Over the Monster

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images We conclude our examination of Red Sox broadcasts with a look at everything else. NESN and the Red Sox are inseparable. This is true not only on the balance sheet, with both entities rolling up to John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (though Jeremy Jacobs’ Delaware North also owns 20% of the network), but in each of our homes. The Red … [Read more...] about The NESN Survey, Part Three: Ideal Booths, Sideline Reporters, and Streaming Hell

Photo by Dan Goshtigian/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Red Sox Nation says goodbye to a legend. A signed 8X10 picture of Luis Tiant was the first autograph I ever owned. I didn’t even meet the man in-person (he swung through the restaurant where my dad worked one day) and I never even saw him play, but I cherished that picture and the foundational era of Red Sox … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: RIP El Tiante

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Which teams go up 2-1? Happy Wednesday. The Kansas City Royals won last night tying their series 1-1 with the Yankees. Same thing for the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Guardians. The ALDS is on break today as the teams travel. Which gives us more Sho Time and Grimace. The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets resume their series … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/8: Back to the National League

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Is Youk the right man for the job? NESN and the Red Sox are inseparable. This is true not only on the balance sheet, with both entities rolling up to John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (though Jeremy Jacobs’ Delaware North also owns 20% of the network), but in each of our homes. The Red Sox game is the meal and NESN is the chef. So how’s the … [Read more...] about The NESN Survey, Part Two: The Color Commentators

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images How’s the Red Sox primary play-by-play guy doing? NESN and the Red Sox are inseparable. This is true not only on the balance sheet, with both entities rolling up to John Henry’s Fenway Sports Group (though Jeremy Jacobs’ Delaware North also owns 20% of the network), but in each of our homes. The Red Sox game is the meal … [Read more...] about The NESN Survey, Part One: The Play-By-Play Announcers

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Ohtani starts postseason career with a bang Happy Monday. After two games in the Division Series the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are tied 1-1. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are tied 1-1. Each series, somewhat hilariously, is off today for travel. Those are the shakes sometimes. The Detroit … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/7: Sho Time

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images At least, that’s what the Red Sox front office is saying this time. After getting throttled by the fanbase last year for yet another offseason that prioritized the undefined future over the present, the Red Sox brass is singing a (slightly) different tune this year. “We can no longer ask our fans to look … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: 2025 Is The Year?

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Thank you, Joe. I live in a house where no one cared about baseball until I came along. So my girlfriend, who is not a sports fan but has learned something about baseball, will sometimes walk by while the game is on and make an astute comment, from the perspective of fresh eyes. During Joe Castiglione’s … [Read more...] about Joe Castiglione Says Goodbye to the Green Fields of Fenway; We All Sob

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Grimace reigns TGIF. First, our favorite manager is back in the game! BREAKING NEWS: The Reds are hiring Terry Francona to be their new manager, per source. Announcement expected as soon as Friday. https://t.co/JYmdYMD8Ro— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) October 4, 2024 Looks like a year of rest and relaxation has Terry … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/4-10/6: Wild Cards Were Wild