American Idol winner Carrie Underwood will be singing the national anthem for Game 3 of the World Series in Colorado tonight. Conveniently enough, we have something to say about that. Oh, we know you’re surprised. Go ahead, pick up your jaw off the floor discreetly. We won’t look.
Underwood as the songbird adds to the head-scratching irony of national anthem decisions these days. First we had Josh Beckett’s ex singing in Cleveland. Oh, and it happened to be on the night he was pitching and the Sox faced elimination. 
Now we have Underwood, who is the world titleholder—is it me, or do you have trouble believing the …read more

In case you haven’t heard, the Red Sox blew away the Rockies 13-1 in Game 1 of the World Series. (Again, Josh Beckett’s ex, a.k.a Cleveland’s Star-Spangled Singer of choice, was a no-show). Red Sox Nation is ecstatic but smartly withholding the smug—it’s only been one game. 
That being said, there were at least three signs that the Sports Deities favored the Sox last night.
1. Eric Gagne had a 1-2-3 ninth inning, giving up no runs and no hits. Seriously. You might think I’m joking, but I swear on a stack of bibles as high as the Green Monster, it’s true.
2. Sox Manager …read more