Jul/091
Baseball’s Great Charade
Boston's slugging duo turns up dirty two rings later
by Sean Heffernan
The use of steroids taints everything baseball has achieved in recent history: The Sosa/McGwire home run race in 1998, Roger Clemens winning the CY Young in 2001, Barry Bonds hitting 73 the same year, Alex Rodriguez record breaking contract with the Yankees, and even the Boston Red Sox’s two World Series championships. When news broke that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were on the supposed list of MLB players who tested positive for banned substances in 2003 no one was surprised. ...
Jul/090
The Second Half: Who’s Who and What’s What after the Halfway Mark
Will the Northside and the Southside come alive?
The All-Star Break. No, not that 4-day set depriving us of action on the diamond. No, that 4-day set allowing us to take inventory on whether or not it's time to start looking to football season.
Jun/091
Big Papi Completes the Return of Boston’s Curse
An interesting theory has been floating around the blogoshpere for the past few weeks regarding Papi's recent struggles at the plate. Has the curse of The Bambino been replaced by the curse of the Papi Jersey? We can write "Papi Stinks" all we want, but age and lack of steroids aside, I would submit that the sports gods who temporarily smiled on Boston have moved on. ...