It’s not officially an oxymoron or an imaginary concept, such as “political transparency” or “Maine spring,” but “baseball etiquette” is equally silly. Do I really need to explain this? Baseball is still the purest and most beautiful game ever created. It isn’t a wedding or a debutante ball. The rulebook is sufficient. When we start […]
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Machado homers, drives in two in Orioles’ 5-2 win over Red Sox
Fans on top of the left field “Green Monster” wall watch as a solo home run by Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado sails over their heads during the sixth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday, May 1, 2017. BOSTON — Manny Machado slugged a long homer out of Fenway Park, drove in two runs […]
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Tanaka outduels Sale and Yankees beat Red Sox 3-0
New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley reaches back to snag a pop foul hit by Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts during the eighth inning at Fenway Park on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Masahiro Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and the […]
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Machado in center of bad blood as Red Sox beat Orioles 6-2
BALTIMORE (AP) — A spikes-high slide. A near beanball. Harsh talk in the clubhouse. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles soared to a new level over the weekend, and there’s no telling what might happen when they soon meet again. A tempestuous three-game series between these AL East foes wound up […]
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Red Sox fall to Orioles
BOSTON — Trey Mancini hit two of Baltimore’s five home runs, all in the first three innings, and the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 12-5 on Wednesday night. A night after Boston’s bats put up eight runs, Baltimore returned the favor against knuckleballer Steven Wright by tagging him for six in a first inning […]
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Time-out: It happens every spring
AUBURN — When I look at my snow shovel, my disgust turns to animosity. The love-hate relationship with this implement has strengthened thanks to a winter that has backhanded all of New England during this brutal February — a cruel month indeed. I know it is not the shovel’s fault for this winter’s fury, but […]
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Red Sox TV analyst Jerry Remy announces cancer relapse
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox TV analyst Jerry Remy says that he has experienced a cancer relapse. Remy announced the diagnosis Monday on Twitter, a day before the Red Sox were set to hold their first spring training workout in Florida. The 64-year-old former Red Sox second baseman was originally diagnosed with cancer in […]
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The Hot Corner: New England sports Christmas wish list
Surely it will not shock anybody who has digested my work in this space for a substantial length of time that my cynicism developed far ahead of my years. Take Santa Claus, for example. By the time I reached kindergarten, I was a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. How was a fat dude at the North Pole getting […]
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Red Sox trade for starting pitcher Chris Sale from White Sox
PointAfter | Graphiq OXON HILL, Md. — A person familiar with the trade tells The Associated Press that the Boston Red Sox has gotten star pitcher Chris Sale from the Chicago White Sox. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the trade hadn’t been announced. Sale was a top trade target at the […]
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The Hot Corner: Red Sox fans should sit back and enjoy World Series
Lordy, doesn’t this week’s World Series test that theory? You could play Six Degrees of Lou Merloni with the Chicago Cubs’ and Cleveland Indians’ rosters and unearth nary a player, manager or front-office guru who isn’t somehow linked to 2004, 2007 or 2013. Let’s just focus on the obvious ones. Cleveland’s journey to the doorstep […]