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David Ortizs frustration shows that hes exactly what most people say they want their athletic heros to be - human. David Ortiz has been a leader on and off the field for the Red Sox this season. Maybe David Ortiz has a point? It's easy to point the finger of blame at players and managers when fans are upset with the results of the Boston Red Sox. Losing isn't fun for anybody. It's not quite as easy to...  

With a .600 winning percentage over its last 30 games, the Boston Red Sox can use that math to make a postseason berth for the first time since 2009. According to Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston, "If the Sox maintain that .600 pace, they would go 71-47 over ...  

When we go about our normal, everyday lives, we take an awful lot for granted. The sun, the moon, the skies, the wind, the earth are a huge part of our lives but we rarely stop to think of them. Sometimes, we thank our lucky stars, usually after ...  

Bobby Valentine made a bold prediction about his last-place Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. "If we play like this the rest of the season, we're going to win a championship," the first-year Boston skipper told reporters (via NESN.com) after the Sox ...  

(AP) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's faltering video game company, which received a $75 million loan guarantee to move to Rhode Island in 2010, laid off its entire staff on Thursday. An email sent by the 38 ...  

Like another guy, he doesn’t get any respect. He’s just not very funny when he says it. Not like Dangerfield: I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio. My wife isn’t very bright. The other day she was at the store, and just as she was heading for our car, someone stole it! I said, “Did you see the guy that did it?” She said, “No, but I got the license plate.” I met the surgeon general. He offered me a...  

Poor Terry Francona. He won 1,296 games and two World Series titles in eight years managing the Red Sox. For that, he sees his life become grist for the soap opera mill. He's nothing more than a supporting actor in the baseball's longest-running melodrama.  

If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won’t have to worry about hearing boos anymore. Beckett pitched 72/3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.  

Today marks a special anniversary for Boston Red Sox nation. On this day in 1984, 21-year-old Roger Clemens won his first major league game. This 6’4,” 220 lb. Dayton Ohio native took the hill for Red Sox against the Minnesota Twins at the Hubert H.  

If you're a fantasy player, you're probably well aware that the Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz is one of the only players in ... that are occurring with increasing frequency, and Cody Ross day-to-day, Boston has some holes in its outfield.  

Terry Francona was fired as Boston Red Sox manager after the 2011 season. (REUTERS) Hatcher, who had been on the job for almost 13 years with the Angels, was fired Tuesday night, taking the fall for a highly paid team that was 27th in the majors ...  

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won't have to worry about hearing boos anymore. Beckett pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Mike Aviles also homered and drove in two runs for Boston, which has won eight of 10 games overall after taking the final two of this three-game series. Beckett (4-4...  

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jarrod Saltalamacchia wanted to make sure Bobby Valentine put him in the Boston Red Sox’s lineup Saturday night. So the catcher texted Valentine on Friday night from the hospital, where he received 12 stitches after taking a ball off his ear, and told the manager that he was feeling good and predicted a homer Saturday. Saltalamacchia kept his word, going 3 for 4 and falling a triple shy of the cycle, as Boston hit four home...  

What a difference four days makes. Late last week, the Boston Red Sox were a ballclub in turmoil. Painful to watch, the team looked to be on the verge of collapse.Pitching was awful. Hitting was too. And a restless Red Sox nation could not help but catcall and boo. But currently, this house once divided against itself looks united. With Monday’s 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, the Red Sox have won four straight games. While still 16-19, and...  

Once again, Cliff Lee failed to get much support from the Phillies' offense. This time, though, the hitters couldn't be blamed for Philadelphia's 5-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Lee (0-2), making just his sixth start of the season after spending ...