Unless you're somewhere in the Blue Hills living in a cave, you are aware that today is opening day at Fenway Park. The Red Sox open the 2007 season at home against Ichiro the Seattle Mariners, with Josh Beckett taking the hill. Bostonist expects to hear a thunderous ovation for our returning Red Sox, and a warm welcome for the new guys (JD Drew, Julio Lugo). Outside of today's team introductions Bostonist was contemplating what... [continue]

A blogger telling someone to "get off the computer" is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. However, Bostonist would like to tell Curt Schilling, yes - Curt Schilling, to put down the keyboard and mouse and push away from the computer. It was pretty rad that Schill showed up on the Sons of Sam Horn boards as the Sox were courting him. Even more cool is the fact that he allowed the... [continue]

Bostonist was on hand for last night's return of Pedro Martinez to the mound. To say that the environment was electric is a colossal understatement. There was one thing the people who showed up were there to see - and that's Pedro. People wanted to cheer him on the way to the bullpen to warm up, on his way back to the dugout, on his way to the mound for the bottom half of... [continue]

The Globe ran a piece in today's edition about tensions in Framingham with some of the locals and their ire towards all the Brazilians making Framingham the spot for those immigrating from Samba-land. These days the Brazilians as a whole are much more conspicuous around Boston thanks to the World Cup. Green and yellow can be seen everywhere as the people from Brazil celebrate their Seleção in hopes that they bring home their record... [continue]

Baseball fans across the country, especially those from New England, know that the ultimate and most respected writer in the baseball world, for the past 30-40 years is Mr. Peter Gammons. Hailing from our own Groton Mass. and currently calling Cape Cod his home, "Gammo" has written for the Globe (for several tours), Sports Illustrated, currently serves as a baseball analyst, blogger and reporter for ESPN, and calls into WEEI on the regular. This...... [continue]

In two words, David Pauley. Watching this kid walk out to the mound in Yankee Stadium, with only a single start under his belt, after suddenly getting the call-up from the double-A ranks - and pitching a veritable GEM against the Yankees?! How could anyone feel bad? Yes, they lost a close one, and that sucks. But when you think about the fact that only one fielding gaffe, or 6 further inches tacked onto a... [continue]

Fresh from doing a mega-impressive piece at E3, Kurt Wenner has landed in Boston and can be seen working on another piece of anamorphic floor-art near the entrance to the Prudential mall - right on Boylston. Wenner's latest work is for Dunkin' Donuts in support of their launch for the new Dunkin' Smoothies. Also with Kurt is a sampling truck in case you wanted to try a free sample of said smoothie(s). They're not... [continue]

Coming from someone who liberally threw around the "traitor" and "judas" labels, among others, Bostonist should probably be the last one to talk about how much of a raw deal Mr. Damon got from the crowd last night. But when you hear that one of the most beloved players on your team decided to sign with the enemy, of course there will be a knee-jerk reaction. Of course you'll call home names—and probably names worse...... [continue]

The baseball gods smiled down on Bostonist and graced us with a ticket to attend the first game of the season at Fenway Park. The mood around the park was exhilarating and obviously upbeat. Fans were hanging out at every single bar down Lansdowne, laughing, eating, and getting numb prepared for the first pitch at Fenway. At around 1:30 pm the mounting cheers from inside the park signaled to all fans that the Opening Day... [continue]

The first series of the season is in the books and the Red Sox are on their way to Baltimore with a 2-1 record after last night's 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. Of the last two games there were only a few bright spots to showcase, Jonathan Papelbon's performance being one, Josh Becket's being another. Monday's game was an all-around impressive display of offense - Mike Lowell's bat is slow...what? - and pitching. Thank... [continue]

You can just never go wrong with free movie screenings, so Bostonist is here to help the cause with a free movie screening to some of our readers. On top of being free, this film looks to be a really good one. How does Bostonist know? When it wins a special jury prize at Sundance for "Originality of Vision", along with Miranda July's "Me and You and Everyone We Know", then it's safe to... [continue]

Among the many reasons why this time of year is so fantastic there sits the ubiquitous "Madness" that is the NCAA basketball tournament. Sure, the hometown BC Eagles (playing tonight at 7:10 on CBS) look to have a very strong chance of busting into the Final Four, that's cause enough for many a Bostonian to celebrate. However, the legions of people who've moved to the Boston area have a great cause to be happy... [continue]

If they didn't know before, then by now Red Sox nation is well aware of the fact that turn-over is a necessary evil in the baseball world. The "business is business" credo is no more evident than in the wake of the Sox management shipping off our beloved rock'n'rollin' and high-kickin' Bronson Arroyo. Those with weak hearts and fragile emotions should steer clear of the baseball fraternity. Even the ubiquitous face of the Red...... [continue]

If you happen to be a student in an extremely progressive high-school, letting you surf the internet during class hours, or in college – therefore giving you a worthy enough excuse to skip class (as if you couldn’t find any others), or a male between the ages of 15 and 40 (you dirty old lech) … then this might be your lucky day! Word has it that Amanda Bynes will be at the Cambridgeside Galleria...... [continue]

After a long weekend of playing hard and sleeping in extra late, hoards of Bostonians packed into MBTA trains and buses for their first day back at the office in our new year. Many of these people were probably miserable by the time they got to their place of employment, because they undoubtedly had to stand outside waiting for their trains or buses to arrive. People cursed with taking the green line, especially the... [continue]

This year attendance numbers were drastically down in movie theaters. That was the mantra being blasted at anyone who'd listen. When asked what was causing this, industry experts presented cases such as movie piracy, home movie theaters gaining in popularity, and if pressed enough, the waning quality of movies in general. If you looked hard enough or sampled enough of the releases, however, you would have seen a good number of entertaining and challenging films....... [continue]

"Hey Jeets ... Ummm ... I Say "goodbye" to the Idiot with the beard, the flowing locks of hair, the speed, the ridiculous lead-off numbers, and - yes - the throwing arm of an arthritic grandmother. Dan Roche of WBZ4 news was the first to report it, with Newsday in NY picking it up and spreading word to the Yankee faithful. Bostonist was on the way home from a late showing of King Kong at... [continue]

Long holiday weekends with the family (families for some) will often lead many to that "I have to get the hell away from here" tipping point. Now, Bostonist isn't intimating that going home is a miserable experience for all. But for those who have been out on their own for a little while now, that shock of reverting back to the days of living under the family's roof is somewhat inevitable. So what options are... [continue]

Bostonist is spending our holiday Monday morning dining on a slice of delicious humble pie. We were at Fenway on Friday night to watch the mighty Red Sox fall to the Whiteys in the "Battle of the Colored Sox." Two years in a row of going deep into the post-season and a brutal 30-games-in-30-days schedule to end the season was more than enough to do in our team. They were spent, beat up, and...... [continue]

The facts are as follows - Matt Clement pitched a nice turd on Monday afternoon against one of baseball's best pitchers, Jose Contreras. Last night the Red Sox had a good chance to pull out the W but, whoops, Graffanino booted that easy play. The Red Sox are down two games to none, and will be coming back to Boston for a *possible* deciding game. Fact: They are not out of it yet. So, a... [continue]