Streak ExTENded

Fired Up (and Sometimes Out of Control):
Sweet Emotion for Lester on Bases-Loaded Strikeouts
Def Jams, But Rookie Lefty Pitches Through Them For Win

Mets Are Less Than Impressive, Sox Romp 9-4
Captain Drives in Two to Get Sox Off and Running
Infield Power: Lowell, Gonzo Go Deep
Mets Soler Powered Pitching Needs More Gas
Sox Now 12-1 vs. Senior Circuit Citizens
Lastings Impression: Milledge Miscue Out of Left Field
Rocket Manny: Ramirez Nails Reyes Who Gets Leveled by 'Tek
Hansen, Tavarez Keep Getting Hit
Welcome Back '86'ers

"It definitely helps your confidence when you do work out of it. I wish I hadn't had to go through it, but in the long run this will be good." -- 6.28.06, Jon Lester on his jams

Seth Mnookin: The Return of Pedro and New Attitude on Yawkey Way
Survey Gallery: 10 to Consider | The Buzz: Tejada on the Block?
Extra Bases: Sox Win 10th Straight, 9-4

Fans Greet Pete ...

'They Like Me... They Really Like Me'

Yeah, Either That Or the Red Sox Just Dusted Off the VCR
To Play the 2004 World Series Video to Stoke the Crowd.
The Lovefest at Fenway Was a Pleasure ...
But Tomorrow Night, It's All Business.

Why Can't I Get Ovations Like That? Sincerely, Keith Foulke

The Red Sox Must Still Be Working on the Johnny Damon Highlight Video
And Will No Doubt Show It on the Jumbotron During the Yankees Next Visit

Gammons Stricken,
Undergoes Surgery

Peter Gammons Suffers Brain Aneurysm
Update: He Is Out of Surgery and in ICU
Please Say a Prayer for Peter and His Family Tonight

"...I work on a national stage, yet my heart is always in New England, and I like to think that I represent New England, which is why being only the second person from the area -- Harold Kaese was the other -- to be elected to the Hall means so much." -- 12.13.04, Peter Gammons to BDD on Heading into the Hall of Fame

Papi and Petey Together Again

Pedro's Still Playing the Role of the Jilted Lover
and Spinning His Revisionist History Rap:
Martinez Fires Away at Fenway

Petey's Back in Town

Let's Take a Look Back at the Life and Times of the Dominican Dominator

Is He Sticking to His Story This Week?
Pedro Said the Red Sox Were the Yankees' Daddy, Not Him:
'My Team Was Not Helping Me'

4.13.05 - New York Post, Tempo magazine: You’re known for your calling-it-like-it-is personality. Have you ever said anything you regret?
Pedro: "I speak from my heart. I’m honest. I can’t be any other way. But yes, there were actually two things I’ve said that I’ve come to regret. The first, when I called the Yankees my daddy. I was feeling it that night so I said it, but I was saying it more for my team, than for me. I was feeling like I could not beat them because my team was not helping me."

Pete Threw Mahow, Millar, Under the Bus, Too

What ever happened to Nelson de la Rosa [Pedro’s pal who became a sort of locker room personality with the Red Sox]?
"Nelson needs help. He is a special human being. I haven’t seen him in a while."

But he says you broke his heart.
"He was angry that I signed with the Mets. He wanted me to stay with Boston."

So are you going to bring any lucky charms to New York?
"He was not my lucky charm. I’m not superstitious like some guys. It was Kevin Millar who thought this. I met Nelson through mutual friends and he asked to come to the game. I gave him tickets. And it so happened that we would win every time he came to games and people would go crazy for him, especially kids. Since we won some games, Millar started saying that he was the team’s lucky charm. But I am not superstitious. I only have certain routines that I practice."

Do you want to share them?
"I have two sets of underwear —a set that I wear for practice only, the other set I use to play." -- NY Post's Tempo magazine

But What About Pete Calling Nelson 'Our Lucky Charm'

"My friend is Nelson. His name is Nelson. He's 36 years old. He's from the Dominican Republic and very funny character, and very animated. Everybody's happy with him. He's our lucky charm now. Now a days. The guys are falling in love with him." -- 9.28.04, Pedro Martinez to CBS4's Dan Roche

Reunion is Bittersweet for '86 Sox Who, Along with Red Sox Nation, Suffered the Most Heartbreaking Defeat in the History of the Franchise, Losing in Game 6 to the New York Mets... Pedro's Team.

Eric Wilbur: Electric Billing
NY Times: Pedro Lightens Up, So Give Him a Huge Ovation Tonight... and Thursday Night
(But Not on the Night He Pitches... We Need the Win)

Thank Him for 2004?

That's What the Parade Was For :-)

Those Were the Days... Before Pedro Kicked Poor Nelson to the Curb

Can Martinez Worm His Way Out of Trouble in Boston?

It's Meet and Greet for
Pete and the Media

But Will the Fans Hold His Feet to the Fenway Fire?

Mike Celizic: 'Red Sox Fans Need to Heartily Boo Pedro'

"For the fans, Pedro’s return to Fenway shouldn’t be about doing what’s right by their former hero. If sports started working that way, the entire player-fan dynamic would be turned on its head.

"He used to play there, and then he went to not just another town, but to the hated Big Apple. It doesn’t matter that he didn’t sign with the New York Yankees, because the Mets haven’t occupied a terribly choice piece of real estate in Boston hearts since 1986 and that episode with Bill Buckner..."

"Reviling old heroes is what makes the game fun, and few are bigger than Pedro. Red Sox fans have already shown what they’re capable of when they booed Johnny Damon on his return. Now it’s Pedro’s turn.

"They’ve got to give him everything they got. To do otherwise would be an insult to what he meant to Boston and a travesty of what it means to be a fan.

"They can cheer him whenever his career is finally winding down and he’s making his last stop. Until then, it’s full hiss ahead." -- 6.26.06, Mike Celizic, MSNBC, (file under Bingo)