Tag: John Lackey

Why Does Boston Hate Eric Wilbur?*

My relationship with John Lackey is an odd one. Especially given that we’ve never met.** I wasn’t a fan when he was with the Angels. I thought he was a good pitcher but a little obnoxious. It felt like he…

About Pineda and Pine Tar

Last night’s game was just another reminder of how as much as I love baseball, sometimes it frustrates the hell out of me. For the second time this season against the Red Sox, Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was found to…

I Can Feel It

If the Red Sox sweep the Cardinals…and I’m not saying they will (I’m also not saying they won’t)…they will do it on the 9th anniversary of the night they won the 2004 World Series…against the Cardinals.  I can dig that.…

Red Sox happenings

We have Gold Gloves! Jacoby Ellsbury won his first, Dustin Pedroia his second and Adrian Gonzalez his third.  Let us rejoice in meaningless awards (with all due respect to our three winners who genuinely did good enough glove work to…