Sure, we’re bummed that the Boston Red Sox blew the ALCS to the stupid Rays didn’t make it to the World Series. It’s not just because we had tickets to the would-be Game 1 at Fenway Park, either. It’s also because we heart the Beantown teams and close-but-no-cigar losses darn near thaw our frozen solid heart.
Alas, there’s always a means of consolation. For us, it typically comes in the form of Schadenfreude. When said joy through other people’s misery involves the New York Yankees, so much the better.
Case in point? Pitcher Joba Chamberlain’s arrest for alleged drunken driving. (Note the generous, …read more

Now that the ALCS has started and our pent-up disdain for the Tampa Bay Rays has an appropriate channel, we can smirk at this story about a 12-year-old suspended for getting the oh-so-dorky-trendy Rays mohawk (i.e, the Rayhawk).
Oh, by the way, the Boston Red Sox won Game 1. Maybe that Daisuke Matsuzaka shirt we wore to casual Friday brought the starting pitcher some luck. (It’s OK to laugh with us and at us for that statement).
Anyhow, said Rays fan—along with his dad and brother—got the new ‘do as a symptom of Rays fever, a recent outbreak in Florida as a …read more

All of New England is doing a happy dance today thanks to a small feat called “WINNING GAME 7 OF THE ALCS” by a score of 11-2. Josh Beckett nabbed MVP and Ex-Girlfriend-Turned-Cleveland’s-Go-To-Anthem Girl Danielle Peck wasn’t even there to sing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” (The nerve, you know?)
Alas, there’s a shortage of midnight oil here due to the game’s late night/early morning end. Sox fans are tired and some of us *cough* including me *cough* were late for work today. This was such a big win that I know at least ONE Yankees fan—I’m lookin’ at you, JMB—might return from the Dark Side …read more