Sports

The real story with Josh Beckett and the DL

adamg — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:51:34 -0400

Red explains - has to do with a time machine and Julio Lugo.

Rent-a-goons kick Sox fan out of Yankee Stadium for trying to use a restroom

adamg — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:39 -0400

The citadel of freedom known as Yankee Stadium has a rule requiring fans to stand at their seats during "God Save America." Gothamist reports on a Sox fan who says he really had to go during Tuesday's rendition, but that he never made it to the men's room because he was grabbed by security guards who didn't like his retort when they told him to get back to his seat, marched down to the ground level and pushed out of the stadium instead:

"When we reached the exit of the stadium, they confiscated my ticket and the first officer shoved me through the turnstiles, saying 'Get the hell out of my country if you don't like it.' "

Via Joy of Sox.

Booing the Great State of Massachusetts

adamg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:27 -0400

Well! Seems there were a few boos tonight when, before casting its votes in Denver, the leader of the Massachusetts delegation included the Red Sox and Celtics in the traditional list of things that make this Great State such a Great State. That's just fine with Beth:

... I don't know what I love more - that it's so perfectly, exquisitely Massholish or that the delegation from the great state of Mass actually incited boos during the formal nomination process for President of the United States.

Is it too late to nominate Dustin Pedroia for president?

adamg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:56:07 -0400

President of awesome, that is?

To hell and back with the radio on

adamg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:46:43 -0400

Buzz Byne listens to WEEI for 12 straight hours (except for a few minutes when he just couldn't stand Dennis and Callahan a moment longer) so you don't have to:

10:29 AM

It's Manny Ramirez time. Dale tells us it was almost criminal what this guy did on this team this year. We hardly know all the stories. Really? Does Dale tell us any of these extra stories? Nope. We just gotta take his word for it. Good to see Dale's new part time gig in the Red Sox broadcast booth is paying off with unsubstantiated rumors passed on to the listeners during his radio show. ...

Via Boston Sports Media Watch.

Is there any sweeter sound?

adamg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:29:22 -0400

Than that of Yankee fans booing A-Rod in the bottom of the ninth at Yankee Stadium?

Well, perhaps the sound of Castig announcing A-Rod's just struck out to end the game.

Too early to plan a kaddish for Gabe Kapler?

adamg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:50:24 -0400

Jose Melendez takes time out from his keys to the game tonight to report:

A Red Sox fan in Jose's program revealed to Jose yesterday that her English-American Catholic brother named his son Kapler, in honor of Gabe Kapler, "The World's Most Perfectly Sculpted Jew."

At first Jose was going to write about how this had to have been the first goyish child on earth named after Gabe Kapler. But then Jose thought about it and realized, that this is probably the first child anywhere named after Kapler. The only people who would likely want to name their kid after him would be Jews, but Jews famously, do not name their children after living people. To do so, is extremely bad luck for the person from whom the name is taken. Which raises an important question: Why does Jose's classmate's brother want Gabe Kapler to die? ...

Spike Lee hopes Obama doesn't become a loser like the Patriots

adamg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:58:07 -0400

Seth Gitell catches up with the Knicks-loving auteur in Denver.

The baseball player's wife and her blog

adamg — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:10:13 -0400

Cyn explains why she never linked or mentioned Meryl Masterson's blog (or rather, former blog). Red explains why he did.

A Manny sitcom would rule

adamg — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:05:53 -0400

Alas, as Joel Brown discovers, ABC's "Supermanny" show for this fall has nothing to do with our favorite ex-Manny.