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The Dugout: Boston Red Sox Spring Training 2011

By Brandon StroudFeb 27th 2011 – 11:05PM

Bobby Jenks hates the Chicago White Sox, and they hate him back. I like to think Jenks went to the Red Sox just so the team names would stay similar, and he could revel in the animosity. Either that, or Boston is the one place in the Majors white enough where that stupid sh** he grows on his face is acceptable....

Baseball and Knitting a Hot Double-Play Combo

By David MoyeApr 19th 2010 – 2:04PM
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(April 19) -- Considering the controversy over baseball players injecting steroids with needles, it's ironic if needles are the very things bringing people back to the ballpark. Especially sewing needles. www.meredithknitting.com Astrophysicist Meredith Wills-Davey spent the 2007 season knitting socks dedicated to her...

Somehow, Red Sox Nation Gets Even More Disgusting

By Eamonn BrennanJul 12th 2008 – 2:11PM

I am perfectly aware that not all Red Sox fans are obnoxious-Youtube-creating morons, but as long as one among their flock is making things like the above, they all deserve condemnation. Sorry, Sox fans. That's just how it works.

Meet the Newest Member of Red Sox Nation

By Tom FornelliMar 2nd 2008 – 1:02PM

On Friday, Hank Steinbrenner called out the Red Sox and Red Sox Nation by saying that the Nation was a "bunch of [naughty word that probably rhymed with bullspit]." He then went on to say that this is a Yankees country, and that he was going to "restore order to the universe."Leave it to a Steinbrenner to think he has that...

Everybody Loves the Red Sox

By Eamonn BrennanOct 27th 2007 – 1:29PM

Hey, have you heard? The Red Sox are in the World Series! Even more, they have a lot of bandwagon fans! This is surely the first time you have been privy to such a shocking revelation! I'm sorry, those of you who bled the red and blue from the time your father took you to games/drank with you during games/prayed to Teddy...

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Background on Red Sox Nation

Red Sox Nation refers to the fans of the Boston Red Sox. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by Boston Globe feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in Connecticut during the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the New York Mets.

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