Dustin Pedroia Leads Boston Red Sox to the 2007 World Series

The Boston Red Sox are heading to the World Series for the second time in four seasons thanks to Dustin Pedroia. Read more

Red Sox Joke of the Month

On a tour of Florida, the Pope took a couple of days off to visit the coast for some sightseeing. He was cruising along the beach in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off shore. A helpless man, wearing a New York Yankee jersey, was struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25-foot shark.

As the Pope watched, horrified, a speedboat came racing up with three men wearing Boston Red Sox jerseys aboard. One quickly fired a harpoon into the shark’s side. The other two reached out and pulled the bleeding, semi-conscious Yankee fan from the water. Then using autographed David Ortiz baseball bats, the three Boston heroes beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.

Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to the beach. “I give you my blessing for your brave actions,” he told them. “I heard that there was some bitter hatred between Red Sox and Yankee fans, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not the truth.”

As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies “Who was that?” It was the Pope,” one replied. “He is in direct contact with God and has access to all of God’s wisdom.” “Well,” the harpooner said, “He may have access to God’s wisdom but he doesn’t know squat about shark fishing. How’s the bait holding up?”

Jake talks about playing outside today

As always Jake mentioned a quick plug for his website. He’s such a marketing professional. A few bumps from playing outside with the kids and on his swingset today. He also helped me clean the yard a bit today too.

Johnny Damon Agrees to Sign With New York Yankees

WTF???

I just saw on TV that Johnny Damon agreed to sign a contract with the New York Yankees.

Johnny, say it’s not true. Read more

WORLD SERIES TROPHY COMPLETES TOUR OF MASSACHUSETTS

When the Red Sox announced the World Series Trophy Tour presented by the Massachusetts State Lottery in January, club President/CEO Larry Lucchino pledged to take the Trophy to each of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts that requested a visit. On Friday, June 24, the Trophy made its way to Gosnold (population 86) in the Elizabeth Islands at the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, the smallest town in the state and the 351st and final stop on the unprecedented Trophy Tour.

Lucchino, Massachusetts State Treasurer and Lottery Chairman Timothy P. Cahill, and Massachusetts State Lottery Executive Director Joseph C. Sullivan celebrated the milestone at a Fenway Park send-off for the Trophy before Lucchino transported the Trophy via helicopter to Gosnold. Other club and Lottery officials traveled via ferry from New Bedford to the public viewing at Avalon Club (Inn at Cuttyhunk).
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New York Yankees Fan Visits Fenway Park

After making my first trip to Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, and after experiencing the Boston perspective for a few days, I have made many observations about not only the Boston Red Sox , but also about the Yankees. Despite not seeing a single Yankee game on this trip, I have a new outlook on the Yankees this season. Just a warning, it isn’t an optimistic one, however I think I need to share it nonetheless.

First, I wanted to share my thoughts about Fenway Park. Fenway is a beautiful park, of course some of this beauty is destroyed by the sea of red throughout the crowd, but nonetheless it is a gorgeous ballpark. After being to many games in Yankee Stadium, watching a game at Fenway provides a nice sense of old-fashioned, natural, and traditional baseball in a small, cozy environment, almost like a minor league ballpark.

Fenway has not changed all that much from when it was first built, that’s changing recently though with the seats on top of the Green Monster and the future seats for rooftop buildings, but the overall appearance of Fenway has stayed the same from when it was first created. It creates a homely feeling that everyone in the park is there together, to root for the BoSox. Of course, it isn’t the case for those that aren’t BoSox fans and it was a horrible feeling to hear all of the cheers for the Sox, but it was a pleasant experience nonetheless.

Enough talk about Boston though, now let’s talk about the Yankees. The Yankees are very barely just slipping by. The starting rotation includes about ten different pitchers, and while analysts say they’re fine because they’re getting by, the good times are bound to end. Just as they did with Al Leiter. Leiter has not posted a quality start since his first start in Pinstripes this year. Chacon is off to two good starts, but when will his success end? It’s bound to happen soon

The Orioles are out of the picture in the AL East, but the Red Sox are certainly a proven contender. I was at Tuesday’s game at Fenway, and the Kansas City Royals were off to a good start. They scored three runs off Wakefield in the first, and increased their lead to four to nothing in the third. However, the Red Sox battled back with a Manny Ramirez three-run homerun in the fourth to make it a 4-3 game. The Royals looked good, looking to get the W until the seventh inning. With Boston having runners on first and second, on a routine base hit to right field, the right fielder trips and the ball rolls all the way to the wall. The Red Sox score three runs and win 8-6.

The point of telling that, is that the Red Sox are finding ways to win. And while you might say the Yankees are also finding ways to win, the Red Sox are doing it consistently, with a solid lineup every day and a pitching staff that has dealt with injuries ten times better than the Yanks. Schilling picked up his sixth save of the season on Tuesday. The Yankees are in turmoil compared to the Red Sox, and the Red Sox have a very solid team. At this point in the season, I’m almost giving them the AL East, and it’s time for the Yankees to start competing for the Wild Card.

But the Wild Card is a whole different story. Five or six teams are very close to each other within three or four games of each other. Those teams include the red hot Athletics, Indians, Blue Jays, Indians, and the Yankees. The Wild Card won’t be a piece of cake for the Yankees, especially if their good fortunes of late end. It will be an interesting remainder of the season, that’s for sure.
from NYYFans.com

Repost of Marc Deschenes interview from RedSox Nation.net

A native of Dracut, Massachusetts who played his college ball at UMass-Lowell, Marc Deschenes was obtained by the Red Sox as a free agent in July of 2004. Currently in the closer’s role in Portland, the 32-year-old Deschenes was originally taken in the 20th round of the 1995 draft by the Cleveland Indians. A righthanded pitcher, Deschenes is 3-1, 3.00 with 8 saves and has 42 strikeouts in 30 innings for the AA Sea Dogs. We talked to Marc about growing up a Red Sox fan, his baseball academy, and the right way to play the game.

RSN: You were drafted by the Indians out of UMass-Lowell as a shortstop. What went into the decision to make you a pitcher, and how much experience did you have on the mound at that time?
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What was the score of yesterdays RED SOX & YANKEES game?

RED SOX 17, YANKEES 1????? WOW was that a fun blow out to watch or what?

Last night, the Sox pounded out 15 hits, 10 for extra bases (eight doubles, two home runs), and enjoyed nine walks. Thirteen of those hits, and nine of those walks, came in the first six innings.

Johnny Damon lined Redding’s first offering of the night into right field for a single, extending his hitting streak to 27 games, tied for fifth-longest in club history.

The Sox expanded the lead to 9-0 after the third inning, 12-1 after the fourth, and 17-1 after the sixth, when Ortiz launched Buddy Groom’s second pitch of the evening for a grand slam. With that, Ortiz knocked in his fifth run of the night, the most he’s knocked in (he also drove in five at Coors Field in June 2004).

Wells was asked if he’s still motivated by the Yankees disinterest in his services.

”No,” he said. ”They had a reason. I’m not going to hold a grudge about it. I love pitching against them because they’re such a good team.”