I was so caught up with the trade deadline yesterday that I neglected to share one of my favorite anecdotes so far. It concerns perhaps the...

The free agent market for catchers is dwindling, which is probably good news for anyone who's hoping to see Jarrod Saltalamacchia back ...

We watched Jonathan Papelbon close games for us for the better part of a decade in Boston. Better than any other team, the Red Sox know ...

Despite the way the game ended, Ryan Dempster was excellent today. My mother, the casual Red Sox fan, remarked that his name looked like...

I'd like to take this moment to offer a sincere apology to Alfredo Aceves. In yesterday's post, I insinuated that his performanc...

On the list of reasons why a pitcher can have his start skipped, sleeping wrong because of his infant daughter might simultaneously be o...

2012: 88 games, .243 BA, .352 OBP, .390 SLG, 6 HR, 33 RBI 2013 projection: 87 games, .266 BA, .367 OBP, .414 SLG, 6 HR, 35 RBI After...

Jonathan Papelbon has never been the most tactful or thoughtful of baseball players: He is, after all, the man who once asked Boston Glob...

 With all of the starpower on its way to the American League for the upcoming season, I think it's time to once again thank Cliff Lee f...

We can now add Jonathan Papelbon's departure to Philly to the growing list of offseason things that are both sad and unsurprising. The ...

 The marathon is over.   One hundred and sixty-two games later, just eight teams remain, all hunting for the right to rais...

The current mid-week series in Philly is being billed by many of the talking heads in the sports business as a Fall Classic preview.  The So...

Yes, the rumors are (apparently) true. Clifton Phifer Lee has turned down offers from the Rangers and Yankees to sign with that "myste...

I have to be honest: I was downright gleeful when A*Rod made the final out last night, partially because I was correct yet again with the pr...

Last fall, in the immediate aftermath of the World Series, my Phillies fan friends were less than ecstatic. Trust me, I told them, I KNOW h...

I want to see this again. GO PHILLIES!

As I was walking into class on Friday, I overheard a conversation between Y-FAB and a female friend of his. In the past, I'd seen her w...

Ten years ago today, the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees, 13-1, at Fenway Park. Pedro Martinez was at the height of his domina...