffle Balls
Adrian Gonzalez via MLB.com: "I try and get a little bit of time in here at the Cave. It's awesome. First time here, it's a lot of fun. Everybody that's here always has a good time...
"Things are getting better. My swing's feeling really good lately, and I'm just trying to continue going. It's a long season, and I'm just trying to finish the last two months on a high note...
"The people here, everything about it is great, and it was a lot of fun hitting those Wiffle balls on the street and hitting those ground balls to the fans so they were able to win a copy of MLB 12: The Show. It was great. They have plenty of games here, an arcade, fun things to do around here. And on top of it, you get to watch all the games. It's always great."
MLB.com: 'A-Gone' Enters Fan Cave in New York After Texas Trip Gonzalez Goes Deep Into Sony/MLB Event with Season Hanging By a Thread
How Do You Try to Break Out of a 4-for-23 Slump in the Last 6 Games?
Land in NY at 5 a.m., Smash Plenty Of Wiffle Balls' on the Sidewalk 5 Hours Later
And Here's Hoping He Didn't Hurt That Bad Back of His While Keeping His Marketing Machine Alive in Manhattan Today
(MLB Fan Cave)
After a busy day of hitting Wiffle Balls, playing pool, MLB 12: The Show Home Run Derby (!), planking, etc., five hours after landing from Texas, Gonzalez ironically spoke about the importance of getting rest on the off day: "Late nights, try to rest, good thing is that we have an off day, so we have a day to rest."
"Nobody on in the seventh, then a wild pitch to score a go-ahead run. two singles ... It's a damn shame... Last night, Clay [Buchholz] was really sweating. Josh [Beckett] was barely even winded." -- Bobby V from the Left Pedro In Too Long Dept.
"If they're not sellers, they're liars."
-- Gerry Callahan talking about the Red Sox at the trade deadline
"What FSM does for Roush Fenway, Liverpool and the Red Sox, we will now do for LeBron James... This represents the next step in our evolution, to represent one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet.
... [This partnership] enables us to apply our team and brand marketing experience to elevate LeBron to new heights.� -- Red Sox chief operating officer Sam Kennedy on Liverpool Minority Owner LeBron James
Boston 2, Texas 1 | Sox Stay Alive and Kickin' A Game of Inches: Aviles Gets Just Enough Air Time on Floater
Read All About It: 50 Shades of Clay Is the Real Ace of the Staff
Stop and Shop Him on the Trade Market: Kelly's Double Trouble for Murphy
The Villain Botches One Past A-Gon, Beans Beltre, Gets the Win
"We got some long-awaited walks. They were two great at-bats by Nava and Salty. Then Mike has been hitting in bad luck, but he got a hit on 3-and-2 off the end of his bat. A couple of walks and a bloop, and we win." -- Bobby V... Winning!
Another Crawful Start
(Barry Chin / Globe Staff)
Crawford Picks Up Where He Left Off Last Season
0-for-14 Makes Season Starting Slump Official
Zero Extra Base Hits for Crawford No Matter Where He Hits In the Order
Lifted for Nava on Defense Because He Can't Throw 'Out of His Shoes'
... And Because He Botched a Ball Badly In the Corner the Night Before
Ciriac0-for-4 Pays Homage to Crawford in the 2-Hole
So, Do You Just Keep Playing Him?
"I was supposed to get 50 at-bats and I got 30, or something like that, so in a perfect world you would like to, but you know the situation and you just have to deal with it." -- Carl Crawford... who had 44 minor-leage at-bats ... if only he had 50 ... [sigh]
The Once Mighty Red Sox Have Fallen, And They Can't Get Up
Texas 9, Boston 1 | 12th Loss in Last 18 Games More Bronze Plaques: A-Gon Is Player of the Week... Goes 0-for-4
Sad Sox Make Pinch Starter Scott Feldman Look Like Roy Halladay
Pedroia Gets Sloppy in the Field, Too ... Not How They Do It In Japan
Doubront Tries To Do His Best Jon Lester Impersonation, Morales, Too
While You Are Reading This, Carl Crawford Is Chasing Down That Ball In the Corner
Did You Know? Adrian Gonzalez Jumped As High As He Could for That Ball
No Big Deal: Rangers Have Outscored the Red Sox 33-7 in Three Games
Back to Business: Henry, Werner Focused on Liverpool at Fenway
Ichiro? He Plays for New York. Sincerely, Jimi Williams
Dirt Napoli Buries Sox Again and Again
"We�ll find a way. I think we�re all miserable. Nobody in here likes losing. We want to win, every single one of us." -- Cheap talk from Dustin Pedroia
Lesterrible Season Continues As Toronto Slams Free-Falling Red Sox
Toronto 15, Boston 7 | Heartbreak Hill Bobby V Hangs Lester Out to Dry for 11 Earned Runs
Good News: It's Just a Matter of Mechanics and Execution
When the So-Called Aces Pitch, the Sox Are 13-23
Melancon Gives It That Old Pawtucket Try
Ortiz Leaves a Big Hole in Offense
Crawford Needs Rest Already?
"I�ve let my team down a lot this year... It�s hard for me to walk around this clubhouse and look guys in the eye right now." -- Lester's postgame broken record
The Cheerful Cody Ross Leads Sox' Top of the Order Assault
Boston 10, Chicago 1 | Ross Blasts Away at Fenway with 2 3-Run Homers Don't Look Know But Long Ball Adrian Gonzalez Has 8, Count 'Em, 8 Homers
Crawford Keeps Slappin' Singles Through Racial Slur Saga and Trade Rumors
Most Runs in MLB Because Sox Beat Up on Triple-A Call-up Starters
Who Had Felix Doubront in the First 10-Game Winner Pool?
Albers, Melancon, Miller Killer in the Back End of 'Pen
Just Sayin' Ells Had 32 HRs in 2011... 0 in 2012
Ortiz Will Be Missed... Just Not Last Night
Pizzuti Pregnant!
"It's amazing. They're doing a good job to help me." -- Felix Doubront on his 8.38 runs per nine support
Chicago 7, Boston 5 | Youk Blasts Away at Fenway Lesterrible Again, And Again, And Again, Yet Morales Goes to the 'Pen
V Is for Vendetta: Bobby Biggest Blunder Was Pitching to Youk 3-and-1... and Done
Are Youk Kidding Me? Lester Lays a Meatball Into the Fried Chicken Club Hater
Would Be Great to Have a Slugger Like Youk Spell Ortiz and Middlebrooks, No?
At Least Carl Crawford Is Crushing the Ball Like a $142M Player Again ...
Just When You Need More Home Runs, Adrian Singalez Returns
Salty Doing All He Can to Surpass Adam Dunn in Strikeouts
"When the ball's leaving my hand I'm not in the part of the zone that I need to be. I'm up a little bit. I don't know what it is. I've just got to keep throwing the ball. It'll turn." -- The tiresome well-rested Jon Lester
Larry Lucchino Fires Up Season Ticket Holders for the Second Half
Lucchino: We Look Forward to the Return of the 'Varsity' 'Varsity' = Overpaid Prima Donnas That Led the Historic Collapse in 2011... Sincerely, Daniel Nava, Franklin Morales, and Pedro Ciriaco
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino: "The one constant off the field is that we have had a veritable All-Star Team on the disabled list. As we begin the second half, we look forward to the return of the 'varsity,' including Jacoby Ellsbury, Carl Crawford, Andrew Bailey, and the ever-dirty Dustin Pedroia.
"While this infusion of such talent in late July may make other General Managers green with envy, you can be sure that Ben Cherington and his Baseball Operations Staff will approach the July 31 trading deadline with their tireless work ethic. If someone can further help this club, and if the deal makes sense, we will be aggressive. We want to play October Baseball this year.
"Meanwhile, as you come to Fenway Park throughout this season, we hope you will come early�the secret to fully enjoying a sports venue. Now 'A Living Museum,' Fenway Park probably leads the league in bronze plaques and commemorative displays along the concourses. Enjoy them at your leisure early, well before the escalation of excitement as game time approaches."
Jonathan Papelbrain Thinks David Ortiz Is Bigger Than Ted Williams
One Is The Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived, Bravely Fought for The United States of America, And Was Paid Peanuts
The Other Is Making $14,575,000 This Year, Tunes Out His Manager, And Whines About His Money While the Red Sox Season Is Falling Apart
Think Again Jon Boy
"I've already said, let's pay him. I've said David [Ortiz] is the Red Sox. David is Red Sox baseball. If I'm the owner or I'm the GM I pay him whatever makes him happy. He's different than anybody else. He's different than Ted Williams. In my opinion, he's bigger [to the Red Sox] than Ted." -- Jon Papelbon doesn't know what he doesn't know, again
This Just In
(Jim Davis / Globe Staff | Boston Globe File)
Calvin Schiraldi Was Bigger to The Red Sox Than Jon Papelbon
Dead Sox Six Feet-Under, 9.5 Back at Half And That's the Good News
Yankees 7, Boston 3 | Limping Into Break Sox Cruise Into AS Break Losing 6-of-7, Rally for Last Place Tie
Fans Eyes Are Watering Watching A-Gon Try to Hit Homers Again
At Least the Red Sox Ruined Daniel Bard Right Out of the Gate
Now Playing the Role of the Petulant Manny Ramirez, DavId OrtIz
This Just In: Ellsbury Gets Approval from Boras to Return in '6-to-8-Weeks'
Thumb Up! The Shell of Pedroia Will Be Back to Taunt Valentine in Second Half
While You Were Reading These Witty One Liners, Jarrod Saltalamacchia Struck Out
More Good News: Kevin Youkilis Is Finally Heating Up with the Bat as Expected
How Do We Know Bobby V Is Lying to Us in His Pressers? His Lips Are Moving
Can We Get Beckett, Lester & Their Followers Back on the Fried Chicken and Beer?
No Worries, Pedro Ciriaco Will Carry This Team on His Back in Second Half
Carl Crawford Looks Like a Perfect Fit in Boston. Sincerely, Edgar Renteria
The Wonder of it All: Will Clay Buchholz Ever Grow Up?
And Theo Epstein Somehow Remains a Free Man
"It can�t get no worse. I mean it can get worse, don�t get me wrong. But hopefully, it doesn�t go that way." -- DavId OrtIz... either talking about his too-tiny paychecks or the Sox record, not sure
Half Full for Yankees
Bombers Have the Best Record and Biggest Lead in MLB While the Red Sox Continue to Embarrass Themselves
Matsuzaka Adds Insult to Injuries While Sox Bats Fall Flat
Oakland 6, Boston 1 | Sox Can't Dig Out of a Big Hole Working Stiff: Matsuzaka's a Mess, Will We See Him Again?
Jarrod Parker Knocks Sox Off, Doolittle Comes Up Big in Relief
This Just In: While Sox Are Scuffling, Season Is Slip Sliding Away
Why Can't We Get Guys Like Josh Reddick and Brandon Moss, Lobie?
The Curse of Kevin Youkilis Begins: Middlebrooks May Miss More Time
Is Ortiz Pressing on This 400 HR* Deal? Sincerely, Tim Wakefield
Clayton Place: Mortensen Lone Bright Spot
"Dice obviously didn't have his good stuff tonight. He went out with a big crick in his neck. We were hoping he was going to work through it. As it turns out he didn't work through it." -- Bobby V. on Dice's latest debacle... Whatever happened to the Liverpool fitness plan?
"My body wasn't in the condition it probably should have been ..." -- Japan's National Treasure through an interpreter
The "Curt�s Pitch
for ALS" program is a joint effort by Curt and Shonda Schilling and The
ALS Association Mass Chapter to strike out Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig�s Disease.
