It’s Official: Theo Epstein has resigned as Red Sox GM, named president of the Cubs

Oct. 21, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Theo Epstein, the general manager who assembled two World Series championship Boston Red Sox teams, has officially resigned and will depart for the Chicago Cubs, where he has been named president of baseball operations. The move comes after an epic September collapse and one of the most disastrous endings to a season in Boston sports [...]

A public relations analysis of the Boston Red Sox

Oct. 16, 2011   2 Comments  

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Manage the crisis, boldly

Red Sox pitchers listen up: 9 foods that are worse for you than Popeyes fried chicken

Oct. 15, 2011   1 Comment  

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There’s even a salad on the list!

TMZ: John Lackey files for divorce

Sept. 26, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Lackey upset at news conference Sunday

Fifth annual Beckett Bowl touches lives, offers hope to needy children

Sept. 6, 2011   1 Comment  

Beckett helps pediatric brain tumor patient William Oulton throw the first ball.

Celebrity-filled event raised money for Children’s Hospital Boston

Dropkick Murphys and Mighty Mighty BossTones will play Fenway in September

June 28, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Intimate concert setup will be a treat for fans

Johnny Baseball: The new musical about the Red Sox

June 3, 2010   2 Comments  

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Wicked fun at the A.R.T.

$400 Red Sox headphones debuted

April 4, 2010   14 Comments  

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Beats by Dr. Dre crew to show off at Fenway

Make sure you read “The Long Snapper”

Aug. 31, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Comeback stories keep us believing.

Spitter crunches your sports news, Twitter style

Aug. 27, 2009   2 Comments  

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A new company is aiming to be a one-stop shot for sports news.

Celebrating summer with The Sausage Guy

June 25, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Free sausages? We were there … to take pictures.

Red Sox give up on Teixeira

Dec. 19, 2008   Leave a Comment  

In a disappointing upset added to an even more disappointingly upsetting winter of un-action, the Red Sox announced the team was not a contender in obtaining star slugger Mark Teixeira. In an e-mail to Boston media from Sox owner John Henry Thursday night, he explained that “we met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much [...]

Guilty plea in fatal Sox-Yankees fight

Oct. 29, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Julio Rodriguez, a barber from Lawrence, Mass., pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter after an October 2004 he killed a man and wounded two others over a Yankees-Red Sox playoff game The Associated Press reports that Rodriguez, 62, was sentenced to five years in prison and credited for the four he has already served since [...]

Attention young Bostonians

Oct. 20, 2008   1 Comment  

Now you know what it feels like to be a fan. It occurs to me, even at the quarter-life age of 24, that this year’s group of college freshmen were largely born in nineteen-ninety — to say nothing of you high schoolers. That means that 2003 seems like a million years ago. That means you [...]

Josh Beckett has no business being on the roster if he’s injured

Oct. 12, 2008   Leave a Comment  

And I don’t wanna hear anyone say Mike Timlin sucks for taking the loss, because it’s not his fault.

Mike Timlin in for ALCS

Oct. 9, 2008   1 Comment  

The Red Sox added veteran reliever Mike Timlin to their American League Championship Series roster Thursday afternoon, replacing infielder Gil Valazquez, a career minor leaguer who recently got his call to the show in September. Timlin, had a 5.66 ERA in 47 appearances this season and was left off the roster for the ALDS against [...]

Diamond Dustings: October stories

Oct. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

You don’t win pennants in the offseason. You don’t win them during the season either. You win them in the postseason. It is now October and it’s time for some baseball. After six months, eight of thirty teams remain. In a little less than a month, we will have our champion. [...]

Sox hope Byrd has some wings left

Aug. 12, 2008   Leave a Comment  

The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed starter Paul Byrd from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named and/or cash considerations. [...]

No Manny, no problems?

Aug. 1, 2008   2 Comments  

Chris DeMatteo, one of the original Blast launch issue staffers, weighs in on the Manny Ramirez trade. [...]

The Manny trade

Aug. 1, 2008   1 Comment  

The Dodgers are Better, the Red Sox Might be Better Off and the Pirates are still the Pirates: an Analysis of the Manny Ramirez-Jason Bay Trade [,,,]