Red Sox Clubhouse Manager Joe Cochran on the sudden, accidental death of team chef Bernie Logue on Saturday: “I think that we were thrown a curveball today.” Red Sox Clubhouse Manager Joe Cochran on the fall of Adam and Eve: “The devil turned two today.” Red Sox Clubhouse Manager Joe Cochran on the Precious Doe […]
Continue reading →Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo attracted a small measure of controversy last week when pictures of him cavorting with nubile young lasses at a Boston-area college surfaced on the Internet. The very married Arroyo, plastic cup of keg beer in bejeweled hand, was seen smiling pleasantly with a young babe perched eagerly on his lap; […]
Continue reading →More Steroid Rumblings Bud Selig’s new steroid plan has garnered considerable attention over the past couple of weeks. So much attention, in fact, that it’s almost completely obscured the fact that home run totals are considerably down from last year. Surprising? Not really, considering how many big leaguers showed up at spring training sporting more […]
Continue reading →Hey, everyone! Man, having this weekend off was very therapeutic. I got some family time in, which was nice — have you seen “Avatar, the Last Airbender” on Nickelodeon? Now THAT is the way anime is supposed to be DONE! — and I had the time to watch the show without me, which is rare, […]
Continue reading →The White Sox continue their winning ways, big trouble in the Bronx, and the feel-good saga of the surprising Milwaukee Brewers — all in Week Five of the MLB season! The White Sox have the best record in the majors, in large part due to outstanding pitching. So far, Jon Garland’s year falls between great […]
Continue reading →“It has come to our organization’s attention that the Boston Globe will run a story by Bob Ryan this week announcing that the injury to pitcher Curt Schilling’s ankle is so severe that he may not return this season. The Boston Red Sox flatly deny this charge, and are angered by this gross journalistic malpractice […]
Continue reading →Who would you rather have in left field – some chump with furry eyebrows like Tony Womack, or the greatest left fielder of all time? Rickey Henderson is asking that question rhetorically, because you know the answer. Tony Womack is a punk. Tony Womack can’t even play second base! Mel Hall is a better left […]
Continue reading →More BLEEP BLEEP comin atcha – look alive, -sscrack! First order of business: if any of you clowns want to send me questions, click on this link here, and tell me what you wanna know. Ask me anything – I’m good for it. Remember, ain’t no such thing as a stupid question – only stupid […]
Continue reading →In honor of Oh Say Can You Sing, the excellent collection of songs recorded by such baseball stars as Sean Casey, Jeff Conine, Coco Crisp, Jimmy Rollins and Omar Vizquel out Tuesday, iTunes asked me to submit a celebrity playlist of my favorite songs. Here’s a sneak peak at my selections. Dropkick Murphys, “Tessie” (Track […]
Continue reading →Last night the Dodgers were off, so I made my nightly rounds and visited each player at home. To keep our team chemistry together, I like to do drills with players even on off-days. First I drove over to Derek Lowe’s house, put on the catching gear and he threw 24 simulated innings to me. […]
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