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The Philadelphia Experience - Tales from a Parking Lot
2009-06-20 06:12:00 The Philly Phanatic tries to hex Dice-K Saturday. (SawxBlog Photo - D.Hixon) This past weekend Jeannine and I traveled down I-95 South to to visit some family and to also take in Saturday's Red Sox vs. Phillies game at Citizens... More About: Parking , Philadelphia , Experience , Tales
In a Soaked Fenway Park, the Red Sox 2009 Reign Continues Over Yankees
2009-06-12 18:08:00 Mark Teixeira wears the face of frustration that's haunted Yankees this season. (AP Photo) As inclement weather played host to a three game set between the Sox and Yanks, the rain continued a drop pattern that ended up equating to... More About: Park , Fenway Park , Reign
Red Sox Destroy Yankees 7-0 -- Off to Hottest Start against NY Since the Gr
2009-06-11 18:07:00 Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words...(AP Photo) Like I said, sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, and this one may be worth a thousand more. Great game tonight, the Red Sox played it exactly as predicted... More About: Start , Yankees
This Is Red Sox Nation
2009-06-11 18:07:00 Three Generations of Red Sox Nation cheering the Red Sox on. (SawxBlog Photo - L.Pearl) A little over two months ago my brother and his wife welcomed the newest member of Red Sox Nation to this world, Trevor Montgomery. My...
Let the Hyperbole Begin - Red Sox vs. Yankees Pt.3
2009-06-09 18:06:00 Mike Lowell has been a rivalry staple over the past few years. (AP Photo) Ladies and Gentleman, let the hyperbole begin. With the Red Sox and Yankees entering the summer of glove separated by only a game, you can only...
Fenway Park Turned Into An Opium Den
2009-06-02 18:03:00 What an odd few weeks its been for Red Sox Nation, but this is what should be expected by us, for we already know that 2009 has been knighted the year of the weird. We've seen the greatest all-around cheater... More About: Park , Fenway Park
A One-Horse Town (Once Again)
2009-05-24 05:58:00 I'm not going to spend too much space mourning the Celtics. They played their asses off and, despite losing Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe, fared much better than anyone thought they would. Unfortunately, they were over-matched by a younger, healthier... More About: Town , Horse
Gods Do Answer Letters
2009-05-24 05:58:00 Some sort of homecoming, David Ortiz acknowledges the crowd in the 5th. (AP Photo) Witnessing David Ortiz wish his 5th inning shot over the centerfield wall instantly provided me with visions of grandeur for him, however false they may be.... More About: Answer , Letters , Gods
The Agony of Defeat
2009-05-17 05:55:00 If faces can tell a story, then the above spins one sad tale for Boston. (AP Photos) It's an emotion and fact of life that spans universal, and although it's cliché in nature, the stark truth of it is often...
The New Big Three - Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, & Boston Red Sox
2009-05-13 17:53:00 Marc Savard, Justin Masterson, & Stephon Marbury helped Boston go 3-0 last night. (SawxBlog Illustration) Boston sports teams swept away their games last night as all three teams found themselves in the victory column when all was said and done.... More About: Boston Red Sox , Boston Bruins , Boston Celtics , Celtics
Big Baby Steps
2009-05-12 17:52:00 Big Baby is swarmed after hitting the biggest shot of his career. (AP Photo) The Big Ticket. Mr. Big Shot. Big Shot Rob. The Big Aristotle. These nicknames represent some of the best to ever set foot on an NBA... More About: Steps
RIP Dom Dimaggio - An All-Time Red Sox Great
2009-05-09 05:50:00 Dom lived a full and good life and will go down as one of the best in Red Sox history. Sad news this morning as Red Sox Nation woke up to the disheartening news that one of it's living legends,... More About: Time , Great
Krazy Kris: Study Your History
2009-05-09 05:50:00 The more I read, the more pissed off I get. And I'm not even sure why. Manny Ramirez was already dead to me, as he was to many in Red Sox Nation. But, like a bad hangover, he just won't... More About: History , Study , Kris
Reaction to Bill Simmons Article on Manny Ramirez
2009-05-08 05:49:00 I have never written to Bill Simmons on any of his articles even though I've read a great many of them, and for obvious reasons, have admired the guy for quite some time. He's the OB - The Original Blogger... More About: Article , Manny Ramirez
Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for positive drug test
2009-05-08 05:49:00 Looks like after all of this Manny really is a Bad Man. (SawxBlog Illustration I will be commenting more fully on this in the near future, mark my words on that. But am I surprised? No, not in the very... More About: Games , Test , Manny Ramirez , Drug , Positive
La Quinta de pérdida en una fila: Red Sox Sweep Yankees (again) -- SawxBlog
2009-05-08 05:49:00 Takashi Saito celebrates a perfect 9th in the barren & desolate Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo) The Boston Red Sox gained their second sweep of the young season over their blood rivals, and fittingly their fifth win in a row against... More About: Yankees , Fila , Sweep
Death of the Big Papi Era
2009-05-04 17:46:00 Ortiz may be down, but his legend will never die. (Zac Trainor Illustration) Before Big Papi came over to the Boston Red Sox in 2003 he was known as David Ortiz to the world. Just another of many ballplayers living... More About: Death
The Boston Red Sox Are Decadent and Depraved
2009-05-03 05:44:00 Between the Celtics, Bruins, & Sox every night seems big in Boston . (AP Photos) Good people of the internet, Welcome to Super Saturday, a sports day that oozes with drama, elation, blood, Tommy Heinson, horse tranquilizers, feisty Philippians, and more.... More About: Boston Red Sox , Decadent
When Epic, Meets Legendary
2009-05-02 05:43:00 I have learned to hate Joakim Noah on a Laker level this series." (AP Photo) OK, I officially can no longer ignore what?s going on in the Celtics/Bulls series. It has been a phenomenally gut wrenching see-saw battle, and is... More About: Epic
Jason Bay - Ninth Inning Wonder of the World
2009-04-29 05:40:00 Jason Bay = Best Canadian Export since Molson Triple X. (SawxBlog Illustration) Jason Bay is beginning to carve out his own legend here in April as he smashed his second 9th inning homerun in the past four days. There's pretty... More About: World , Jason Bay , The World , Jason
Jacoby Ellsbury Steals Home As Sox Sweep Yanks
2009-04-29 05:40:00 Jacoby Ellsbury is greeted by the dugout after stealing home. (AP Photo) Well then, how quickly a home stand can change your outlook on the Red Sox huh? A little over a week ago they were in last place in... More About: Home , Jacoby Ellsbury , Steals , Sweep
Thing That Go YOOOOUUUUKKKK In the Night
2009-04-26 05:38:00 Kevin Youkilis, 2009 AL MVP. (AP Photo) When I said that Kevin Youkilis was going to be the AL MVP for 2009 I wasn't joking around. The Greek Golden God of Sweat is so scorching hot right now that his... More About: Night , Thing
Red Sox Need Josh Beckett To Remain A Jackass
2009-04-26 05:38:00 Josh Beckett needs to continue to be the ace his is for the Sox. (SawxBlog Illustration - Zac Trainor) When Yankee fans absolutely hate a player on the Boston Red Sox you know the guy's doing more then a few... More About: Jackass , Josh Beckett , Josh
Fear and Loathing on Patriot Day Weekend
2009-04-22 17:35:00 Jason Varitek is familiar with the Emerald City. (SawxBlog Illustration) We were somewhere around Yawkey Way on the edge of the ballpark when the Bud Light began to take hold. There?s nothing quite like witnessing a corral of Red Sox... More About: Patriot , Weekend , Fear , Fear and Loathing
Good Things Almost Come in Three's
2009-04-21 17:34:00 Patriot's Day Weekend started off with a bang for me while walking from work to Fenway Park Friday night. I was on my way to Cornwall's in Kenmore Square to meet some friends and found two unclaimed upper bleacher seats... More About: Things , Good
Rejoice Boston for the Golden Age is still upon us
2009-04-17 23:32:00 KG may be out, but we still have Lucic and a plethora of others. (SawxBlog Illustration - D.Hixon) The twisted and weird sports year of 2009 threw Boston Sports Fans two spitballs yesterday, each one of the brutal variety, and... More About: The Golden Age , Golden , Golden Age
Let's Go Bruins! Lucic Crew takes Game One 4-2
2009-04-17 05:30:00 The above fight took place earlier this year against the Canadians, and Lucic won that fight, and the Bruins won the collective fight tonight. Wow, what a game, and what a series this is going to be between these two... More About: Game , Crew
When In Doubt, There's Always Tim Wakefield
2009-04-16 11:28:00 George Kottaras greets Tim Wakefield. (AP Photo) Somewhere out there in the din of neon lights and honking horns, Doug Mirabelli is smiling for his former comrade in arms. The performance Tim Wakefield put on Wednesday afternoon is another brilliant... More About: Doubt
Nick Green's Catch May Become Legendary - Wakefield is Pitching Well...
2009-04-16 05:28:00 Tim Wakefield is pitching an absolute gem right now as we head into the bottom of the 8th right now. If you're not paying attention... *ahem* *ahem* I really, really, really, really suggest you check it out. I'm just saying....... More About: Nick , Catch
Red Sox Terror Level Alert: Orange
More articles from this author:2009-04-15 23:27:00 What is too early a time to reach across the table and press that panic button? April 15th? Is eight games really too small of a sample-set to have dangerous trends turn into unfortunate fact? Again, I?m asking some questions... More About: Terror , Orange , Alert 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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