Catching up…

Above is a screencap I took of NESN field reporter Heidi Watney during a Red Sox/Yankees game at Fenway. I thought baseball field reporting reached its peak with Erin Andrews , but I was wrong.

Reader Libby left me this comment yesterday:"...Hopefully things will go better tonight--or else we will have a "second half of dirty dozen" list for tonight."Well, unfortunately, things did not go better, so here I am with Another Dirty Half Dozen. This one is simple: It's The First Two Thirds of the Yankee Batting Order.With Jorge Posada now on the DL, the Yankee lineup is way...

Thigh Five From Diora Baird!SportsCarl Crawford: The Straw That Stirs The Rays Drink (Josh Q. Public)Possible Fight Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather (Paneech)Goalie Jaroslav Halak Takes Slash To The Head From Teammate (Total Pro Sports)Two Saints With Odd Names Get Busted (Zoner Sports)Police Officer Sues Man Who Bit Him During Fight Outside Wrigley Field (Sports Rubbish)Adult

It’s hard to know where exactly you should point the finger when a guy ties a record by stealing six bases in a game. Do you point it at Carl Crawford, saying he was just feeling it and on fire? Do you point it at the pitchers for being too slow in their [...]

((HT: David O'Brien/AJC))Tom Glavine’s thoughts were on pitching again, not retirement, after a pain-free bullpen session Monday at Turner Field. It was his first time throwing off a mound in three weeks.“I’m encouraged by it,” the 43-year-old left-hander said after about making 35-40 pitches in a 15-minute session, his first since shoulder pain forced him from a minor...

On the heels of Carl Crawford's six steal Sunday, this article examines Jason Varitek's inability to throw out base stealers this season.

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump. Pawtucket Red Sox PawSox 2, Mud Hens 1: Johnson and Bard lead [...]

This was before his last start, but his numbers are still concerning. This also goes for fantasy owners who took a flier on Brad Penny, but he has been awful this year and it has little to do with bad luck. His K/BB right now stands at 0.55, which is horrifically bad. His K/9 has dropped every year since 2006 and has started 2009 with a 3.06 in 17.2 IP. His sample size is still...

Rays’ outfielder Carl Crawford was a one-man wrecking crew in Tampa’s 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Sunday, going 4 for 4 with two runs scored an RBI and oh yeah, six stolen bases. Crawford tied a modern MLB record and joined Eric Young, Otis Nixon and Eddie Collins as the only players in [...]

After a rain delay of 2 hours and 17 minutes, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees finally stepped onto the field to play some baseball. And after Jonathan Papelbon made it interesting once again at the end, the Red Sox walked off the field at 1:10 AM with a 6-4 win in front of [...]

In this "B-Ray-ves Report," we discuss the Braves falling short despite scoring against K-Rod, and the Rays winning thanks to B.J. breaking his 0-for-20 slump: Upcoming Series: Atlanta - Wednesday: at Marlins - 7:10 EST (Derek Lowe - Graham Taylor) Thursday: at Marlins - 12:10 EST (Jair Jurrjens - Anibal Sanchez) On Deck: Three game series @ Philadelphia Phillies beginning...

While Ellsbury’s steal of home plate was the most memorable single steal since Dave Roberts' in 2004, Crawford just ran his way back into the news by thieving six bases in one game, which ties the modern stolen base record. Just like it says in the headline that you already read that gave this all away...

     As a fan of the Boston Red Sox living in enemy territory it was hard for me to see my boys come down here to Florida and lay an egg like they did.  They had just recently had an 11 game win streak snapped and then started a new one before proceeding to lose 3 out of 4 to the then last place Rays.  Growing up I watched a lot of Notre DameFighting Irish football games as...

Last night at the new Yankee Stadium, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees for the 4th straight time. Tonight, the visiting nine from Boston looks to make it five straight. Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 7:05 PM and you can catch the game on NESN in the Red Sox television market [...]

Well on Saturday night I was in St. Petersburg, Florida to watch the Boston Red Sox take on their kryptonian-nemesis in recent times, the Tampa Bay Rays. I was fortunate enough to have nabbed 2 front row seats along the third baseline off of StubHub.com and it was worth every penny for the up-close and personal experience. I feel compelled to mention StubHub, despite the fact that...