There's been a lot of talk today about Chip Carey's line from last night: How many times when we saw the Red Sox this summer did they talk about Caballito, Dustin Pedroia, the little pony?" Of course, no one around here can remember anyone ever referring to Pedroia as "Caballito," so it has been speculated that … Continue reading Where Did Chip Carey Get “Caballito” From?
Bill Simmons Goes After Boras
Bill Simmons says that the real reason for Manny Ramirez shooting his way out of Boston this season is simple. Scott Boras made him do it. This is something I've touched on in the past, Simmons also puts blame on Red Sox management, who finally decided to flex their muscles when it came to Manny.
Felger Opens Up About Pats Locker Room
Michael Felger's WEEI.com mailbag this week has some interesting items. Felger is bit more self-reflective this week, talking about some of the strained relationships he has in the Patriots locker room. He talks about the Report Card being a sure way to lose friends among the players, and cites a few examples. It's an interesting … Continue reading Felger Opens Up About Pats Locker Room
LA Columnist Strikes Back at Gerry Callahan
From T.J. Simers, who had the long interview with Manny Ramirez last weekend that has caused so much anguish among the sports media here in Boston: (Though they're all just probably ticked off that this guy got more from Manny then all of them managed to get from him in his eight years here in … Continue reading LA Columnist Strikes Back at Gerry Callahan
Lester Aces Game One
Jon Lester gave the ace performance that the Sox needed last night, going seven innings while giving up just a single unearned run to the mighty Angels lineup. After looking bad in his first two at-bats, Jason Bay smacked a two run homer off Angels starter John Lackey to put the Red Sox in front … Continue reading Lester Aces Game One
Late, Late Show With Sox
Get your naps in this afternoon kiddies, as the Sox will have you up late tonight, first pitch of their opening game with the Angels will be after 10:00pm... Tony Massarotti has the Sox confident that Jon Lester can come up aces in tonight's game one. Steve Buckley has more on Lester, who has been more comfortable … Continue reading Late, Late Show With Sox
Sox, Pats Head West, C’s Ready To Start Defense
Amalie Benjamin has a feature on Daisuke Matsuzaka, who put up impressive numbers in his second season with the Red Sox, despite struggling with his control for stretches. Bob Stern says that these Red Sox have had a special bond all season. Jon Couture says that the Red Sox can win without Josh Beckett, but it won't be … Continue reading Sox, Pats Head West, C’s Ready To Start Defense
Carey, Martinez to Call Sox Games on TBS
TBS has released their Telecast Schedule and Broadcast Teams for the MLB Division Series coverage. The Red Sox games will be called by Chip Carey, with Buck Martinez as the color analyst. Craig Sager will do the reporting. NESN's Don Orsillo gets the call for the Tampa Bay series against either the Twins or White Sox. … Continue reading Carey, Martinez to Call Sox Games on TBS
Red Sox Rally Monday
The baseball regular season is now behind us, and it is onto the postseason for the Red Sox. The Sox received a bit of a blow yesterday when it was revealed that Josh Beckett suffered an oblique injury during his bullpen session, which caused the Sox to push their ace back to game three, and … Continue reading Red Sox Rally Monday
A Rainy Friday Megalinks Session
Ken from Fang's Bites with you again. With it raining heavily here in New England, nothing much is going on, so it's time to give you your regular Friday megalinks. As usual, we go over your Weekend Viewing Picks. Baseball's last weekend of the regular season is going down to the wire with pennant and … Continue reading A Rainy Friday Megalinks Session
Boston Sports Media Watch 