Fenway Park has gone from among the most fashionable places to be seen to just another ballpark, and the timing could not be worse for a Red Sox administration that might have been planning for another lean year ... Seriously, might not that be, above all else, the reason the Sox put in a claim for Johnny Damon? The Sox lack star power. The Sox lack appeal. The problem now is not solely that there are better teams (plural) in the American League East, but that there are more exciting ones, too.
VIDEO: Ryan Kalish's 'Absolutely Ridiculous' Diving Catch - The Hub - SB Nation Boston ... Yes, it was "absolutely ridiculous." Never seen an outfielder roll like that ...
Genzyme Corp. says the company is not for sale to French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis for the price of $69 a share, confirming weeks of rumors that the two companies were in tense negotiations over a possible acquisition ...
The UFC might have just arrived, but local MMA fight events have been here for years ... Local Mixed Martial Arts events have been taking place in Boston and surrounding communities for some time. Here's a gallery featuring UFC and local MMA fighters ... Photo: Joe Harrington ... Local MMA fighters Photos: 2007-present ... READ: Boston Phoenix's complete UFC coverage ... Read more ...
One City, One Story ... If you haven't read Tom Perrotta's short story "The Smile on Happy Chang's Face," don't worry: there are 30,000 opportunities to do so coming to town very soon ... If you haven't read Tom Perrotta's short story "The Smile on Happy Chang's Face," don't worry: there are 30,000 opportunities to do so coming to town very soon. "Happy Chang," an F-bomb-laced story about a guy who may be the world's most conflicted Little League umpire, written by the guy who brought you
Plus Little Critters at the Nave Gallery ... Fight clouds, reversed ampersands, and RastaCats ... ... “Boston Related” Fourth Wall Project, 132 Brookline Ave, Boston Through September 4 ... READ: Bleak houses, cute creatures. By Greg Cook ... Read more ...
The UFC head honcho takes us on a brawl crawl through his old stomping grounds ... Dana White, president of the UFC, was born in Connecticut. But he's deeply proud of his post-adolescent Boston roots, and often boasts that he honed his rogue-plated charisma on the backstreets of Southie ... READ: The naked choke,By Eugene S. Robinson ... READ: Fighting the Good Fight: Toward a theory of honor in the octagon. By Dan Demetriou ... Dana White, president of the UFC, was born in Connecticut. But he's