Posts by Michael Schur

July 15, 2015
You Missed This: The Greatest Moment in the History of the Triple-A All-Star Game

God bless you, Joe Vitiello.
February 26, 2014
A Particular Kind of Genius: Remembering Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis is the best part of ‘Ghostbusters,’ and he’s the best part of ‘Stripes,’ and he’s the best part of ‘Knocked Up’ even though he’s in the movie for about three minutes. He laid out exposition and moved the plot along — the comedy movie equivalent of passing out hors d’oeuvres at a kick-ass college party — in a way that was itself wonderful and funny and lovable.
June 27, 2012
Requiem for a Hardass

Red Sox nation says good-bye to Kevin Youkilis.
March 27, 2012
A Nervous Exchange of Red Sox E-mails

Trading messages about the uncertain past, present, and future of the Sox.
October 24, 2011
The Collapse of the Red Sox

The Bad Old Days are back again.
October 7, 2011
So, Cricket? Maybe?

With labor trouble threatening the ’11-12 season of two of our four major sports, two red-blooded Americans look overseas to fill the potential gap.