Terry Francona
Tito signs off
By adamg - 10/30/11 - 2:38 pmNot Coach Tito reveals all in a bittersweet ending of the parody Twitter account. Click on the link to read it in its original Twitter form - you'll have to scroll down a page or two to get to the beginning - or read the first reply to this post, where I've put it in a more traditional non-tweet format.
Red Sox meltdown now complete
By adamg - 10/19/11 - 4:06 pmThe Taiwanese have made a cartoon about it:
Thanks, Kaz!
Lester: We only ordered Popeyes once a month
By adamg - 10/17/11 - 2:42 pmThe Sox starter talked to the Globe.
Painkillers, beer and fried chicken
By adamg - 10/12/11 - 6:36 amThe Globe details some of what was going on in the clubhouse as the Sox collapsed last month. Not pretty; give Francona props for talking, at least.
A new Red Sox stat
By adamg - 5/7/11 - 6:15 amFaced with a sub-.500 team, Beth resorts to other means to enjoy games, such as Entertainment Value Above Replacement:
As an example of this metric in action, Dustin Pedroia's epic at-bat on Monday night gave him a high EVAR, regardless of whether it led to a win.
Tonight's team EVAR leader never picked up a bat or glove -- but he did chuck some gum onto the field on his way out. Of course, I'm talking about Terry Francona, who went Full Metal Jacket on umpires Angel Hernandez and Joe West after Hernandez called a run-scoring balk on Tim Wakefield in the second inning.
Photo Of The Day, Ides of March
By Anonymous - 3/15/11 - 1:01 amPhoto of the Day from FokNewsChannel. Also, an open thread to talk about the Red Sox or "whatever".
Terry Francona needs to stop with the Bigelow Green Tea already
By adamg - 9/8/09 - 12:38 pmRed admonishes:
... I don't want opposing teams thinking that when the going gets tough, we put the kettle on. I want them imagining our boys drinking whiskey from a boot and mainlining lion's blood, all under the watchful eye of their clearly inebriated manager. ...
