Year: 2008
Links of the Day 8/30/08
In honor of the beginning of college football season, I’m just going to send you off to a few of…
Read more »Titans make cuts to reach 53-man limit
As the website maintenance planned for this weekend is currently on postponement, it’s time to put up a post here…
Read more »Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, August 30 College FootballSee College Football Viewing Picks English Premier LeagueEverton vs. Portsmouth – Setanta Sports, 9:45 a.m.Blackburn vs….
Read more »What to Expect From Bowden
Michael Bowden will make his major league debut for the Red Sox tonight. He pitched well in Portland earlier in…
Read more »Good Morning Beautiful!
And I don’t mean Herbie. Good morning Crimson, yet another year on the ESPN Gameday road set. It sounds as…
Read more »This Day in Red Sox History
August 30 1916: In the old Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston gets 18 hits in a 13-0 victory over Detroit. 1910:…
Read more »USC’s Horn gets 1st in-state recurit
Updated:USC men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn landed Mullins star Eric Smith, a point guard. Smith officially committed to play for…
Read more »Love Him Or Hate Him, K-Rod Is Headed For History
By Bruce Nye – Angelswin.com Columnist On August 1, 2008, with the Angels leading 1-0 in the 9th inning at…
Read more »Cap’n ‘Tek Has His Game Goin’ On
There’s been a lot of discussion about the fate of Jason Varitek after this season. A lot of naysayers are…
Read more »Real Time Review of Real Sports for 08/26/08
Updated:Here is my real time review of Real Sports as it airs on HBO, August 26, 2008. Four stories as…
Read more »Dice-K Rolls as Boston Puts Up a Snowman on Chicago
There are not many ways to put Red Sox Nation at ease more than a game like tonight’s. Dice-K earned…
Read more »Casey to DL, Bowden to Boston
Sean Casey has gone on the 15-Day DL with a stiff neck…really, to the DL with a stiff neck?…next thing…
Read more »ESPN does something right
For the first time…ever. Okay, maybe not ever. ESPN’s annual Fan Satisfaction ratings are usually worthwhile as well. But never…
Read more »Wolves Updates 08/30
Steve Aschburner/SI.com gives the Wolves a "B" for their offseason moves. O.J. Mayo might, someday, become a star with Memphis…
Read more »Will Manu Be Ready?
The word on Ginobili is that he will have heel surgery. Ginobili reinjured himself during the Olympics, while playing against…
Read more »Michael Bowden recalled to Boston
UPDATE 10:30 PM: Bowden will be starting tomorrow in place of David Pauley. 9:40 PM: The Red Sox are recalling…
Read more »BOS 8, CWS 0: Pedroia does it all
Dustin Pedroia had four hits, four RBI’s, two stolen bases, and made some nice defensive plays in the 8-0 win…
Read more »Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College FootballTemple at Army – ESPN Classic, 7 p.m.SMU at Rice – ESPN, 8 p.m. MLBChicago White Sox at Red…
Read more »8/29: Time to step up
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-57) @ Boston Red Sox (77-56) Javier Vasquez (10-11, 4.37) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-2, 2.98)…
Read more »What did Josh Beckett really do to his elbow? Terrible Cartoons explores the possibilities.
Perhaps this is because I’m also a fan of the Detroit Tigers, but I have become sadly used to seeing…
Read more »Beckett to DL
Josh Beckett has been placed on the 15-Day DL retroactive to Aug. 18 UPDATE: Francona responds to Josh Beckett’s visit…
Read more »Tonight’s Red Sox Lineup 8/29 vs. Chicago
Mark Kotsay, RFDustin Pedroia, 2BDavid Ortiz, DHKevin Youkilis, 1BJason Bay, LFJed Lowrie, 3BCoco Crisp, CFAlex Cora, SSJason Varitek, C Daisuke…
Read more »This Day in Red Sox History
August 29 1906: Manger Jimmy Collins is suspended, and subsequently resigns, for leaving the team for a “holiday”. Collins friend…
Read more »The Last Thought On The Depth Chart
Of all of the chatter about the recently released depth chart, there was little talk about one of Subway Domers…
Read more »Inhale… exhale… Beckett is fine
All of Josh Beckett’s tests with the Doctor of Doom, James Andrews, came back clean. Nevertheless, he’s being placed on…
Read more »Total Titans news and weekend schedule
Updated:Total Titans will be moving temporarily for the weekend, over to Residual Prolixity, Tom’s other blog. Our current site here…
Read more »Texans cut Indy native Colvin
Rosie Colvin got cut. I guess that wasn’t worth all the time we spent speculating on it, was it? Still…
Read more »CBS Accidentally Leaked Its SEC Schedule
Thanks to the Southern Saturday blog which happened to find this and to the Eye on Sports Media blog for…
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