BoooooYah

This puts a whole new spin on The Mendoza Line. Ortiz hit a Grand Slam tonight off of a Texas pitcher named Mendoza. Ortiz has been hitting really sucky....i mean he's been hitting below The Mendoza Line.....if you're not a baseball fan, I don't have time to explain it. If you are...you GET IT.

Anyway. Ortiz is Back. in Full Force.

Jungle Fever

I have friends in Boston-area who are celebrating TomPalooza II. It is a much celebrated event, however, the parTAY isn't complete as Ted nor I are present. Next year with much planning, we will plan the Triple-T Palooza: Ted, Tom and Tex. You see, my friends over at SG don't need much of an excuse to party and drink it up...all they need is someone to say they are coming into town to attend games and the next thing you know....a Palooza Planning is in the works. Typically we leave it to the locals to select our bar of choice to hang out. I think we found the perfect one last summer at the An Tua Nua, a little pub near Brookline. We took it over last summer and made quite the splash. Tom Miles came into town and has been attending games with Kelly and Cyn but today, he's getting sloshed with my good friends Rob and JD, Hayes and Josh, Becks and Bobbers and et al. I'm not certain who all are there to tell you the truth, but I do know that Kelly left Steve there in "good hands" with the crew while she went to the game....and you can see what the crew has Steve doing or Who Steve is doing. I'm just wondering how we are all gonna work out the threesome when I bring my Llama to Boston in May. (editing now to add that Becks sent me this pic via her illustrious iphone.)


Although there is a rain delay going on right now....here's a pic off the Boston Globe of some fans showing Josh some love:

Baseball is finally here

Isn't that the most beautiful photo you've seen since 2004? I have to say that I didn't think I would be moved as I was since I took that trip in October last year to check out the new 2007 banner hanging from Fenway. I'm taking a trip back to Boston in alittle over a month to watch 3 games, but more importantly to watch a friend of mine see Fenway for the first time in his lifetime....and THAT is going to bring tears to my eyes. I'm so thankful his family is being understanding in this adventure for him. I'm so happy that he is finally going to get goosebumps and chills just from walking inside a ballpark. I'm so excited to be able to say that I am going to BE there when it happens. I'm glad I was able to see the Ring Ceremony today on NESN. It meant alot to me. We won the game which was awesome!

Baseball is here. Finally. Winter is done and the sounds and smells of the game are upon us. I can exhale now.

Well....I'll exhale in October.

The Lost

What do you do when someone’s lost his way,
But doesn’t know he’s lost?
leaving signs pointing the way,
dropping bread crumbs to find their way back,
and raising a flag high so it can be seen
seems to be pointless and futile.
You can draw a picture to show them
Hold a mirror to their face…
Point to the crevices of darkness
Where they fell in…then guide
Them to the rays of light shining
From the mountaintop so they can see forever.
What do you do when the lost can’t see what you see?

What do you do when the lost can’t see the light
They’re blind to the goodness within their heart
And the decency in their souls.
You can clean the dirt from under
Their fingernails. Wipe the smudges
From behind their ears. Scrub their
Skin till it’s raw….
But still they refuse to see the pureness,
They are blinded by the sullied haze covering
Their eyes.
Do they doubt they are worthy?
That they don’t deserve happiness?

What do you do when the lost can’t find
Their way out of the darkness
And no matter how much light you shed
On the path in front of them, they stumble
They take a wrong turn back to darkness.
They look at their face in the mirror
And see no one.
If the lost cannot see the path before them
Do we gently guide them in the direction
They should go? NO…
Seize them
Pull them with excitement,
Pointing, guiding, being their eyes so
And maybe finally,
They will see what we see.

Which Super Hero are You?

I've been saying it all along and now It's Official.


Your results:
You are Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman 100% Supergirl 80% Batman 75% The Flash 75% Green Lantern 65% Robin 60% Iron Man 60% Superman 55% Spider-Man 55% Hulk 45% Catwoman 40%

You are a beautiful princess with great strength of character.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Cash is MONEY!

That is all.

Finally Baseball is HERE!

So the Red Sox had a clinic with some young baseball players today.

Is this a Manny in the making??

Is this a young Josh asking for the secrets from Wally?

Well Well WELL....looks like Steve the ferret has some competition in the title of Stuffed Mascot World Traveler.

Oki is saying "Can we take them back to the farm and train them for later?"

Baseball is Tomorrow Morning at 6am...in Tokyo. IN TOKYO you heard me.

Who cares at this point? The Cask and Game On will be open at 5:30am....YEP you read right!! And I will have friends at Both of these places. Tru and Brenda will be at the game behind homeplate...while I think Cyn and Kelly will be at Game On to watch the game. Are they nuts??? YEP but hell so am I...I'll be sitting on my couch watching baseball Opening Day at 6am....but hey guess what??

Baseball is TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happi Easter!!

Isn't this where we left off from with J.D.???? For all those naysayers who said it wasn't gonna happen last year when J.D. came up to bat. For those fans who groaned at Lil Woodrow's across from me...YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!....and I yelled back "BELIEVE!!!!!" You shook your head up and down forcing a smile....yelling with me..."Come ON J.D.!!" And BAMMMMM .... Magic Stick took that little ball out of the park bringing Home Salami to the boys for a feast!!!

Imagine being at this game....J.D. comes to bat....are you thinking the same Thing??? you BETTAH NOT!! I'd say those Happi Coats rubbed off some good fortune to our boys and to J.D. .... or could be This is our NEW J.D. for 2008. I'm shooting for the latter.

We won ton 9-2!!! What a way to wake up on a Sunday morning!!

Happi Easter Ya'll!!

Beckett: Home Alone

So Beckett's isn't going to Japan: It's Official. Alot of skepticals are worried about Josh's back...but I'm not. I think this is all a labor of love that he is giving to Lester. Wake gave Lester his chance to be a hero in the World Series last year....Beckett is giving Lester Japan Stardom. Besides....Josh just isn't a sushi guy...he's more of a meat and potatoes man...hell Beckett is more of a Meat period man. I'm sitting thinking of all the things Beckett is going to do while his buddies are all over in sushi-land while he's still here state side.....

1. Practice how many beers cans he can shoot with one shot.

2. Measure the string out of the baseballs.

3. Call up Bill to see if he wants to compare the effects of drinking too much and smoking too much.

4. Stretching and icing his back.

5. Order up Personal Massages.

6. Mounting his kills from 2007.

7. Practicing Post Pressers in front of the mirror.

8. Pitching to Mirabelli.

9. Reading Manny's suggested book: The Secret; and

Finally

10. Taking dance lessons from the Dropkick Murphys so he can out dance Papelbon in October.

What do YOU think Beckett will be doing??

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Wishing you all a Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow. Good Luck to the Red Sox as they are finishing up Spring Training and heading into the regular baseball season.

Client #9

Men, Women, Cheaters, Wandering Eyes....all you listen up. You finally have an excuse to do what Spitzer did: It's an innate and according an article

"Psychologist Christopher Ryan, author of "Sex in Prehistory," says the desire for sex with more than one person has always been there - for leaders and followers alike. "The desire is not a function of status or power - it's a question of availability."

NO SHIT. Translation: We all got needs...sexual needs...we're horny sometimes. We have all this pent-up sexual energy....we gotta do something with it. I mean even Shelley Duncan and Jonny Gomes figured out what to do with it.

another bit from the article:

"Some alpha males do whatever they want for their own purposes but others can be very loyal." Alpha males often have excess sexual energy, but instead of cheating or visiting high-priced call girls, she said, many channel it into other pursuits. "Some people create things - or do things for the public good."

It's called: Restraint, Loyalty to partners, Discipline....in other words, instead of sleeping with call girls they work on awesome charity boards helping out causes for those who can't help themselves! I would add a picture of an alpha male doing charity work but I didn't want to sully their name with Spitzer's.

But still as the article puzzles, why did Spitzer and many other powerful men who could "get" any woman they wanted because of who or what they are....PAY a call girl??? Well for starters, I can say they want the risk, the unknown, someone who's willing to do the fantasy role, play nurse or school girl, or as psychologist David Buss of UT stated "Men such as those in Spitzer's position do not so much pay for women to have sex with them; they pay for women to go away AFTER having sex with them,".

hmmmmm REALLY???!!! And like my fellow blogger Muse would say: That Shit Ain't Right!"

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

That my friend is Candaon. I'm still not sure what he was trying to do that day in Baltimore....the lady at the door is BB's wife, Debbie, and she's holding Steve. The crew on the outside got locked out as most of them are smokers and were taking their break.....but I digress.

Today is Candaon's birthday so of course I had to find the silliest picture of him to post. I hope your day is awesome today and you're having the time of your life. Life is short.....don't short yourself.....or come out on the short end......see a theme here? :)

Seriously, I appreciate your friendship and I can't wait till we all hang out in May!!!!!!! Wooo HOOOOO!

I WANT!

So apparently with Volvo being the team's official car and all, they decide to make a special edition for the Red Sox. The C30 two door hatchback is the model they've selected in Passion Red. The sticker price? $29,465.00. Not bad eh? Kicker is they are only making 107 of them. Not sure what the 107 number signifies but they are going to sell 106 of them beginning March 12th at New England Volver dealerships. Number 107 will be held for a fund-raising charity event for the Red Sox Foundation. Out of the Boston Globe is a description of the car:

"The special edition Volvo C30 has customized outside molding and trim, plus fog lights, heated front seats, a blue-face instrument cluster, leather-wrapped steering wheel with aluminum inlays, sport pedals, sport shifter, soft load cover, cruise control, and a Dynaudio sound system with Sirius satellite radio. It also has a small Red Sox logo badge on each front fender, special floor mats embossed with a Sox "B," and a large transparent Sox logo decal in the rear window.
The car is powered by a turbocharged T5 5-cylinder engine that produces 227-horsepower and 236 lb.-ft. of torque. A five-speed automatic Geartronic transmission is standard."

I have a few friends up there who WOULD LOVE THIS....EVEN IF THEY DON'T DRIVE.

Light on their Feet

Ladies and Gentlemen: Your CLOSER of the Boston Red Sox.

Your 2008 World Series Most Valuable Player AND Golden Paddle Winner

and Last but not least...the 2008 American League Rookie of the Year.

And here we all have been thinking Manny was the one out in leftfield. All pictures taken by Brita Meng Outzen at a function benefitting Mike Lowell's charity.

Happy Texas Independence Day!

A moment from baseball if you will. Today is when a group of men met on Washington on the Brazos (The Convention of 1836) and voted that Texas would declare it's independence from Mexico. A delagate by the name of Richard Ellis (sad to say no relation to me, purely coincidence) from Red River was voted President of the convention. The document was signed by all March 2, 19836. That doesn't mean independence happened that day for what many of you may not realize is the famous battle at The Alamo ended on March 6th AFTER Independence was declared. The battle began on February 23rd....a 13 day seige by the Mexicans who surrounded The Alamo, a mission. This battle involved 189 Texans and 1600 Mexicans....now you may understand why this battle was SO ingrained into our minds with the everloving cry by men who fought at the San Jacinto battle "Remember The Alamo". All but a few slaves, women and children were murdered at that seige. Yes, I say murdered because of that slightly unbalanced odds of men against men.

Above is a flag that was created by two women, YES women, when Mexico had sent men to retrieve a cannon that was lent to the town of Gonzales by Mexico. A group of armed Texans formed surprising the mexicans....the mexicans withdrew....and they kept the cannon.

The first flag established by a band of men led by John Scott said exactly what Texans wanted:

It wasn't until September 5th of that year that Texas elected a President. From 1836-1845, Texas was it's own country within the United States.

Novelist John Steinbeck perhaps said it best:
Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word.

So you see, loyalty and pride to be a part of something great was already instilled in me when I came upon The Red Sox Nation. When I believe in something and it's important to me, I stand by it....no matter who or what they say about it. So thanks Becks for remembering a day that is very important to me. And I hope each year when March 2nd rolls around, you remember Texas and you remember what it stands for....loyalty and independence. And as Paul Harvey would say....NOW you know the REST of the Story.

Paps being Manny?

NO, you are not seeing things. That IS Jonathan Papelbon wearing Manny's jersey. It seems Paps forgot his jersey. NOW tell me...how do you get ready for a game in your clubhouse, get in a bus to head to the other park, get out and THEN realize you do NOT have YOUR jersey?? So I'm just waiting for Paps to start growing dreds. I was sorta expecting to see baggy pants on Paps...but I think Papelbon is alittle taller. Game 2 today ended in a win. Lester on the mound. The boys return to our park tomorrow to end the weekend. I have several friends who are there this weekend. I WAS supposed to be there but work was too hectic to get away from it. I'm sure I'll hear all the great stories and see awesome pictures especially from Kelly. Steve is making his rounds and I can't wait to see who/where he's all been.

Tito Rocks!!!

Tito has brought us 2 World Series Titles in the last 4 seasons. He spits and chews. He's a player's manager. He backs up his guys and acts like a proud papa. There's one other reason I'm glad he's back....for scenes like these. Above is Tito getting thrown out of a game this past July at Fenway. The following are pics that occurred AFTER he got thrown out....Tito does NOT go quietly into the night apparently :) I attended over a dozen Red Sox games last year....two of them Tito managed to get thrown out. I like those odds.


I'm not sure what he was telling the Ump after he got thrown out...perhaps "your dick is this little"

Again...Tito jawing at the Ump who threw him out

I'm imagining Tito saying "Your lips are moving yet all I hear is Blah Blah Blah"

Manny's in Da House!!!!!!!!!

So Manny shows up ON TIME this year....and the media can't stand it cos this means there's no MANNYDRAMA to write about....SO of course they hang their hat on Manny's fashion sense and try to read between the lines of his minimal interview about whether or not he's going to pursue a extension on his contract. Can we ALL just BE HAPPY that Manny is IN TOWN on TIME???

Rock Paper Sissors

It appears the Red Sox are trying out a new method for selecting it's 5th pitcher. Tomorrow the rest of the team are supposed to report although Youk and Pedie already showed up earlier in the week while today Tiz, Jacoby and Lowell showed up for practice as well. The Big Question remains....Will he or Will he not be on time? You all know who I'm talking about....I'm betting he'll drive up sporting some new 'do with his tight clothing to cover his newly ripped body he's been working on all off-season and sporting that famous smile we all know and love. And as they say on The Price is Right...

Manny Ramirez............Come ON DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beckett: I Ab Ready!

See....what'd I tell ya? Josh ain't worried about a thing. He's here to play ball. hard ball. fast ball. curve ball. sliders. nasty wicked ball. Smiling....shooting the peace sign....and doing alittle stretching it seems. By the way....that belly on Beckett just don't look that big. What has ALL the fuss been about? Spring training is began....the first game on the 28th has yet to be played. Beckett is pitching....and 2008 begins.

The Boys Are Back In Town!!!!!!

So Spring Training is HERE...Pitchers and Catchers Reported all on time and here is alittle review of what to expect. New Hair-Do's and Hats?

CardioBellyBusting Exercising

Reconnecting with old pals

and doing what our Pitchers do best.....Pitching.

and last but not least.....AIRPLANNNNNNNGGGGG!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beckett Arrives in Ft. Myers. He appears sullen or is it wistful? Jim Davis photo above with his or someone's caption "Not exactly a laugh a minute guy"....no shit Jim or random intern. We already got our "laugh a minute guy"


This is what I'm waiting on Beckett for


So let him do more of this so he can do more of what he did last year for us such as the playoff season: 30 playoff innings: allowed just four runs, 35 strike outs, & only walking 2. Let's just leave the jokestering to Paps and the Post-Pressers to Beckett.
**Josh shown practicing his "Kicking Ass" techniques

Red Sox vs Astros

Tomorrow morning I get to join the other Lotto winners to buy tickets to the Red Sox vs Astros series. I just hope I can snag 4 good seats. Now I have to figure out the best strategy of whether to purchase 4 singles or 2 doubles...1 game or two games?? So many ways to do this. And then to make sure I do NOT get the nosebleed section. Woo HOOOO! At least I know I have the chance to have a ticket for each game. Wish me Luck.

Truck Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only the dyed hard in the wool fans get this picture. When the last baseball game is played in either September or in October, if we make the play-offs, we wait for Truck Day....the day all the Red Sox gear is packed carefully and sent on it's way to Ft. Myers, Florida in well Trucks. :)

I often wonder what the driver of the truck feels...to know he is carrying precious cargo to our boys. I have two friends at Truck Day, Cyn and Kelly, and I know when they return we'll get current pictures from them. But until then...I snatched a youtube rendition from last year of Truck Day. Enjoy and it won't be long till we see BASEBALL!!!

Being Sick Sucks

Coughing and hacking are not a pretty sight when you're trying to work professionally or just go to the store for that matter. After a good party on Mardi Gras, I awoke with someone on my chest....well it FELT like someone was on my chest cos I couldn't breathe and I was coughing up my lungs. Since I was in my other city I work in I kept trying to figure out what was wrong. On day three, this morning, I awoke with an earache as well. I call my other office to get the phone number of the clinic in my other city and talk about how the Dr BETTER give me some Antibiotics!!

SOoooooo I call the 24 hr clinic in the other small city I work in as I was on my way there. I get there and waited at least 45 minutes while filling out paperwork then being moved to another room. So Dr. Lady comes in...listens to me breathing...front and back...I coughed NO not like that....talked about all my symptoms...and without running a blood test...it was determined I had acute bronchitis.

"Well" I said, "Ive had it numerous times". She begins her discussion about how many people have come in with this blahblah blah blahblahblah and they are adamant about getting Antibiotics (I have no idea WHO she is referring to)...long story short. I didn't get Anti biotics. ::angry face::

She gives me this nice brochure explaining Acute Bronchitis..."what part of I HAD this NUMEROUS times did she not hear?" Anyway...so she tells me that this is a viral infection and antibiotics do NOT work on them. I look stunned...so I ask "What does then?" "Time" she says.

TIME? time?? T I M E???? "oh and it'll take about 7-14 days to get it out of your system" Again I look stunned. I know my previous doctors when I was younger gave me MEDS when i had this. She writes down an over the counter med and advises to get it and take it daily. So I ask a what i thought was a rhetorical question "its not contagious then?" She smiles and says "oh yes it is." again I'm stunned....

She then asks "Do you smoke?" I wanted to say "Only on the SG Board" but I was afraid she'd put me on the 5th floor so I just said "no". So now I sit on my couch after taking the over the counter meds...typing this...posting on SG...and hoping its just freezing cold the next week so I'm not upset about not being able to get out.

Lesson? I don't think there is one. I just know that I'm blaming that coach I met Mardi Gras night for me getting sick. Where's becks? I need that smoke.

B is for Baseball

Yah so I see I'm missing a few letters...but hey I thought it was cute and makes me smile to see anything can be made about baseball.

Pitchers and Catchers

report in 10 days

Rejoining old friends

to get partying out of the way.

Position Players will be in full form

with Da Manny leading the way.

New members welcomed

with open arms.

Fans waiting by fences

to get a glimpse of

the 2007 World Series Champions.

Baseball Now Please

**courtesy of ballparkreviews**

A sight I am going to miss this year in person.....I'm trying to not be sad, but it's really hard. Today the SuperBowl is going to determine if the Pats take it all....and I mean Take It ALL! If they win today, it will be a perfect season. And by perfect, I mean absolutely NO Losses!!! But more about baseball....I'll miss the games, the park, but more importantly the fun that I have when I go to Ft. Myers with all the good friends I've met on line. So ya have fun, takes lots of pics and make sure to tell Josh that I'll see him in May and not to be too sad that his favorite wannabe beer-drinking buddy won't be there.

::slips off to weep::

Labels Are For Jars

Welcome to Boston Sean!!! (pic courtesy of BostonDirtDogs) While many are salivating at the thought of having yet another great 1st basemen or enjoying our new eye-candy or even the man-hugs that friendly Sean is apt to bring with his "most friendliest' rep in the MLB and nickname "the mayor"....I thought I would focus on something that is apparently near and dear to Sean's heart: His Charity Work: Labels Are For Jars. Years back, Sean was having a conversation with a friend of his, Rev. Paul O'Brien, and O'Brien's roommate while in college, another O'Brien: Conan...you may know who he is :) Anyway....Sean had met Paul years back through a mutal friend and I believe he married Sean and his wife as well as baptizing his children. Back to the conversation...they discussed opening up a soup kitchen in Lawrence. Lawrence is one of the poorest cities in Massachusetts and in the U.S.. The Cor Unum Meal Center is where it all takes place. Another way to raise money and awareness for such a great cause....Labels are for Jars charity was created. Please visit their site and see how you can make a difference if you so choose. These shirts are some of the examples of people who we give labels to but who are needing to be fed each and every day. Let's welcome Sean into our sweet home of Fenway by showing our support of his favorite cause....and how cool will it to be living near it now?

Apparently the link to Labels are for Jars is disabled today. It worked just fine up till this morning as I was going to order off of it....so not sure what is going on. But at least you can get the jest of the t-shirt by seeing the one Sean is wearing. They have labels on the shirts such as homeless, hungry, mentally ill, minority, etc.

On the back of the t-shirts it also has the name of the organization: Labels Are For Jars. They come packaged within a plastic jar topped with a lid that has a coin slot in it. The point is to use the jar to raise money for the cause....then send in the jar to the charity. Hundreds of jars have been sent in from across the U.S. raising monies for this charity.