Category Archives: Red Sox

And then I got into a political argument with Boston Red Sox pitching legend Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling is a baseball god to me. What he did with my beloved Red Sox in 2004 — the bloody sock, Game 6 of the ALCS, the team’s first World Series victory in 86 years (a victory for which Curt was largely responsible) — earned a revered and hallowed place in my heart for Curt Schilling The Pitcher. Curt Schilling The Political Commentator? Not so much. Which brings us to the following tête-à-tête (tweet-a-tweet?). nytimes.com/2013/02/05/us/… Men & women fought and died for this right, gave their lives for this right, and we’re going to complain about a wait? —… [read the rest]

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We interrupt this embarrassingly prolonged silence to bring you an actual blog post

“Hello? … Yeah, this is him. … I have a what? … A blog? Oh, shit, that’s right.” Ahem. Hey, you guys! How’s it going? Me? No, I didn’t die; I’ve just been trying desperately to make the minimum monthly payments on my Mt. Everest-sized pile of debt … and since my mad website-building skillz currently pay more than my mad blogging skillz, I’ve been focusing as of late on the former endeavor … which explains why I currently am in Boston attending An Event Apart, a conference for people who build websites. The best part about attending the conference?… [read the rest]

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Hat Trick (or, How I Ruined The Postseason For Three Major League Baseball Teams)

Hat Trick (or, How I Ruined The Postseason For Three Major League Baseball Teams)
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Dear Boston, Philadelphia and Phoenix:

I’m sorry. I was only trying to help. I had no idea that… [read the rest]

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Plan B

Plan B
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When Zan went reluctantly to bed Wednesday night, the Red Sox were winning and the Rays were down 6-0. I reassured him that … [read the rest]

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game Insane Asylum

Take Me Out to the Ballgame Insane Asylum
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There are many things I must do in order to influence the outcome of the game. Things like … [read the rest]

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