Thursday, May 25, 2006
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
A Reminder of What Is Great And Good About October Baseball
Here, reprinted with permission from this author who still enjoys the aftertaste of last season, is a reminder of the madness and magic of the post season. Game is on.
One more thing. hte red sox will win tonight.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Red Sox Win Game 6 of the ALCS
An introduction to the evening, with a bit of forshadowing.....and we had no idea Roy Hobbs was about to take the mound for the Red Sox.
RedSox DieHard: I have a bad feeling. Talk me down
BLAIR: get over it
BLAIR: hte Red Sox will win tonight
RedSox DieHard: That's what I want to hear, baby
BLAIR: Jon Lieber will become John Burkett right before our eyes
BLAIR: ‘Mudge is here tonight. Watching the game at my place
RedSox DieHard: Ha... I got the '67 glass on the coffee table
BLAIR: the logic: the Sox are on the road, so is he
RedSox DieHard: I still feel like s**t... I don't like it
BLAIR: sorry u feel like s**t
BLAIR: but the Sox will deliver
BLAIR: there is no way the Red Sox will not prevail
BLAIR: and I am wearing a new shirt. a new BoSox shirt
RedSox DieHard: Not a need for a new shirt
RedSox DieHard: Did you wear a Sox shirt last nite?
BLAIR: No
RedSox DieHard: You must repeat everything from last nite
BLAIR: i can't do that
BLAIR: my diaper was a disposable
RedSox DieHard: Make ‘Mudge go home
RedSox DieHard: ‘Mudge, you're messing up the mojo!... LOL
BLAIR: NFW
BLAIR: he is not
BLAIR: the Sox are on the road. so is ‘Mudge
RedSox DieHard: Don't listen to me. I'm certifiable by this point
RedSox DieHard: OK, I buy it
RedSox DieHard: It's so warm and humid here I had to close the windows and put on the AC. Neighborhood happy -- won't hear me screaming tonite
BLAIR: oh yes they will
RedSox DieHard: :-)
And so it goes. The Boston Red Sox sacked up tonight at Yankee Stadium and have improbably forced a seventh game in this year's ALCS.
Curt Schilling was brilliant. He was dominant with his command, velocity and location through seven full innings. Most interestingly, his stuff seemed to get better after the fourth inning. A performance for the ages - - - bleeding through his uniform like Roy Hobbs. Guts, pure guts.
Foulke: sacked up. Bronson Arroyo: sacked up.
Game 7 awaits. October baseball is extraordinary.
Here, reprinted with permission from this author who still enjoys the aftertaste of last season, is a reminder of the madness and magic of the post season. Game is on.
One more thing. hte red sox will win tonight.
****************************************
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Red Sox Win Game 6 of the ALCS
An introduction to the evening, with a bit of forshadowing.....and we had no idea Roy Hobbs was about to take the mound for the Red Sox.
RedSox DieHard: I have a bad feeling. Talk me down
BLAIR: get over it
BLAIR: hte Red Sox will win tonight
RedSox DieHard: That's what I want to hear, baby
BLAIR: Jon Lieber will become John Burkett right before our eyes
BLAIR: ‘Mudge is here tonight. Watching the game at my place
RedSox DieHard: Ha... I got the '67 glass on the coffee table
BLAIR: the logic: the Sox are on the road, so is he
RedSox DieHard: I still feel like s**t... I don't like it
BLAIR: sorry u feel like s**t
BLAIR: but the Sox will deliver
BLAIR: there is no way the Red Sox will not prevail
BLAIR: and I am wearing a new shirt. a new BoSox shirt
RedSox DieHard: Not a need for a new shirt
RedSox DieHard: Did you wear a Sox shirt last nite?
BLAIR: No
RedSox DieHard: You must repeat everything from last nite
BLAIR: i can't do that
BLAIR: my diaper was a disposable
RedSox DieHard: Make ‘Mudge go home
RedSox DieHard: ‘Mudge, you're messing up the mojo!... LOL
BLAIR: NFW
BLAIR: he is not
BLAIR: the Sox are on the road. so is ‘Mudge
RedSox DieHard: Don't listen to me. I'm certifiable by this point
RedSox DieHard: OK, I buy it
RedSox DieHard: It's so warm and humid here I had to close the windows and put on the AC. Neighborhood happy -- won't hear me screaming tonite
BLAIR: oh yes they will
RedSox DieHard: :-)
And so it goes. The Boston Red Sox sacked up tonight at Yankee Stadium and have improbably forced a seventh game in this year's ALCS.
Curt Schilling was brilliant. He was dominant with his command, velocity and location through seven full innings. Most interestingly, his stuff seemed to get better after the fourth inning. A performance for the ages - - - bleeding through his uniform like Roy Hobbs. Guts, pure guts.
Foulke: sacked up. Bronson Arroyo: sacked up.
Game 7 awaits. October baseball is extraordinary.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Yankees Luxury Tax Exceeds Payroll of Devil Rays
Unbelievably, the New York Yankees will pay more than $30M in MLB luxury taxes for the 2005 season.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have a PAYROLL of $29M for the same season.
Incredible.
There must be both a floor and a ceiling for MLB payrolls. Sure the Yanks spend like jealous, drunken sailors, but crummy owners like the cheapskate in Tampa should be forced to use the luxury tax/revenue sharing windfall to improve their own roster.
Unbelievably, the New York Yankees will pay more than $30M in MLB luxury taxes for the 2005 season.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have a PAYROLL of $29M for the same season.
Incredible.
There must be both a floor and a ceiling for MLB payrolls. Sure the Yanks spend like jealous, drunken sailors, but crummy owners like the cheapskate in Tampa should be forced to use the luxury tax/revenue sharing windfall to improve their own roster.
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Ozzy, We Knew You When.......
Well, back when you were pissin on the Alamo and biting the heads off of bats. Those kind of antics emboldened this blogger way back when I was an impressionable teenager - - so much so that I successfuly lobbied Mom to allow me to drive 90 miles to Houston to see Ozzy in the Houston Summit on a school night. It was a hell of a show, particularly with Metallica opening things up with a fabulous set.
I knew the show would kick ass before we were even allowed inside....a group of holy-rollers (musta been hundreds of'em) joined hands in prayer near my friends and I and then broke out to speak to us concert goers, asking why we were about to attend a 'black mass', and asked us to reflect on what God really thought of Ozzy and this concert.
I thought God wanted me to have a good time that night. We did -- probably moreso since we knew it meant with the disapproval of those freaks.
Well, I am glad I saw Ozzy at his best (such as it was), because he's never reclaiming those lofty heights. With permission from 'Mudge, I am reprinting an instant message thread prompted by a view of Ozzy's latest effort as its featured on iTunes:
Xtopher19: UGH - Ozzy has disintegrated to the point where he's down to covering sappy Beatles songs
Xtopher19: what a sad decline
MU91: lol
Xtopher19: new video on iTunes: "In My Life"
Xtopher19: UGH
MU91: Geez, its time to listen to 'Over the Mountain' and think of what used to be
MU91: love it!
Xtopher19: iTunes video is full of old clips of his old stage show
Xtopher19: yes, ozzy... remind everyone of just how far you've fallen
Xtopher19: ONLY thing about this video is at the end, when he's he getting up off a park bench to go walk his dog, and the dog pisses on the foot of the businessman next to him
Xtopher19: otherwise, this is chica music
Xtopher19: and by that i do not mean music you play while getting some
Xtopher19: but on that album he has a cover of sympathy for the devil
MU91: yuck, what a waste
Xtopher19: OMG
Xtopher19: he covers STAYING ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xtopher19: OMFG
Xtopher19: he has totally fallen
MU91: awful. Even Tony Manero is disgusted. No wonder Sabbath dumped him for Dio.
Xtopher19: he is a total pussy
MU91: lol
Xtopher19: and it's more dance than rock
Xtopher19: OMFG
MU91: He's toast....unfriggin real. He used to scare my parents. Give him another bat head!
Xtopher19: LOL
Well, back when you were pissin on the Alamo and biting the heads off of bats. Those kind of antics emboldened this blogger way back when I was an impressionable teenager - - so much so that I successfuly lobbied Mom to allow me to drive 90 miles to Houston to see Ozzy in the Houston Summit on a school night. It was a hell of a show, particularly with Metallica opening things up with a fabulous set.
I knew the show would kick ass before we were even allowed inside....a group of holy-rollers (musta been hundreds of'em) joined hands in prayer near my friends and I and then broke out to speak to us concert goers, asking why we were about to attend a 'black mass', and asked us to reflect on what God really thought of Ozzy and this concert.
I thought God wanted me to have a good time that night. We did -- probably moreso since we knew it meant with the disapproval of those freaks.
Well, I am glad I saw Ozzy at his best (such as it was), because he's never reclaiming those lofty heights. With permission from 'Mudge, I am reprinting an instant message thread prompted by a view of Ozzy's latest effort as its featured on iTunes:
Xtopher19: UGH - Ozzy has disintegrated to the point where he's down to covering sappy Beatles songs
Xtopher19: what a sad decline
MU91: lol
Xtopher19: new video on iTunes: "In My Life"
Xtopher19: UGH
MU91: Geez, its time to listen to 'Over the Mountain' and think of what used to be
MU91: love it!
Xtopher19: iTunes video is full of old clips of his old stage show
Xtopher19: yes, ozzy... remind everyone of just how far you've fallen
Xtopher19: ONLY thing about this video is at the end, when he's he getting up off a park bench to go walk his dog, and the dog pisses on the foot of the businessman next to him
Xtopher19: otherwise, this is chica music
Xtopher19: and by that i do not mean music you play while getting some
Xtopher19: but on that album he has a cover of sympathy for the devil
MU91: yuck, what a waste
Xtopher19: OMG
Xtopher19: he covers STAYING ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xtopher19: OMFG
Xtopher19: he has totally fallen
MU91: awful. Even Tony Manero is disgusted. No wonder Sabbath dumped him for Dio.
Xtopher19: he is a total pussy
MU91: lol
Xtopher19: and it's more dance than rock
Xtopher19: OMFG
MU91: He's toast....unfriggin real. He used to scare my parents. Give him another bat head!
Xtopher19: LOL
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Kill'em all
Cats are a nuisance. These arrogant creatures expect humans to go to great lengths to care for them, yet offer no companionship in return. In a sense, cats are a drain on society and kill untold thousands of innocent birds for the helluvit.
With that in mind, our nation made a great leap forward this week when the folks in Wisconsin voted to legalize cat hunting. Bravo! I hope it is an uninterrupted 12-month season with an automatic renewal, year-over-year. The only good cat is a dead one, I say. Now if a cat strays outside of the comforts of home, wheel wells and bullets will be waiting.
Dogs rule. Every cat should realize that now.
Cats are a nuisance. These arrogant creatures expect humans to go to great lengths to care for them, yet offer no companionship in return. In a sense, cats are a drain on society and kill untold thousands of innocent birds for the helluvit.
With that in mind, our nation made a great leap forward this week when the folks in Wisconsin voted to legalize cat hunting. Bravo! I hope it is an uninterrupted 12-month season with an automatic renewal, year-over-year. The only good cat is a dead one, I say. Now if a cat strays outside of the comforts of home, wheel wells and bullets will be waiting.
Dogs rule. Every cat should realize that now.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
How about that ring ceremony yesterday at Fenway?
That was incredible, and kudos to MLB.COM for offering fans a chance to watch it on the Web for free.
Highlights of the ceremony -- three things:
1) New England veterans delivering the rings one by one;
2) the wonderful 2004 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS banner that covered the Monstaaaah;
3) Johnny Pesky as the last recipient of a ring --- and thanking every, single person as he made his way down the line.
Priceless!
Add in the win over the Yanks and the standing ovation for Mariano Rivera (he sure had a nice sense of humor about it) and Opening Day at Fenway doesn't get any better.
That was incredible, and kudos to MLB.COM for offering fans a chance to watch it on the Web for free.
Highlights of the ceremony -- three things:
1) New England veterans delivering the rings one by one;
2) the wonderful 2004 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS banner that covered the Monstaaaah;
3) Johnny Pesky as the last recipient of a ring --- and thanking every, single person as he made his way down the line.
Priceless!
Add in the win over the Yanks and the standing ovation for Mariano Rivera (he sure had a nice sense of humor about it) and Opening Day at Fenway doesn't get any better.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Baseball is Back
OK folks, baseball is back and so is the blog. After a month-long hiatus (nothing more than a shameless homage to the Mudge), its time to get going again.
Earlier today I hosted one of the great Man Days of the year: the 2005 fantasy baseball draft. The day was predictably enjoyable - - - 10 hours of baseball talk, mild-mannered heckling, great food, beer, and paying for the players of your choice. I'll get to my roster selections later, but I am inclined to like my team out of the gate this year. Its a good thing the Mudge is on hiatus -- his team will be terrible.
Regardless, the Red Sox begin their defense of the 2004 World Series crown on Sunday night when they travel to the lovely South Bronx to take on the Yanks. Gotta love it.
