- Curt Schilling in the bullpen is a bad idea. I might be wrong here, I am certainly not the expert, but a guy like that is a starter through and through. He needs to pitch, have 4 or so days off, then pitch again. Having him warm up, maybe go in, not go in, three days out of 4, throw 30 pitches after a brief warm-up. Not sure that is what he needs to rehab and get back into the rotation. But what do I care, let the train wreck continue.
- Keith Foulke. Oh Keith, you make me so happy. I swear this guy is exactly what I needed considering how bad the Yankees have been doing. He is awful. I know he had 4 saves in the World Series last year, but it’s about what can you do for me now. I pray for a close game just so they have to use him. And trust me, Francona is the type to use him day after day while the ship’s propellers disappear under the surface. And that Johnny from Burger King comment could not have come at a better time. For the most part Red Sox Nation has had nothing to complain about this year. And if you know this place, complaining is part of their inner workings, right there with the liver that is soiled from alcohol, the heart that is black with hatred of the Yankees, and the lungs that are filled with smoke from playing Keno at Virgies and drinking 2 dollar buds. So when Keith mouthed off the fans and media smelled blood. I know what he was trying to do. It’s when I refer to the average Sox fan as a drunk third grade education level toll booth collector from Revere. I know that most Sox fans are fairly educated, nice, often drunk that part is true, but overall good…well…okay… people. So Foulke tried to come up with a word for your common Red Sox fan and knowing that working at Burger King was probably a step up for most, chose that. Bad decision. Like a pack of wild animals that spotted a wounded antelope, they attacked. Now he is “hurt” and has to go on the DL. Whatever, he was terrible and they are back to closer by committee. That’s another thing. It’s not “bullpen” by committee, which all bullpens are. It’s “closer” by committee.
- The Yankees are hitting their stride. I know we are not out of the woods yet, but if I were other AL East teams, I would be scared. Things might change, again, I am not the expert, but there is too much talent there to skid for the entire 6 month season.
- Baltimore is finally showing their true colors. Did anyone really think they would stick around with their pitching and Sammy Sosa stinking up the place. They will soon move to third place, where they belong.
- ESPN had a great piece on Jason Giambi the other day. As we all know he did steroids. But steroids do not help with seeing the ball and swinging at terrible pitches, like Giambi was doing. Now that he has had his fair share of swings, he is starting to connect. And under all those steroid built muscles, there is some raw power that we are starting to see. He is still a joke at what the Yanks paid him, but finally we have some power back from him.
- Two weeks ago when the news said Manny Ramirez hit his 19th grand slam I thought it was a mistake. Then this past week when he hit his 20th, that is TWENTY, I was shocked. Underneath that strange and goofy behavior is one of the best hitters of my generation. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame just on how many grand slams he hit. I can’t wait to see him in a Yankee uniform.
- George Steinbrenner, Brian Cashman, please end the pain and get rid of Tony Womack. Take him out behind the tool shed and end the misery. Enough already. Sure, he steals a lot of bases, but what he is lacks in power he makes up for in a low batting average. Get rid of him. The only redeeming quality in Tony is that my wife went to college with him. I still remember after the Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series, on national television right before an interview he was hugging a woman and the announcers asked if that was his mother and Tony said “No, that’s my wife.” I still laugh every time I think about that.
- Clement and Timlin deserved to be in the all star game. Especially Timlin. Shame on Francona for using his right as the AL manager to get them in somehow.
- I know it’s too early to tell, but seeing Randy Johnson pitch lights-out on short rest made me cry. Please please please if one wish can come true, make him the dominant pitcher we bought last winter. I say “we” like I have anything to do with the Yankees, other than run a site dedicated to hating the Red Sox.
- For some reason I like reading Terry Francona’s comments in the paper but hate listening to him during an interview. He says very direct and honest things but he comes across as such a goober.
- Oh Johnny Damon, I hate you so. The hair bugs me, the beard bugs me, the self imposed nicknames bug me. Now you drive the hatred spike even deeper by mouthing off about your manager. What’s up Damon? So you don’t think Schilling should be a closer. Neither do I. The difference is that you are a stud center fielder on one of the most popular baseball teams in the world. I come in a far second for most admired parent in my own house. SHUT IT!!
- Why didn’t a supposed locker room fist fight between Jeter and Arod get more air time? This is the type of thing that should have been splashed on every sports news desk in the country. I think I heard about it from two cab drivers making small talk while waiting at Laguardia. And trust me, I follow sports more closely than my own child’s development.
- Losing a close game after 6 innings because of a rain delay sucks. Glad to see it happened to fatboy Wells though. But still, that sucks. If they played innings 7, 8 and 9, something tells me they would have come back and won. It was only 2 runs they were down. Hey Sox fans, keep thinking about that when you don’t make the playoffs by 1 game.
- Is there a little scarf-gate going on in the Sox locker room? Why wasn’t I told about this when it happened? I had to find out from the washer women at the hair salon. I guess Schonda Schilling and Johnny Damon’s sweet ticket don’t like each other. Something about last fall Mrs. Schilling made scarves for the players significant others, in Veritek’s case his name is Ben, to wear during the playoffs. After a thumping by the Yankees in game 3 Mrs. Damon came in without her scarf on. Shonda Schilling supposedly said that if she had it on maybe little Johnny would not have been 0 for 16 at which point Mrs. Damon opened up a can of old fashioned vanilla flavored whip-ass and went after the old lady. They went fist-a-cuffs and never liked each other since. Just a rumor, but my sources say it’s true. Oh sweet glory of Heaven I would love to get a tape of that little party. Not enough money in the world could keep me from watching it.
- Why doesn’t Mike Adams get more airtime? He is one of the most entertaining guys on the radio and he gets mop up duty on WEEI. Did he piss off someone at some point? His story about his pet monkey was the funniest thing I have heard on WEEI since I moved here.