Steve McNair Killed

News is breaking that former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed in Nashville.
McNair reportedly was shot in the head in downtown Nashville and did not survive. Details are sketchy at this hour but it looks as though it was a double homicide as a female was also found dead at the [...]

Sox Lose Battle of the Bullpens

It was one of those improbable pitching match-ups that make baseball such a wonderful game. Tim Wakefield, making his club-record 383rd start for the Red Sox, opposed by the Seattle Mariners’ young flamethrower Felix Hernandez.
Naturally, Mariners catcher Rob Johnson was the star of the game. Johnson, who entered the game hitting below .200, smacked three [...]

Hernandez, Mariners Open Final Homestand Before All-Star Break

The Red Sox continue to be hot and are holding off the surging Yankees in the division race.  The Red Sox have won seven series in a row, though the last five were against teams considered to not be contenders and have Seattle, Oakland, and Kansas City, and their combined .455 winning percentage, at home to end [...]

Rasheed Wallace Headed to the Celtics?

“These teams are muck!”
I can see it now, NBA franchises complaining all over the league if Rasheed Wallace agrees to a deal with the Celtics. It would just be unfair. When you consider Wallace even taking a sixth man type role, the Celtics are considerably stronger than the 2008 team that won the championship.
“Can there [...]

Sox Prove Stupid Saying About Geese and Ganders, Beat Orioles 6-5

The hangover from Tuesday’s heartbreaking 11-10 loss to the Orioles, in which the Red Sox blew a nine — yes, nine — run lead, lasted about halfway into Wednesday’s thrilling 6-5 comeback victory to take the series and head back to Boston with the gleam of victory upon them.
At the outset, it was clear that [...]

Red Sox Blow 10-1 Lead, Make History in Process

It was a tale of two halves. The Sox dominated then blew a nine-run lead en route to a 11-10 loss to the Orioles, in the largest comeback in Orioles history and the second largest blown save in Red Sox history.
Baltimore scored five runs in both the seventh and eighth inning as the Orioles won [...]

Slow Start for Smoltz: Too Early for Concern

Things did not go very well for John Smoltz in his first outing for the Red Sox and first time back from major shoulder surgery. However, after letting up four runs in the first inning on 35 pitches, the 42-year-old veteran seemed to settle down in the next four innings. Other than letting up a [...]

Lester Dominates Orioles in 4-0 Win

It appears that Jon Lester has sorted through the problems that plagued him through the early part of the season. The latest evidence came from last night’s start against the Orioles, which saw Lester toss seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts in a 4-0 win. Lester improved to 8-0 with a 2.18 ERA in 10 [...]

Red Sox Starting Rotation: Recipe for Success

We all witnessed John Smoltz’s debut to the Red Sox Thursday night in the final game of the series against the Washington Nationals, and it wasn’t pretty.
At least, not in the first inning.
But after his nerves seemed to settle down, so did the pitching.  In the four and a half innings that followed, Smoltz retired [...]

Red Sox to Wrap Up Road Trip With Last Place Orioles

The Red Sox head back up to the mid-Atlantic to finish up the current road trip against division rival Baltimore.  Recently, Camden Yards has been one of the Red Sox homes away from home with plenty of Red Sox jerseys and cheering in Camden Yards.
The fans in metro-DC have not had much to cheer about [...]

Braves Prevent Sweep, Beat Boston 2-1

The Sox came into Sunday’s game against Atlanta looking to take down the young sensation Tommy Hanson. Apparently Hanson didn’t get the memo. Instead, the Atlanta rookie silenced Boston’s bats with six shutout innings en route to his fourth win as the Braves defeated Boston 2-1.
The Sox couldn’t produce any offense for Brad Penny who gave a [...]

Wakefield Leads Sox to 1-0 Win

Tim Wakefield, in his 15th season with the Red Sox, took the ball Saturday afternoon against the Braves in what would seem as just some normal midseason game. It happened to be his 382nd start with the team, tying Roger Clemens for the most starts in Red Sox history. Wake pitched as well as Clemens [...]

Beckett Throws Gem Against Braves Again

Josh Beckett has regained his dominant 2007 form, and he can thank the Atlanta Braves. While he has been very strong lately, Beckett came off a rocky performance against the Phillies (6 IP, 6 ER) on June 14. In his next start at Fenway Park against the Braves, Beckett tossed his first complete game shutout [...]

Smoltz Has Rough Outing in Sox Debut

The Red Sox were looking to sweep the Washington Nationals when John Smoltz took the hill for the first time as a member of the Red Sox. He replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is now on the DL after struggling to a 1-5 record. Smoltz had a rough outing himself in his debut, allowing five runs [...]

Vince Carter to Orlando

According to the Newark Star-Ledger, the Orlando Magic have traded for SG Vince Carter.
The Deal
Orlando Magic Receive:

SG Vince Carter
PF Ryan Anderson

New Jersey Nets Receive:

SG Courtney Lee
PG Rafer Alston
C Tony Battie

Anaylsis
Like Cleveland did this morning, Orlando just added a piece they feel will make them the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. Carter is always [...]