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By adamg - 10/5/06 - 3:16 pm

Michael Gee (yes, that Michael Gee) marvels that on a day in which two men are thrown out at home on the same play, all the CHB can come up with is alleged amazement that New York has two major-league baseball teams and a subway:

By adamg - 10/5/06 - 10:47 am

On Basegirl, Kristen reports she'd just finished working out when she caught Nomah doubling on the health-club TV, tuned to the Dodgers game:

... "NOMAH!" came a distinctly Boston-tinged voice behind me.

I turned to see a man in workout wear, sweating profusely, and smiling at the screen. He caught me looking at him.

"Sorry," he said, "But I friggin' LOVE that guy."

"I did too," I said.

"No," he added, "I mean, I woulda made out with Nomah like five years ago." ...

By adamg - 10/3/06 - 7:55 pm

Marty Lieberman says poetic justice would be done:

... [W]ouldn't it just be great if Grady Little got a second chance to beat the Yankees on the national stage? And wouldn't it also be great if Nomar could earn his own World Series ring? I'd love to see Bill Mueller and Derek Lowe back in the Bronx, back in championship form like they were in 2004, and for Grady to do everything right - or at least right enough - so he can exorcise his own demons from the 2003 ALCS. ...

By adamg - 10/3/06 - 5:14 pm

Carl grows increasingly reluctant to give the Sports Guy a hometown discount:

... Essentially, Bill Simmons lives in an insular world in which is "cutting edge"-ness is actually tempered by his employers. He provides a few interesting ideas every three months, but ultimately his schtick is just that: contrived, expected and used way-too-much. ...

By John Guilfoil - 10/2/06 - 1:28 pm

As seen on PRrag.com!

In New England, the Major League Baseball season ended yesterday with a Red Sox bittersweet, rain-shortened 9-0 victory over Baltimore.

The season started out well for Boston, who dominated the rival New York Yankees early on, only to be swept in a five-game series later in the summer. This caused the Sox to permanently slip out of first place in the American League East Division and quickly lose sight of the postseason.

Injuries came in waves throughout the season. Pitcher Matt Clement was lost for the season in June, and any hope of his return was lost July 30 when he was placed on the 60-day disabled list. Lenny DiNardo went down with a neck strain in May and did not return until late August. Tim Wakefeld was also lost in late-July and would not return until September. The wheels fell off Aug. 1 when captain/catcher Jason Varitek went on the disabled list. News would come later that promising rookie pitcher, John Lester, had cancer.

By adamg - 10/2/06 - 11:50 am

Angela sees blue skies:

... It's as if the clouds part, the sun shines down and despite all the misery that is my life, I am happy. ...

By adamg - 10/2/06 - 9:04 am

Ben Ostrander wonders why college sports just aren't the big draw they are in places like the Midwest:

... Boston College is one of the top 25 football teams in the entire country and nowhere in their hometown could I watch tha game on TV! You have got to kidding me. ... You can't go 30 seconds in this city without seeing a Red Sox hat. It is possible to go 30 days without seeing a BC, BU, or Northeastern hat. No wonder we don't have premier college athletic programs here. ...

By adamg - 9/27/06 - 8:29 pm

David Scott talks to Jerry Trupiano after the Sox radio announcer reads in the paper he won't be back next year:

... "If they don't want me back, than somebody should just tell me," said Trupiano. "I'm frustrated to have to read about in the paper." ...

By adamg - 9/26/06 - 7:32 pm

There are certain iconic moments in Boston sports history: Bobby Orr falling to the ice. The ball going through Buckner's legs. Flutie's Hail Mary Pass. Tony C. getting beaned by that ball.

But who are the other guys involved in all these moments? How much of a diehard Boston sports fan are you really? Take Jim Sullivan's other-guy quiz (and no fair looking at the answers).

By adamg - 9/25/06 - 11:03 pm

On Cursed to First, Beth describes where the Red Sox now reside:

By adamg - 9/23/06 - 9:21 pm

Dan Kennedy: Maybe it really is time for Manny to go.

Evan Brunell expects the Sox to trade Ramirez over the offseason to either the Angels or the Mets and posts who he'd want in return.

By adamg - 9/22/06 - 8:35 am

David Scott notes the irony: The almost entirely white Globe sports department offers up a detailed look at the lack of diversity among college coaches.

By adamg - 9/21/06 - 10:37 pm

Beth watches David Ortiz break the Sox home-run record:

... It's impossible, at this point, to fully describe how I feel about Big Papi. Gratitude is a big part of it--gratitude that he's taking our mind off everything else, that there's still magic at the ballpark as long as he's around. And amazement, of course, at his accomplishment. And love, for his big smile and his even bigger heart. ...

By adamg - 9/21/06 - 5:04 pm

Jeff explains why he will never again go to or recommend this sports bar.

By adamg - 9/21/06 - 1:09 pm

Ben Ostrander was in the stands last night when Big Papi hit his 50th home run:

... I do not really member being in a Fenway when the crowd went so crazy, that includes come from behind wins in Yankees game. ...

By adamg - 9/20/06 - 12:47 pm

I know, I know, not news, but it bears repeating.

By adamg - 9/18/06 - 2:23 pm

Bruce Allen and his readers count 11 errors in a single paragraph in Nick Cafardo's column on David Murphy today:

... What is going on over there? Is it that hard to check a few facts? Nick is trying to compare Murphy to other players drafted in his class, and just totally messed it up. ...

By adamg - 9/17/06 - 11:32 am

Joy of Sox notes Tim McCarver's proclamation yesterday that Trot Nixon is the most beloved Sox player by introducing Tim to David Ortiz.

But wait, it's even worse, because Timmer actually called Nixon

the most beloved player in THE Red Sox Nation

Which is just wrong.

Papel-Blog couldn't take it:

By adamg - 9/12/06 - 11:29 pm

Beth is Sox fan enough to admit it - she used to love the way Keith Foulke spit. But now? Ecch:

... And he's chewing tobacco, a great wad of it, bulging out his left cheek and making his lips shine with terrible disgusting brown juice, every so often letting go a great wet dribble of the ugly muck onto the mound.

The Ghost of Keith Foulke is a great metaphor. As with the team, the facts are the same--he's out there pitching and spitting on the mound. But everything else is not. ...

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