My predictions: A human pinball game, humidor or no. (Watch out for multi-ball!!)Papi hits 2 homers, makes 3 errors.Manny goes yardLowell: 3 doublesTacoby Shellsbury scores from 1st on a dropped pop-up.Daisuke gone by the 4th inning; … [Read more...]
Game 2 Open Thread
Hey btw, David was on NECN tonight, with David Bernstein of the Phoenix and Jennifer Donahue of St. Anselm's in NH. Fun stuff.Do we finally get to Jimenez in the 4th?Stretch time: Boyz II Men ... needed a better tuning fork. Show 'em how … [Read more...]
Game 1 OPEN THREAD!
Beckett's got his mean on early ...Uh ... Rockies pitching goes "kaboom." I was kind of hoping for a real game ...Seventh inning stretch ... here are some anagrams for "Blue Mass. Group": (thanks Dave)Pablums RoguesPabulums OgresLame … [Read more...]
Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones and a Couple of Other Rants
I hate to break it to you Marie, but every Election Day, my right to free expression is being infringed upon by state law. There is a 150 foot buffer zone between political sign holders and the entrance to the polling station.So Marie, if I … [Read more...]
Game 5 Open Thread
Up-against-it mojo:Hendu, game 5, 1986: Dave Roberts, 2004: Juuuuuust made it. … [Read more...]
Back to back to back!! [Red Sox open thread]
Wow. Youkilis, Ortiz, and Ramirez. What was looking like a 7-0 blowout is suddenly a 7-3 game [update: not so much. *sigh*]. Apparently that's the first time any team has hit 3 home runs in a row in LCS play. … [Read more...]
Rudy – the Smoking Gun of all time
...though the story on the Long Island newspaper Newsday is no longer available on-line, this blog does have some of the elements. It's when Rudy played in the Garden City South Little League that this can now be revealed.......I recall … [Read more...]
Romney Spokesman is Yankees fan
PS: This is of course is tounge-in-cheek and a non-story, but it appears it's silly season already. At least we know Kevin Madden knows how to pick a big loser. … [Read more...]
You want a piece of me?
In case you haven't caught the video of the Great Pizza Brawl at the Sox game yesterday, here ya go:Choice quote: A few rows away, Madore and buddy Danny Kelly beamed. It turns out Sole had given them grief about having a large pizza in the … [Read more...]
Red Sox Strike Out On Minority Hiring
Answer: One, a lawyer who was hired in 1988. Almost 15 years before new ownership. Question: of the 29 people listed as major league personel and medical staff, how many are african americans. answer: one, "an assistant eqiupment … [Read more...]