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The NBA’s suicidal coddling of its stars
Everything that needs to be said or written about Game 2 of the Celtics-Heat series has been said or written already. Nonetheless, a few thoughts: 1. Any pro sport that…
Philly Inquirer columnist plays the “Boston is Bigoted” card
In response to Kevin Garnett calling Sixers fans “fair weather“—how hateful!—Philly Inquirer columnist John Mitchell writes that it’s better to be a fair-weather fan than to be racist. Well, sure….
Five pleasant surprises in the first quarter of the Sox season
Everyone knows the Sox roster isn’t what it was supposed to be, nor is their record. They are 19-21 a quarter of the way through the 2012 season, while tonight’s…
What good pitching hath wrought
The streaky Red Sox have won four straight, by scores of 7-5, 4-1, 12-1, and 6-1. How did this happen? Well, here are the starters of those games, with their…
Last night’s loss at KC epitomized what’s wrong with Sox
I caught just a few innings of last night’s Sox-Royals game because “Idol” was on and my wife can’t miss it. (Okay, so I watch it too. Every year I…
It’s about wins, not “identity”
In his Globe column today, while making an obvious point about red-hot ingenue Will Middlebrooks overtaking the creaky Kevin Youkilis at third base, a recuperating Tony Mazz laments the absence…
Clay Buchholz is the worst starter in the league
Enough is enough. We can’t keep running Clay Buchholz out there every 5 games, hoping he’s going to stop grooving fastballs and stop leaving hangers over the plate. He shows…
Revisiting the Cooperstown Dilemma as Andy Pettitte “Misremembers” History
While the federal government gives the prosecution of Roger Clemens another try—with former BFF Andy Pettitte apparently doing his aw-shucks best to give credence to the theory that he “misremembered”…
Buchholz Quiets the Doubters. Now What?
I’m counting unhatched chickens by writing a “Buchholz looks good” post in the fifth inning of tonight’s game against Oakland, but it’s true: Clay Buchholz looks quite good tonight. His…
Revisiting the Big Questions
It’s been two weeks since the Sox home opener, when I posed 10 questions about the team’s potential, its problems, and its psyche. Let’s see if any of those questions…
Counterpoint: Daniel Bard Will Be Back in the Pen Before Long
I agree with Mark that it would be both smart and fair to keep Daniel Bard in the starting rotation and give that well-intentioned conversion some more time before we…
Idle Thoughts the Morning After
Some thoughts as we mull over yesterday’s brutal performance by the Red Sox bullpen: 1. Nick Cafardo of the Globe thinks Daniel Bard should go back to the pen after…
Rock Bottom(?)
I stopped paying attention to the Sox-Yankees game today when they were up 9-1. My 2.5-year-old son and I went outside to enjoy a beautiful afternoon while my wife left…
Liveblogging Fenway’s 100th Birthday Ceremony
2:15—The camera is on Johnny Pesky (92) and Bobby Doer (94), who are being carted around the field with Mayor Menino. I wonder how that conversation is going. Even if…
Don’t Panic
As I wrote recently, the Sox’ lousy start is bound to feel extra bad and prompt a few extra apoplectic rants on local sports radio because of how the 2011…
