Category Archives: baseball

There is no joy in Beantown: A sad saga ends

Posted on September 29, 2011 by jerrylanson

I can’t speak for you, but I’m feeling exhausted.  Disheartened.  Drained. Nah. It has nothing to do with this country’s crazy politics, nor global warming, terrorism or falling home prices. This month, the Red Sox have wrecked my life.  Left … Continue reading →

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There is no joy in Beantown

Posted on September 18, 2011 by jerrylanson

It’s time for Red Sox fans to acknowledge the obvious: Even if the Sox somehow stagger into the playoffs, feeding off the bottom-dwelling Baltimore Orioles to fend off the surging Tampa Bay Rays,  the team is likely going nowhere. On Aug. … Continue reading →

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There is no joy in Red Sox Nation

Posted on May 18, 2010 by jerrylanson

BOSTON — The catcher can’t throw to second base. The third baseman, picked up for his defensive prowess during the off season, has made seven errors. The ace of the pitching staff has an  earned average that, as a college … Continue reading →

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So what, again, are those quotation marks supposed to mean?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by jerrylanson

I got back into town just in time for the debut of my friend and colleague Mark Leccese’s new Boston Globe blog on pols and the news media.  Mark is a season ticket kind of guy,  so it’s only natural … Continue reading →

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Flying bats roil Boston pitcher

Posted on March 11, 2010 by jerrylanson

Forget health care, the Iraq elections, the battered Middle East peace process, the crazy Cheneys’ insistence on calling everyone who doesn’t share their world view a terrorist sympathizer. Let’s focus instead on something really weighty — flying maple bats. These … Continue reading →

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Play ball!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by jerrylanson

So it’s gray for the eighth consecutive day and snow is still shaking from the sky, alternating with bursts of wind-blown rain.  Still, I’m in no mood to grouse. This is the Season of Hope: The Red Sox start their … Continue reading →

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