5 foot WHAT?????

So today I check out the active roster on redsox.com (copied below ) to see what changes have been made.
I read somewhere that Kyle Snyder was sent down.... well I'm a bit out of the loop lately with the wife in the Hospital and all....

So I'm looking at the heights listed and man , the team is tall!!! Everyone is 6 foot or more EXCEPT for the Mighty Mite...he is listed at 5 foot 9 inches. (Becket is the tallest at 6 foot 5 )

Is that right?

Dont really care how tall he is. He is a great player and has all ready earned him self a spot in every member of RSN's hearts!

Lot of talk he was 5 foot 4...... wonder what it is.

Maybe one of the bloggers who live in Boston can clue us transplanted ( and HOT ) southern folk to whats what.

After all inquiring minds want to know!

OH. And Kyle Snyder?
As of the 7th Snyder was designated for assignment.

Wonder what will happen to him??

Active Roster
	Pitchers	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	53 David Aardsma	R/R	6-4	205	12/27/81
	19 Josh Beckett	R/R	6-5	220	05/15/80
	61 Clay Buchholz	L/R	6-3	190	08/14/84
	30 Bryan Corey	R/R	6-0	175	10/21/73
	17 Manny Delcarmen	R/R	6-2	205	02/16/82
	31 Jon Lester	L/L	6-2	190	01/07/84
	48 Javier Lopez	L/L	6-4	220	07/11/77
	18 Daisuke Matsuzaka	R/R	6-0	185	09/13/80
	37 Hideki Okajima	L/L	6-1	195	12/25/75
	58 Jonathan Papelbon	R/R	6-4	225	11/23/80
	51 Julian Tavarez	L/R	6-2	195	05/22/73
	49 Tim Wakefield	R/R	6-2	210	08/02/66
	Catchers	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	36 Kevin Cash	R/R	6-0	200	12/06/77
	33 Jason Varitek	S/R	6-2	230	04/11/72
	Infielders	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	22 Sean Casey	L/R	6-4	230	07/02/74
	13 Alex Cora	L/R	6-0	200	10/18/75
	25 Mike Lowell	R/R	6-3	210	02/24/74
	23 Julio Lugo	R/R	6-1	175	11/16/75
	15 Dustin Pedroia	R/R	5-9	180	08/17/83
	20 Kevin Youkilis	R/R	6-1	220	03/15/79
	Outfielders	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	10 Coco Crisp	S/R	6-0	180	11/01/79
	7 J.D. Drew	L/R	6-1	200	11/20/75
	46 Jacoby Ellsbury	L/L	6-1	185	09/11/83
	24 Manny Ramirez	R/R	6-0	200	05/30/72
	Designated Hitters	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB
	34 David Ortiz	L/L	6-4	230	11/18/75

Ball???? What ball???? OH THAT BALL!!!!!

See that guy in the picture above, to the left??

The one jumping up and down???
( Not Rent-a-wreck )

Thats Doug Mientkiewicz.

He is the guy that Red Sox pitcher Keith Foulke tossed the ball to make the final out of the 2004 World Series.

Well he was a ...cough cough...a Yankee ..cough..cough.... last year..

Yesterday he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates so he is no longer a member of the EE~~~ and that is a good thing.

He will be fighting for a position in the Majors with Pittsburgh. If he does not strut his stuff in Spring Training he will be shipped off to the Minors.

He was out for half of the 2007 season with the Yankees due to a minor collision with Mike Lowell at 1st base on the June 2nd game.... oh well ...thats what happens when you go play for the Yankees!!!!
( Heaven be praise that Mikey was un-harmed during the mishap)
And I might add that the accident happened because of a lousy throw to first from Jeter!!!
The wild throw caused Doug to enter the field of play on Lowell and Lowell had no time to alter course thus smacking his pal in the head with his thigh!!!
Dougies head snapped and a few other things snapped and he was driven off the field in the crash cart!!

So Dougie...hope thing pan out for you and you make a lot of PIRATE BOOTY!!!

IF you remember that Doug kind of kept that final out ball and would like to read a funny article about it well click HERE!!!

What is this man thinking?

Photo borrowed from Amalie Benjamin Globe Staff


Perhaps he's thinkin' ' Man....3 MILLION bucks ..for one year!!! And next year....even BIGGER bucks...like.. 6-8 MILLION!!!!!!!!! ..Yea..thats the ticket !!!!!! '

And he's thinkin' .. ' I'm in the money...I'm in the money!!!! '


And good for him.

He has earned it.

After bustin' his butt last year at first and winning a Golden Glove for a mere $424,500.00.

I am glad to see him back.

Just think how boring it would be with out him......

1) The spectacular plays at first where he gets the out even on balls thrown to him which were way of course.... I remember a few space balls thrown by Lugo which Youk stopped from flying into the stands and ...God forbid I say this..a couple from Lowell!!! ( Yes, I love Mikey, but he is human after all!!)

2) Watching all that sweat pouring from his helmet..even when it 60 degrees out.

3) Watching him shoot dirty looks to the Ump on questionable balls....

4) Watching him slam his helmet down when called out by said umpire on a questionable strike...

5) Seeing him cuss up a storm when he is ticked.

6) Watching him go after a pitcher crazy enough to throw a ball inside a bit too much........like flying over his hunched up back too much!!!!!

Youk and the Sox finally signed the contract on the 10th of Feb. Geesh it took a while.

I was surprised to see only a 1 year deal but thinking about it he has the chance this way to earn a ton of coin down the road..... heck even Lugo made 8.25 Million last year.......can you believe that??? Playing like he did (Lugo) and making that much money???? Cripes!!! There is only about 3 and a half years difference between them.... Maybe Lugo should give Youk 50 Grand for every bad throw he heaves at 1st and Youk saves from hitting some poor fan behind first.... It could be called....a Performance Penalty ( and for Youk..a Performance Bonus).

Well any way...CHEERS and HATS OFF to you, Youk!!!! You started out as a 3 baseman and have found Heaven and Earth in the RSN as a First baseman!

May this contract be just the first of many with the Red Sox!!!!

YYYYOOOOOOUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deal is Sealed: Our Boys are Safe!!

A collective sigh of relief rippled through the RSN tonight when it was announced that the deal between Johan Santana and the Mets has become official.

Johan only has to pass a physical on Saturday.

His deal has given him a six year extension to his existing contract which will be $137.5 Million plus a $7 Million signing bonus on his 2008 salary. So he gets a tad over $150.7 over seven years which is about $22Million per year.......

The Mets fans must be in 7th heaven this evening with a team that is a sure WS contender.

We in the RSN can sleep well tonight knowing our boys (Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Maserson , Jed Lowrie and possibly Coco Crisp and Julio Lugo) are safe and sound in the RED SOX Crib!!!

LUGO goes to the Mets!!!

Well, had some of you Lugo haters going for a second!!

No its not Julio Lugo but his little brother Ruddy!

He was snatched up for the Athletics on Wednesday.

This plucky right-handed reliever finished 6-0 with a 5.40 ERA in time split between the A's and Rays during the 2007 season.

With the addition of Santana the Mets are poised to be a pitching powerhouse in the 2008 season.

Anyone remember when the 2 bro's were on the Rays together???
How about in 2007 when the Red Sox and the Athletics played and both brothers were the field....nothing like being in the batters box , having your little brother pitch to you while you are hoping he has forgiven you all the boyhood pranks you played on him........if I was Ruddy I'd be thinkin' BEANBALL!!!

Johan Santana goes to the Mets..Maybe

Tuesday Jan. 29th the Twins have come to an agreement that will have two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana go to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra.

Maybe...

Mr. Santana does have a no-trade clause with his contract with the Mets. He has until 5pm on Friday Feb. 1th to nix the deal.

So now that the Mets have ,to me, surprisingly satisfied the Twins front office. They now have to convey some numbers to Mr Santana which will make him happy. Few doubt the the contract will be below the $1oo million mark.

Do I want to see Santana go anywhere other that the Red Sox?
Well I would be a fool to say yes.
But we do have an Alpha Pitcher on staff right now, Mr. Beckett.
One thing for sure Mr. Santana is also an Alpha Pitcher also.
You put two Alpha males in a pen together and you know that they will have to prove which on is the higher Alpha.
They both are very aggressive in their game and are outstanding athletes.
So in a sense I would not like Mr. Santana to join the Sox.
I see disaster down the road.
Yes I know some of you are saying ...oh, their both professionals.. they will work together..... well they are human too and the human beast always wins out.
Just look at Jeter and A-rod.
They jockeyed for dominance and now do not like each other and that in its self caused strife in the clubhouse and the other players will take sides and poof.... a crappy 2007 season for the Yankees. They lost an edge and I do not wish that for our Sox.

Plus I would hate to see our young players and even Coco traded for Santana.
Some say that young Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury were just flashes in the pan last year.. well I would like to see them repeat here on our turf and not in Minnesota.

As long as the Yankees do not get him all will be right in the world.

Tickets Tickets My Kingdom for some Tickets

Well as most of you know single game tickets went on sale today. And a large percentage of you had the same results as I.

I got BUPKISS!!

I entered the 'system' promptly at 10am which was the starting time. That placed me in the virtual waiting room. It is a room of limbo..a step into the twilight zone..where your senses become numb from lack of interaction, lack of information and lack of effectiveness.
A button refreshes itself every 30 seconds and according to your position in line it decides to let you in or not....but another area on the page states it picks at random...so which one is it????

Exactly 2 hours and 23 minutes the screen finally changes allowing me to select a date , next I was able to pick location..Loge was the best available so I grabbed it. Then I picked the quantity, 2.....ok all is fine to this point. Shows the total..@ 186.00 for the two tickets.
I'm a couple of clicks away from nirvana at this point.
Then it asks if I would like another game. Heck sure I think to my self. So I click and bongo!!! I'm booted out..looking at my wallpaper and no tickets in sight.

Nirvana has just become Dantes Inferno!!!

Jump back into the virtual waiting room and well lets just say I never got back in finally giving up a 545 pm.
But while I was waiting the second time I decide to call the phone ordering system... after about 200 tries I finally get through. Of course the system is automated 100%. So I go through the list of required button pushing only to have the system tell me that due to the game almost being sold out it can not give me 2 lousy seats next to each other. SO I spend about 30 to 40 minutes trying other sections in other games in the time slot I needed and to no avail...even bleachers were separate seating......and then the systems says" encountered error 59..please call 555-555-5555 and tell the operator you had error 59...click....UGH!!!!!

All I can say is I was so upset and disappointed that I was ready to melt into a puddle of bubbling goo. I felt like I was 8 years old and being told that the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Santa Clause were all shams. I felt like a 10 year old who's best friend just told him that they were moving out of state. I felt like a kid who just got a puppy that only comes near you to pee on your foot. I felt worse than Charlie Brown after Lucy yanks the foot ball away as he is trying to kick it.

So much for the pilgrimage to Fenway this year as the so called lottery that is coming up for the Yankee games will be so impossible to get that you would have better luck winning the lottery.

Life sucks..then you die!!!

Flashback 6-2-2007

Last night I needed a major RED SOX fix!!!!

I felt that if I could not watch a game to satiate my urge that I would become Jack Nickleson In 'The Shining" !!! Instead of saying 'Here's Johnny' my words would be
'Where's Fenway!!!'

Staring at last years calender, June 2nd looked good! A home stand and a win sandwiched between 2 losses to the Yankers......

My feeble memory also jogged this date as being one game to cherish.. and my failing memory was correct.

The game saw the following:

1) Mikey endearing himself even further to the RSN....his football take down of Cano...... his 3 hits and 4 RBI's.... a homer off the top of the green monster
( by this time in the season a lot of people were jumping on the 'we love mike lowell' bandwagon )

2) Youk's hitting streak ending at 23 games....he walked a crazy 3 times this game!!! Talk about patience:>)

3) Tek's center field homer...and his overall excellent catching....enough said!!! We all know how great he is.

4) Okie-dokie and Paps shutting down the Yankers.. with Okie getting the win.....

5) Schill perform poorly..raising the question yet again about his age...ability and stamina.... which also had the RSN wondering the 3R's for his future....Retirement, Relocation or Remaining... We know which on it is now!

6) Pena continuing to play like he has some where else he would like to be... and he did!!!

7) The mighty Mite banging away at Second base and in the batters box!!!! Always fun to watch!

8) Papi being his fun loving self.... monkey shining behind Francona during Tito's in-game interview..and Tito lovingly stating that he was goin' to kick papi's ass!!! Now THAT was funny!!!

9) Coco flying like Superman in Center field and between the bases.

10) Manny being intentionally walked too many times. Listening to the moronic sportscasters harping on Manny for having a pack of sunflower seeds hanging out of his back pocket..... geesh what a bunch of losers.

11) Having to look at A-rods puss WAY to much.........

12) Mientkiewicz having a close encounter with Lowell's thigh. Good thing he was not hurt too much. ( even better that Lowell did not get hurt!!) Even if he is a Yanker now...he is still a great guy and has not turned into one of 'them' as Roger did.

13) Final score?? 6-11....yes!!!!

I could go on and on...but I won't.

Did I get my fix???? well kind of.... watching an old game lacks the tension of a live game...the anxiety is missing . It is fun to watch and relive key plays and like watching a favorite movie over again allows you to see things you missed the first time around.

Now we only have to wait till March 1st for the first Spring Training game...........is it March yet??????

Youk wins Gold Glove

November 6, 2007

Youk wins Gold Glove

By David Lefort, Boston.com Staff

Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox has been selected as the first baseman on the 2007 American League Gold Glove Team.

More to come

Schilling set to re-sign with Sox

Veteran right-hander reaches one-year deal for $8 million

By Mike Petraglia / MLB.com

ESPN.com reported on Tuesday that Schilling and the team have reached agreement on an $8 million base salary with an additional $2 million in incentives. The deal is pending a physical on the right-hander, who will turn 41 on Nov. 14.

Red Sox spokesman John Blake said the team had nothing to report.

Schilling, on his "38pitches" blog, said talks have been progressing.

"Talks with the Red Sox are moving," Schilling wrote. "[General manager] Theo [Epstein] and I have spoken multiple times daily over the past week and given the current situation I am feeling very confident that we will be able to finalize a 1 year contract to allow us a chance to finish our career as members of the Red Sox organization.

"There are some things to iron out and details that must be finalized for both sides but barring something unforseen [sic] or outrageously odd happening I feel very comfortable that I will finish my career here," he added.

Schilling underwent an MRI on his right shoulder on Tuesday as part of his physical, Boston.com reported. Schilling missed a month of this past season with right shoulder tendinitis.

Not often will I snag a complete article written by someone else..but today..well with this kind of good news I feel its justified.

I think its great that the game pieces on the 2008 team are starting to fall into place.

I am sure some feel that Curt should go and plenty that he will stay. Fact is he help lead us to our 2004 World Series win and was a help in the 2007 win.

Boston is now his home and it is right that, if he wants, he should finish his career here.

Here is a heart felt CONGRATULATION on being Re-signed to CURT that may be a bit premature.

NOW LETS SIGN MIKE LOWELL!!!

UPDATE!!!! Its a done deal!!!! Curt will be back next year !!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!

PSST....Wanna hear a joke or two????

On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Yankees fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Yankees fans. Wanting to impress their teacher, everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl. The teacher looks at the girl with surprise, "Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?" "Because I'm not a Yankees fan," she replied. The teacher, still shocked, asked, "Well, if you are not a Yankees fan, then who are you a fan of?" "I am a Red Sox fan, and proud of it," Janie replied. The teacher could not believe her ears. "Janie, why are you a Red Sox fan?" "Because my mom is a Red Sox fan and my dad is Red Sox fan, so I'm a Red Sox fan too!" "Well,” said the teacher in an obviously annoyed tone, "that is no reason for you to be a Red Sox fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mom was an idiot and your dad were a moron, what would you be then?" "Then," Janie smiled, "I'd be a Yankees fan."

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A family of New York Yankee fans headed out one Saturday to shop for the youngest boy's birthday. While in the sports shop the son picks up a Red Sox jersey and says to his older sister, "I've decided to become a Red Sox fan and I would like this Boston Red Sox jersey for my birthday." His big sister is outraged by this and promptly whacks him upside his head and says, "Go talk to mother." Off goes the little lad with the jersey in hand and finds his mother. "Mom?" "Yes, son?" "I've decided I'm going to be a Red Sox fan and I would like this jersey for my birthday." The mother is outraged at this, promptly whacks him around the head and says, "Go talk to your father!" Off he goes with the Red Sox jersey in hand and finds his father. "Dad?" "Yes, son?" "I've decided I'm going to be a Red Sox fan and I would like this jersey for my birthday." The father is outraged and promptly whacks his son in the back of his head and says, "No son of mine is ever going to be seen in THAT!" About half an hour later they're all back in the car and heading towards home. The father turns to his son and says "Son, I hope you've learned something today?" The son says, "Yes, Dad, I have." "Good! And what is it you learned?" The son replies, "I've only been a Red Sox fan for an hour and I already hate you Yankee bastards!"

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Four baseball fans - a Cubs fan, a Cardinals fan, a Red Sox fan, and a Yankees fan - are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The Cubs fan insists he is the most loyal. "This is for the Cubs!" he yells, and jumps off the side of the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Cardinals fan shouts, "This is for the Cardinals!" and throws himself off the mountain. The Red Sox fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells, "This is for everyone!" and pushes the Yankees fan off the mountain.

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A Red Sox fan liked to amuse himself by scaring every Yankees fan he saw strutting down the street in an obnoxious NY pinstripe shirt. He would swerve his van as if to hit them, then swerve back just missing them. One day while driving along, he saw a priest. He thought he would do a good deed, so he pulled over and asked the priest, "Where are you going, Father?" "I'm going to give Mass at St. Francis church, about two miles down the road," replied the priest. "Climb in, Father. I'll give you a lift!" The priest climbed into the passenger seat, and they continued down the road. Suddenly, the driver saw a Yankees fan walking down the road, and he instinctively swerved as if to hit him. But, as usual, he swerved back onto the road just in time. Even though he was certain that he had missed the guy, he still heard a loud THUD. Not knowing where the noise came from, he glanced in his mirrors but still didn't see anything. He then remembered the priest, and he turned to the priest and said, sorry Father, I almost hit that Yankees fan." "That's OK," replied the priest "I got him with the door."


Feel free to pass these jokes around!!!

A-ROD SIGNS WITH RED SOX!!!!!!

(Photo borrowed from theremyreport.com Thanks Jerry!!)
""""""New Flash......Boston Mass..... Orson Wells reporting>>>>
Today, October 31, 2007 Scott Boras and Alex Rodriguez along with the front office of the Boston Red Sox have announced a 10 year $250 million deal which will bring the much publicized 3rd base man to bean town.
A-ROD's decision to opt out of his Yankees contract led to a bidding war between clubs yet to be named.
All the details of the singing and incentive package is yet to be released.

Across Boston loyal Red Sox fans have been jumping off of bridges into the Charles River with a bus driver taking a fully loaded bus into the river at noon today. 42 people perished. 11 people have jumped off the Prudential building, 16 people have drown themselves in Boston Harbor and reports of traffic jams keep coming in as people seek to flee from Boston.
It is truly a grim day in Bean Town.... More to follow....
This is your reporter on the scene, Orson Wells, signing off......""""""""

OK FOLKS>>RELAX IT WAS JUST A HOAX.......we hope!!!!!! In the same fashion as Orson Well broad cast of 'The War Of the Worlds' way back on Oct. 30, 1938.

PLEASE NOTE>>>THIS WAS ALL FICTION!!!!! NO NEED TO PANIC!!!!
REMAIN CALM>>> ALL THIS WILL PASS!!!!!! we hope!!!

As all of RSN members wait with fingers cross on news that Mike Lowell has been re-signed.

WE DID IT!! 2007 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS THE BOSTON RED SOX!!!

(Photo borrowed from Boston.com...thanks guys!!)

WOW..... I really do not know where to start.
This team is AWESOME!! the front office is AWESOME!!!! Tito is AWESOME!!!


I am sure I speak for all of the long time RED SOX nation members ( mostly we fans of whom were members before the moniker was created!!) THANK YOU!!!
NO more curse...no more drought....no more head hanging....just the joy of being a Sox Fan!

What a post season. First a sweep of the red hot Angels. Then a 1-3 4 game comeback against the surging Indians..then the 4 game World Series sweep of the highly vaulted Rockies.

First thing that comes to mind is...WHAT WILL I DO NOW??? What will all of us do???
I have been so engrossed in the team this year, from attending Spring Training games to being glued to mlb.com for every game and then being glued to the TV for the post Season.

I'll have more free time but I know I will be busy analyzing the 2007 season and keeping an eagle eye for all the changes that may and will occur during the post season.

Will the Sox offer Mikey Lowell what he needs???? Will he bend a bit to stay at Fenway???

Will the Sox offer Shilling what he wants or needs to stay in Boston????

Will the Sox go after A-ROD now that he has split from the Yankers???
( Please note... I think it was a real shitty thing that that jackass agent of his Scott Boras leaked the info out so that it would overshadow the WS or at least be included in it....pure grandstanding from a guy who thinks only of his wallet and can give a hoot about the fans.)

Should the Sox have a brain fart and go after A-ROD he could play as a shortstop. Which was what he was before the Yankers soiled him. Sorry Lugo, I do like you but A-rod is a wee bit better....

Time will tell what will happen.
We have to trust the front office for so far their leadership has given us fan a WS twice in 4 years and thats not to shabby.
Also I swear never to second guess Tito again!!! For all the times we thought he was loosing his mind he proved to be correct...... so much for arm chair coaching!!!

So I hope to have more posts on our post season soon...thing are a bit nasty for me now....
I would like to say THANK YOU to the RED SOX for entering the post season and winning the World Series as this has given me somthing to look forward to and help me through a difficult time.

GO SOX!!! IN 2008!!!

PS>>>> when Gagne was spotted warming up in the bullpen during game 4 of the WS, did any one else soil their shorts with the thought of him coming to the mound????

It ani't over till its over....

Take a look at the picture I posted in the header.
At the top of the page.
The one showing Fenway all decked out for the ALCS.
I am so proud that out boys have made it so far.
I , like most of the RNS have spent many a day and night worried over the regular season that we would not get to this point.
We ended the regular season 2 games up on the Yankers.
We swept the Angles.
We took our Division Pennant.
Now we are down 1-3 to the ghastly tribe that has only one thing in mind...to hang the scalps of every Red Sox player from their tepee/lodge poles!!!
Tonight might be the closing song on our 2007 season, maybe it wont.
Lots of talk on blogs and web pages how our boys are choking, not trying, throwing in the towel.. the rants go on and on.
I KNOW they are trying their best.
Each game they go out and play to win.
I have faith and knowledge that each Red Sox player is giving 100% or more in and effort to win.
Tonight, Game 5 of the ALCS , the Master & Commander, Josh Beckett is back on the mound.
I wish him Godspeed.
When we win tonight, then its another game and it will be back in BEAN TOWN.
If we lose tonight, then it was a great year. A year with many Red Sox records and a great out look for 2008!!!
PS.........To Theo Epstein and John W. Henry!!! GIVE Michael Averett Lowell HIS CONTRACT NOW!!!!
GO SOX!!!!

Master & Commander

(Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin)
Game 1 ALDS 4-0 Sox over Angels.

Josh Beckett was near perfect.

He could have only topped this outing by pitching a no-hitter.

Not only was he a Master of his pitches, he Commanded them with pin point precision.
He knocked out 19 batters in a row after a leadoff single by Chone Figgins.

Of his 108 pitches last night, 83 were thrown for strikes, 24 batters either took or swung at a first-pitch strike.
8 Strike outs...ZERO walks......

He pitch 9 innings, going the distance... and gave us a short game, only 2 hours and 27 minutes.


For me , this game brought back memories of Luis Tiant with his shut out of the Reds way back in 1975's game 1 of the World Series. ( I truly bled red when we failed that year.) I remember listening to the games on WTIC while my Dad would drag me to the hardware store on weekends. No he's not a sports fan at all. Don't know where I get it from... the milkman maybe???

This was Beckett's 2nd consecutive shut out in post season and has now a total of 3 post season shut-outs. ( He pitched a complete game in game 6 of the 2003 World Series at Yankee Stadium to shut out the Yankees in a 2-0 win which also clinched the World Series for the Marlins).

Beckett had a bit of help on the defensive side with some great stops/catches from Crisp, Lowell and Ellsbury. Ellsbury made a spectacular sliding catch in the 9th at left field. Glad he was placed in left for Manny during the 9th. As I know Manny would have dived to catch the ball, I would hate to see him injured.
The Sox bats hit Lackey early with a 1 out homer in the 1st by Yuke. In the 3rd inning Yuke doubled just ahead of Papi's homer. Manny drew a walk, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch and reached home on a single by Lowell.

All in all a good night in Bean Town.

Dice-K on the mound Friday night at home at 8:30. Eat that sushi Dice and step up to the plate... time to earn some of the money!!!

No pre-game predictions for me.. I'm just going to sit back, watch the games and enjoy how our "boy's of summer" have become the "men of October".

Celebration Tonight?? YES!!!! HAPPY DANCE!!!!

Oh man.
What a night!!
First I miss the entire game except for the very last Twins out!!! Today is my daughters 13th birthday!! So we were celebrating at my parents house. I was watching a bit on my cell but that was just the score..
Thanks Sox!! You gave her a great birthday present!
The game......I can watch the replay on MLB.TV so I will not talk about that now.
After doing all the required Dad stuff after the 10 seconds of the Sox game I got to watch, I finally was able to watch the whole 10th inning of the MFY vs O's.
Chumpies loaded the bases and could not score.. Nice watching A-Rude standing on third with his mouth hanging open with no place to go!!
O's also load the bases with 1 out Millar comes up. I was hoping he would drive in a run. How poetic would that be?? I great ex red sox players nailing the lid on the coffin on the yankees.
Well Kevin tried but struck out...2 down up comes Melvin Mora ( Red Sox fans new hero) who lays down a bunt along 3rd base bring in Tike Redman.


I'm buying my 2007 American League East Champ Hat right now!!

I can not begin to tell you how thrilled I am!!

GO SOX!!!

Celebration Tonight?? NOPE!!!!

Ok Red Sox Nation.....
Put the champagne back in the fridge...stow the special Oktoberfest beer back in the cooler... we came up a bit short tonight.

Beckett has an off night and our bats did not sing well enough. Leaving the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth hurt a heck of a lot.
We really need to work on that LOB stuff one day!!

Does it matter... not really as we are in the playoffs!!!! That's what counts.
Sure I would have loved to see Beckett get number 21. But it was not meant to be.

Even Lowell was not hot tonight..

Tomorrow is another day and we will see our Sox rise up at Fenway and play the greatest game in the world!! Dice-K is going to serve up some wasabi coated sushi to the Twins !!! They will be to busy fanning their burning bung holes to swing the bats!!

Magic number is still at 2. Three games left at Fenway!! I can not think of a better place for our boys in their red socks to play!!

GO SOX!!!

Celebration Tonight??? Maybe!!

Will we be seeing this kind of celebrating tonight???
It's possible!!!

Going into tonights game our magic number is 2 for the Division Title.

If the Sox beat the Twins and the Yankees loose to the Rays we will have clinched the Eastern Division!!!

Pitching for the Sox tonight is Mr. Joshua Patrick Beckett 20-6 ERA 3.14.


Pitching for the Twins we have Boof Bonser
( with a name like that he gets no MR. ) 7-12 ERA 5.09.

Well not much of a match up there Boof's ERA for September with three games is a wopping 11.17!!!
Joshua Patrick's ERA for September with 4 games is a wee 2.25

OK...I bet the farm on Joshua Patrick tonight!!!

Looking at the MFY at the Rays.....

Pitching for the Yankers is Philip J. Hughes ( No Yankee player gets a MR. ) 4-3 ERA 4.80.
Pitching for the Rays is Mr. Scott Edward Kazmir ( Rays players get the MR. for scrappyness) 13-9 ERA 3.54.
Hughes ERA for September with 4 games is 3.18.
Kazmir ( who we Sox fans know all too well) whos Era for September is 2.16 with 4 games.
Kazmir faced the Yankers 3 times , 2 in April ( both losses ) and once in July for a win.
While Hughs has faced the Rays only once in August for the loss.

This matchup is on the fence for me. Kazmir's win was in July when the Yankers started their surge. So he might be able to shut them down if his control is spot-on. He did not win any games against the Sox.
Hughs was called up in August and has done a good job on the mound.

So Sox fans.. lets send positive vibes to the Rays so the Kazmir can get the ball dancing and the Ray's bats get so hot that they bust into flames with ball contact!!!

Also lets send good vibes to Lugo and hope his bat starts to sing ;>)

GO SOX!!!

Great Night in Boston

Wow..nice night in bean town. The Athletics are in town for two games.
Tonight we see Manny back in the line up!!!! HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE!! Also YOUK did a wee bit of batting . It was really good to see them back in the game. My nerves are a bit calmer now.
Weird event of the game was in the 7th A's pitcher Lenny DiNardo chose to intentionally walk Veratek to get to Ellsbury. Bad move for the A's ..God move for us!!! Ellsbury whacked in an RBI. I guess that the A's scouts have packed it up for the year?
Even Gagne did ok and pitched 2/3 of an inning and his buddy Paps came out to close down the 8th with a 1 pitch pop out.
Corey pitch in the ninth giving up 2 runs and having a rought time of it. But the night was saved when the Mighty Mite snagged a pop-up behind his head for out number 2 and then fired it to second to Lugo for the game winning out!!
Final score Sox 7 A's 3.
Yes we can all sleep a bit better tonight!!

Playoff 's Here comes da RED SOX!!!

RED SOX WIN!!! Tigers Loose!!! Red Sox first team in 2007 to solidify a play-off berth!!!

Music to the ears of everyone in the Red Sox Nation!!

Saturday night saw Dice-k and Lopez get rough up a bit but the Boston Bats were singing a high note and the game was ours!!
I will be at the Trop on Sunday and hope the winning keeps on coming as I would love to do a HAPPY DANCE in the sands!!

GO SOX!!!