Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'theyanks'
August 25, 2007
Oh no, there's another Red Sox pitcher song - and it's only a matter of time before we see Jerry Remy rocking the air guitar to the new tune. Fresh on the heels of Daisuke Matsuzaka's "Gyroball," the Boston Red Sox pitching staff brings you "Okajima, Oki-Doki."Okajima translator Jeff Yamaguchi admitted recently that the song, well, kind of sucks when you first listen to it, but it will needle its place into your heart if......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: How the Red Sox Got Their Groove Back"May 31, 2007
Harry Doyle and the Friends of the Feathered are breathing a sigh of relief this morning. After two losses at Fenway, Chief Wahoo's Tribe turned on the juice Wednesday night, pounding out a season-high 18 hits and smacking the Sox 8-4. Boston gave Daisuke a 2-0 lead after four innings, but Dice had been living dangerously all along, and Cleveland finally started to make him pay. And pay and pay. The Indians score two in......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Oh My God, The Indians Win It!"April 20, 2007
Things were looking bleak in Canada yesterday. Leonard Cohen bleak. Down 3-1 after seven innings, the Sox looked like the "feast or famine" roller coaster was about to take another big dip. Then Manny homered to tie it. He's finally off the schnide, and only one behind Miracle Mirabelli now. Then in the bottom of the eighth, Alex Cora survived a tough slide by the Jays' Lyle Overbay to turn a rally-killing double play. Cora,......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Cora the Explorer"September 21, 2005
Someone please enlighten the masses and tell them - Why the hell are teams still pitching to David Ortiz? Are they HIGH?!? Bostonist is so *not* complaining but it makes no sense! With a most triumphant display of power Tuesday night, El Gran Papi is approaching an almost God-like mastery of the people pitching to him. The Red Sox faithful might as well start calling him "Ortizus Christ" because, well, his will is law. Last......
Continue Reading "MVP David Ortiz - A One-Man Wrecking Crew"