Sorry fellow Red Sox fans, it needs to be said . . . the better team won the ALCS last night.  The Tampa Bay Rays are younger, stronger, healthier and probably better managed than the Sox.  The experience and broad skills of the Red Sox almost overcame those factors, but just fell short this year.

The [...]

It’s great that the Sox have won another World Series.  It’s great because I’m a die hard Red Sox fan and because the Series is finally over and I might be able to start getting some sleep.  I might even drink less.  I’m ecstatic and exhausted.  It’s not just the emotional exhaustion that is part [...]

Ok, I know I dismissed the Red Sox when they were down 3-1 to Cleveland.  But everyone in Red Sox Nation knows that the Sox won that series precisely because I rationalized their defeat.  If I had guaranteed a victory an even let thoughts about a potential victory enter my mind, they would [...]

Fall is great in New England.  The trees are alive with blinding color, there are great events everywhere like this weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta, and thanks to global warming, people are out and about everywhere, basking in the sun and warmth.

But nothing in New England is bigger in the fall than sports.  The [...]

Anyone who knows me also knows that no one can sanely use the words “sports” and “calm” in the same sentence about me.  I’m just an uptight guy when it comes to sports, especially when my team is involved (before you post a comment with a wise crack about not being just with sports, consider [...]

Well, Red Sox Nation has been biting its collective fingernails for over a month now.  The huge lead the Sox held over the Yankees (14.5 games) had dwindled down to 1.5 and stood at only 2.0 before the beginning of last night’s game.  It was beginning to look like a typical Red Sox end-of-season implosion.  [...]

Ah.  Spring baseball in New England.  Classic stadium, epic divisional rivalry, the best team in baseball (the Red Sox) and 50 degrees and raining.  Thanks to my good friend Rick, I sat in the second row behind the plate at last night’s game (did you see me on TV? <g>).  It was cool at game [...]

The Red Sox lost their opener today 7-1 to the Kansas City Royals.  Curt Schilling, the Sox starting pitcher got shelled, including loading the bases in the first inning then walking in a run.  The Sox used up another 5 pitchers (6 in total) in their losing effort.  Deja vu all over again in Red [...]

At the All-Star break, the Sox were the third best team in baseball, behind the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.  They were three games ahead of the Yankees and had a winning percentage of .616 (yeah, it’s a game of statistics).  Since the All-Star break, they’ve gone 11–13 with a winning percentage of .458.  In [...]