Definitions contributed by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone
1. Gagne-proof lead
A lead considered so large, usually 10 runs or more, that even Eric Gagne could not possibly blow it.
"Think Tito will bring in Gagne for the 9th?" "The Sox have a Gagne-proof lead. Why not?"
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 25-Oct-2007 10:46 PM)
2. Zupcic, Bob
Red Sox outfielder from 91-94. Alphabetically, he is last on the all-time Red Sox roster.
If you can casually slip 'Bob Zupcic' into a sentence, you are some kind of Red Sox fan, my man.
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 27-Sep-2007 02:59 AM)
3. new-wife smell
Quip made by actor John O’Hurley about his recent bride during a live interview from the stands during an ‘05 Fenway game. All game commentary from the NESN booth ceased for a minute or two as Remy and Orsillo each had a laughing fit. Remy the next night reported their producer banned them from ever saying it on air again.
"We've been married for six months, but she still has that new-wife smell.'
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 10-Feb-2007 12:29 AM)
4. Wimps and fairies
Term used by Mike Greenwell in 1989 to describe teammates when they failed to run out of the dugout to protect pitcher Mike Smithson when a batter charged the mound.
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 25-Oct-2006 12:58 AM)
5. Dinosaurs
What one-time centerfielder Carl Everett (2000-01) believes never existed because, as he told Sports Illustrated, “they were never mentioned in the Bible.”
This led to some Boston sports writers to give Everett the derisive nickname “Jurassic Carl.”
Remember when Jurassic Carl went batshit and head-butted the umpire?
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 25-Oct-2006 12:40 AM)
6. Toilet, the
A mocking term Sox fans use for Yankee Stadium.
The Toilet went dead silent when Johnny Damon hit his grand slam to cement the win in Game 7.
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 25-Oct-2006 12:28 AM)
7. underwear, ladies
What the ever-superstitious Wade Boggs forbade his mistress, Margo Adams, to wear to the park. The practice began after he had a multiple-hit game one night that she went to a game alfresco.
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 24-Oct-2006 11:11 PM)
8. Pumpsie Green
The first African-American player for the Red Sox. A mediocre infielder who made the club in 1959, 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the ‘color barrier.” The Red Sox had the chance to sign Robinson and Willie Mays, but passed on each. Green’s only lasting contribution to Red Sox lore is the time he and Gene Conley left the team bus stopped in traffic after a Yankee Stadium loss and didn’t turn up again for two days. Conley was stopped at the airport trying to book a flight to Israel.
(Submitted by yazgoesbacklookingupitsgone [8], 24-Oct-2006 11:02 PM)
