Category: Week Log

Lately, the Nation goes to bed each night another game worse in the division. Each morning, we rise to a lineup that can't hit good pitchers or bad; starters who can't bring it to another level to carry the anemic bats; opponents who run wild on the bases; and the expectation of dropping another game … Continue reading The China Syndrome, Boston Edition

I have to admit to a lack of passion in some areas of sports. I regard "MVP!" as the chant of loser towns whose teams have failed them. I get bored with Hall of Fame speculation. And I hate All-Star Games, especially ones that "mean something." Nonetheless, I'm always curious to see how the hometown … Continue reading All-Star Dog Days

Aside from NFL training camp, July means MLB trade speculation, and that fuels talk here in Boston as much as anywhere else. No one wants complacency in this arena and, frankly, with the Yankees winning two of every three games not involving Boston, the Sox may not have the luxury to sit back this year. … Continue reading A Farm For An Arm?

If your team blows a big lead and you don't see it, does it still sting? Not as much, says Cameron Martin, who slept soundly on Tuesday night while the Nation burned in Baltimore, going down after holding a nine-run lead. As for me, I woke repeatedly that night to our new cat scratching up … Continue reading Improbable The New Probable in Sox Nation

The way I see things, if John Smoltz's first pitch tonight sails three feet wide, that will mean it stays in the park. We're playing with house money after that. And if that leadoff batter should walk on four pitches, Smoltz will still be a run and three hits better than Daisuke's first-four-pitch split last … Continue reading Sixth Man, We Hardly Knew Ya

No matter what you do for good or for bad, someone can always top it. The last time I golfed was at something called the 19th Laing Invitational, a collection of the worst golfers to ever graduate Providence College. I hit a shot that went backwards. It had to do with undercutting the ball and … Continue reading Back at Black

Here I am, better later than never. Let's hope the Yankees won't get a chance to say the same. A Sox-Yanks season series is usually like water - it seeks its own level. At the beginning of each season, I'm happy with 10-8 against the Pinstripers. Now, here we are with the Sox up, seven … Continue reading No Complaints About An Unbalanced Schedule Here

The Rays are in Wait 'Til Last Year mode, the Jays have come back to earth, and the O's as usual are six feet under the earth. Looks like another Red Sox vs. Yanks dogfight for the East, as both are in a virtual tie going into action this afternoon. Not so bad for a … Continue reading Will The A.L. East Soon Be Out Of Reach?

Hard to believe that one brutal week ago tonight the Bruins and Celtics both stood on the threshold of their conference championships. But one B's and two C's losses later, TD Banknorth is now closed for the year. Throw in the Sox dropping four of their last five out West, the Lakers advancing to the … Continue reading Some Postmortems, Then Back To The Living

It's been 21 years since the Bruins and Celtics reached their conference finals in the same spring. Both are one win away from making that a reality, and each looks to close the deal tonight. Before we go there, Tuesday night was the Academy Awards of Boston sports blogging, so we give today's first link … Continue reading Not Tonight Dear, There’s Another Doubleheader On