According to the manager himself, Terry Francona always tells Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein to get a pitcher. Get me dat pitchah. I need dat pitchah. Sure. That sounds simple enough. But have you seen the free agent market? It's kind of ugly. Plus,...

Hey political junkie. Yeah you. Bored by the lack of real action in the Senate race? Well, I've got the cure for your blues.That initial skirmish between Deval Patrick and House Speaker Robert DeLeo is starting to really percolate. And no, not over why la...

Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated has reported that Boston Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay has declined the Boston Red Sox offer and will test the free agency waters. Here is part of his piece, with my thanks...***Star free agent outfielder Jason Bay has decl...

Your #1 Prospect: Casey Kelly (via snapshots.mlblogs.com) View full size photo » Throwing this up a bit early. I have fa...

View of the corner of Charles Street and Mt. Vernon Street. Other Skywatch Friday photos can be viewed here....

You know what? I just realized that I've never been to the ballet. I've been to musicals, plays, operas, the symphony. Just about everything you could think of. But I've never been to the ballet. I was just reminded of that when I got this email abou...

Are you in good shape? Like really, really good shape? Stuff Magazine is now taking submissions for their annual Bodies by Boston contest.We love bodies. All kinds — hard or soft, tall or short. (And a little ink only makes them more fun.) We like to ...

John Mayer isn't really my cup of tea, but I know LOTS of people who love him. For some reason, there are just a couple of pretty popular performers that I can't get into. DMB is one of them and John Mayer is one of the others. Other than that, I'm a huge...

Outgoing City Councillor At-Large Sam Yoon says he has the votes to pull his proposal to set mayoral term limits out of a City Council committee, setting up a clash with a fellow Dorchester councillor.  Read more...

With the 2010 gubernatorial election drawing closer, Gov. Patrick’s political campaign committee is in for some changes. Charlotte Golar Richie, a former Dorchester state representative, is stepping down from her post as the head of the committee. Sydne...

State Rep. Brian Wallace, a South Boston Democrat whose district includes a part of Uphams Corner, may face a challenger at the ballot box next year: local Democratic activist Michael McGee.  Read more...

Greg at BuBikes spotted the crews out painting today, hurray new bike lane day! Related Posts:New Bike Lanes Everywhere!Boston Getting It's Very First Official Bike LanesBike Lane Enforcement, Real And HilariousBusted!Bikes Lanes On Com. Ave. Meeting Ton...

The Yankees are a walking time bomb right now. It’s not because their future is in any sort of danger, or because the team could change locations or ownership. In fact, with youthful owners compared to their father, with a manager who has won it all rec...

The folks at Masterpiece Rentals asked me to take a look at their site and see what I thought about their Florida luxury rentals. And it couldn't have come at a better time. It's starting to get chilly out and worst of all, it's starting to get really d...

Just kidding. I don't really want to relive this season which started so great and ended so disgustingly. I'd rather just watch the "kick his ask" video over and over and over and over and over again. Usually the "little kid doin' somethin'" videos don't ...

The Great Shake Shack Controversy hits the New York Times – and Hub Blog is prominently featured. I await the flood of new readers and private-equity offers to buy my blog, though I hope the due-diligence types don’t notice that I never wrote the quot...

The Great Shake Shack Controversy hits the New York Times – and Hub Blog is prominently featured. I await the flood of new readers and private-equity offers to buy my blog, though I hope the due-diligence types don’t notice that I never wrote the quot...

In response to my inquiries, the Coakley campaign has told BMG that Martha Coakley supports the Senate health care bill and, given the opportunity, would vote for it. Martha supports the Senate bill. She believes it represents great progress toward assuri...

Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling appeared on The Big Show on Thursday afternoon to discuss Jason Bay, Adrian Gonzalez and Alex Gonzalez, among other topics. Schilling suggested that the Sox’ efforts should be focused on re-signing Bay and acqui...

More photos » by Elise Amendola - AP 3 months ago: Boston Red Sox' David Ortiz stretches on the ...