Yes, the Bruins lost the season opener last night. But, hey, they put the banner up! How cool is that? Still a great night. And, of course, it's always a good night if Bobby Orr shows up. Enjoy the gratuitous banner shots.
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Comedian Bill Burr came back to his hometown on September 23rd to do 2 nights of sold out shows at the Wilbur Theatre but he gave us some time to do a Tour of Boston, driving by old haunts and places where he first performed. Check out the video!
Terry Francona lost his gig as replace Tim McCarver as Joe Buck's partner for the first two games of the American League Championship Series. MLB teams may face stiff competition for Francona's services as he already has a managerial offer in his back pocket. The Laconia (N.H.) Muskrats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League offered him a $6,000 contract to manage the club in 2012.
The Boston Globe is reporting that the Chicago Cubs contacted the Red Sox in an effort to interview Theo Epstein for a job - GM or higher, presumably - with the team. Peter Abraham credited Dan Shaughnessy with the scoop that allegedly came from a "team source." The team was meeting today to decide how to respond. Epstein needs the Sox ownership to approve as he is currently under contract. Boston could demand compensation from the Cubs if they hire Epstein, 37. He's been Sox GM since 2002. [Globe]
The team punished veteran beer vendor Steve Lazarus for a verbal exchange with Red Sox reliever and former Yankee Alfredo Aceves between doubleheader games on Sunday.
Whatever ailed the Patriots a week ago in Buffalo vanished in a convincing 31-19 victory on the road against the Raiders on Sunday. Tom Brady reverted to his error-free play with an efficient 16-30, 226-yard performance that included two more touchdown passes. While Brady's interception-free game gets the headlines, the Patriots benefitted from a balanced offensive attack. Oakland led early, by a 10-7 score early in the second quarter. The Patriots, who gained 184 yards on the ground, scored the next 17 points thanks to rushing touchdowns from BenJarvus Green-Ellis (75 yards) and Stevan Ridley (97 yards), and a field goal from Stephen Gostkowski.
Bostonist watched the Boston Red Sox startling September collapse come to fruition. Despite a month-long decline, the season-ending double tap in Baltimore and Tampa Bay was still shocking. We don't blame Terry Francona for his "No mas" moment. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Leave it to a liquor store to find a positive spin on the Red Sox disastrous 2011 season. Positive thinking, sports fans, that's the secret. Now, about those Celtics.
If you thought the day after an epic sports fail wouldn't produce even more news, you'd be wrong. A day after being eliminated from the playoffs in a dramatic, gut-wrenching, uniquely Red Sox fashion, the team and manager ended their collaboration in a seemingly amicable way. A press conference doubleheader on Friday confirmed the end of Terry Francona's tenure as manager after eight seasons.
Terry Francona is apparently no longer the manager of the Boston Red Sox after a 10 a.m. meeting with ownership today. The Sox will reportedly decline his two contract options. Rumors are floating about Tito going to the White Sox.
The Red Sox have begun the post-choke era on Thursday. Call it Heimlich Day. Terry Francona and Theo Epstein eulogized the team's total collapse of 2011 with some blunt comments to try and explain the 7-20, uhhh, effort in September. They started with themselves. "This year, we weren't at our best," Theo said. "I can say that about myself. Tito and I talked about it and I think he'd say the same about himself." He also said part of the post-choke analysis requires management to evaluate themselves to see if they should stay in their current jobs.
The Red Sox were eliminated from playoff contention after they lost to Baltimore, 4-3, in a ninth-inning rally and Tampa Bay beat New York in a staggering 8-7 come-from-behind win within a matter of minutes. What can you say about what we saw tonight? Tom Caron referred to it as "A kick to the you-know-whats." We'll go with that.
Well, the Red Sox season has come to this. Tied with Tampa Bay for the final playoff spot in the American League on the last day of the regular season. Both teams held serve on Tuesday as Boston escaped with an 8-7 win over Baltimore. Wednesday speaks for itself. "If you don’t want to show up (Wednesday) and play, you’ve got no pulse," Terry Francona said.
We try to be optimistic at Bostonist even when it comes to the Red Sox during their worst September since 1926. It's what 5-19 now? We don't want to look at the results again to count. Do you blame us? The Sox lost to Baltimore last night, a "AAA" team according to Dennis and Callahan, and Tampa Bay beat the Yankees to create a tie with two games left. Someone named Robert Andino, batting ninth, hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning to put Baltimore up for good in a 6-3 loss. Did we mention it was an inside the park home run?
According to TMZ.com, Sox non-ace John Lackey has filed for divorce from his wife Krista. The soon-to-be-ex Mrs. Lackey reportedly has breast cancer and had a double mastectomy in March. Court papers were apparently filed in August in Texas that say there is a "conflict of personalities" in the marriage that began in November of 2008. There is allegedly a prenup. Bostonist wishes both of them well.
A lot happened on Sunday, sports fans. We found something good to lead-off with. Jacoby Ellsbury. The Sox speedy centerfielder saved the team after, we think, they were close to hitting rock bottom in Sunday's doubleheader. Ellsbury finished the games with a 5-11 performance with three home runs and five RBI. Ellsbury joined the 30-30 club, a first in franchise history. They lost game one, 6-2, and needed a three-run home run in the 14th inning from Ellsbury to win game two, 7-4.
Bostonist is running out of ways to describe how bad the Red Sox are right now. How desperate is the situation? We might enter Mitt Romney's "Day on the Road with Mitt" contest to avoid the Sox for a day. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Red Sox late season downward spiral continued in New York last night as they were soundly beaten by a 9-1 score. The Sox lead in the Wild Card race is down to 1.5 games after Tampa Bay beat Toronto, 6-2. The Sox play two games tomorrow. Can't wait! Bostonist is, however, looking forward to seeing what Tom Brady will do next after two memorable performances that earned him back-to-back player of the week honors. Buffalo is 2-0 and Bill Belichick is downplaying the Patriots 15-game winning streak against the Bills. "That doesn't really mean anything," he said. Thanks, coach.
Bostonist was rooting for a rain out Friday night. Have you ever seen a team more in need of an extra day away from baseball than your 2011 Red Sox? Seriously. We said on Friday we expected - hoped, really - Boston to be ready to take on New York for one last time this season especially because they're 6-0 in the Bronx this season. A two-day break before fighting to preserve a playoff spot should be a good thing.That's what we think, anyway.
September of 2011 will be one to remember for Red Sox fans. And after a gag-filled 5-16 month to date, that bad taste in your mouth won't make for a good memory. We've had errors, bad pitching and non-existent offense, at times, from a highly regarded and well paid team that should be better than they are. They might not be as good as the 20-6 July team, but, 5-16? Really? That brings us to today and the first of three games in New York against the Yankees, who just clinched the A.L. East. If these Red Sox can't find their best with three almost must-win games against those guys then they don't deserve a playoff spot. They're going to have to earn it this year as the Tampa Bay Rays are now two games back in the Wild Card. And the Angels are looming, too. Leave it all on the field, guys. Theo Epstein is doing that in the front office by almost trading for Mets pitcher and Springfield's Chris Capuano, apparently for one start.
Tom Brady, to the surprise of nobody, was named AFC offensive player of the week for the second week in a row. Brady, of course, deferred credit to the entire Patriots offense. Starting center Dan Koppen highlights a slew of injuries for the team. Koppen's broken fibula earned him a season-ending spot on injured reserve despite a slight chance he could return late in the season.
They'll probably make the playoffs despite Jonathan Papelbon's first blown save since May 9th as Baltimore beat the Red Sox, 7-5, last night. Baltimore took two of three games this week with a fourth today.
The Red Sox still lead Tampa Bay by two games in the A.L. Wild Card after splitting a doubleheader with Baltimore yesterday. The Orioles took the opener, 5-4, and the Sox pounded Baltimore, 18-9, in game two thanks to 20 hits.
No, none of Fenway Rookie League Peewees are taller than Dustin Pedroia. But, these kids might actually be able to beat the Red Sox the way things are going lately.
Last Monday, Bostonist figured we'd seen it all from Tom Brady. But, Brady was at his best again with three touchdown passes and 423 yards in a 35-21 victory over the San Diego Chargers yesterday in Foxboro. Brady is the first quarterback to ever throw for 400+ yards a week after throwing for over 500 yards. He had a quarterback rating of 135.7 against the Chargers.
The idea of a must win game in the last couple of weeks of an MLB season isn't a foreign one. After losing two out of three games to Tampa Bay, including a 4-3 defeat on Saturday, the Red Sox are in that position today. Yes, Boston still leads Tampa by three in the Wild Card race, but with a pathetic 4-12 record in September, the team needs to start figuring out how to win games consistently if they want to be in the playoffs.
The Red Sox pitching staff asserted itself with 15-strikeout effort, earning the Red Sox a huge 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. The Sox last allowed three runs or less was in a 14-0 win over Toronto on September 6. The Sox were 1-7 in that stretch. Josh Beckett (13-5) pitched well in his first start since spraining his ankle, with a six-inning stint that yielded the Rays three runs in six innings on seven hits. Beckett struck out seven batters. Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Aceves had two strikeouts and Bard three. Jon Papelbon earned his 30th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Red Sox continued their month-long swoon on Thursday as Tampa Bay routed the home team by a 9-2 score. The Sox are now 3-11 in September and have fallen 4.5 games behind the Yankees in the A.L. East. The Rays have closed to within three games in the Wild Card race. A four-run outburst put the Rays ahead for good. Three runs in the seventh gave Tampa Bay a 9-1 lead.
Fourteen games remain in 2011 regular season and the Red Sox lead the Tampa Bay Rays, in town for four games, by four in the A.L. Wild Card race after a 5-4 loss to Toronto last night. If you thought Tuesday's rout of the Blue Jays ended their September skid, well think again. Yesterday, the Bruins finally signed Brad Marchand, the pesky rookie who developed into legit goal-scoring in the team's Cup-winning playoff run, to a two-year, $5 million contract.
Two streaks ended last night at Fenway Park. Tim Wakefield (7-6) finally ended his frustrating quest for his 200th career win and the Red Sox won for the first time in a week, routing Toronto 18-6. Wake's knuckler was good enough to end his seven-game winless streak thanks to a powerful offensive attack. He allowed five runs on six hits in six innings, hardly his best effort, but 18 runs on 18 hits helped out a lot.